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Joining the Smart PartyAlong the way I have met a few people that have suggested Bulgaria as a place worth visiting and after meeting Ina is Spain she further convinced me of its merits. Coupled with my disillusionment with Greece meant that I Posted by rhinoc in Trav vs. The World | Dec 7, 2009
Romania - BulgariaFriday, November 13th, 2009 We leave our Mafioso hosts (sorry, that was from yesterdays diary and didn’t put it on the blog) and we’re making the short drive to Bucharest because our few days in Romania has aroused our interest more Posted by dawniecoz in Bob in Africa | Nov 14, 2009
Eastern Danube Fall 2009 - Silistra,A few parting thoughts about Bran Castle and Dracula [pronounced "DROCK - ooh - la"}. Dracula was a nick name given to Vlad to means Devil [a lot of people did not really care for him], but he is a Posted by dgreening in Our Travels | Sep 28, 2009
Life in Bulgaria5 September 2009, Silistra Being currently frequently in Bulgaria I decided to start this weblog to share my experiences. From 18 July until 5 August 2009 I was in Bulgaria to provide Posted by Marie-Jose in Marie-Jose going abroad | Sep 5, 2009
Road to Istanbul! (18/34) Next morning we woke up early to head on to Istanbul. The roads were shitty on the way down especially near the border and seemed to take forever! When we got to the border we had a few polavas. Dale’s Posted by LizaBrooks in Liza's Missions around the world | Aug 15, 2009
Tuesday 28th JulyToday was spent around Sofia. The optional excursion was a trip to the Rila Monastery in the Rila Mountains about 45 mins drive from Sofia, and at a height of about 1150 metres. So we took the drive up there. Posted by bryceb in Europe 2009 | Aug 5, 2009
Monday 27th JulyThe usual early start had us on the road to Ruse, just over the Bulgarian border which is actually the Danube River.These ex-communist countries seem to be littered with abandoned buildings and factories; apparently after privatisation many of these state Posted by bryceb in Europe 2009 | Jul 28, 2009
ПодготовкиОстават 9 дни до тръгване и подготовката кипи със страшна сила. Вече почти всички основни неща сме направили: - поръчани са самолетните билети - днес направихме превода за Лукла-Катманду и до началото на следващата седмица трябва да ги имаме - купе Posted by 100kmvChas in Сибирски Пътепис | Jul 22, 2009
Предварителени тъй, тук ще блогваме по време на експедицията - за да ни знаете къде сме, що сме, който го интересува де :Р Posted by 100kmvChas in Сибирски Пътепис | Jul 16, 2009
ROSA ETERNA & PLOVDIVOn our last day we set off in search of Rosa Eterna Distillery, which is the only billboard we saw during the whole trip that advertised a distillery. It was not clear where it was located, and after many miles Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Jun 17, 2009
TOMBS, TEMPLES AND DISTILLERIESAfter our beers, we met up with Chan Yee and Plamen and managed to get a table at a local restaurant for lunch. Here at least Plamen could explain the menu to us, in a fashion, but Sandi and Chan Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Jun 17, 2009
KAZANLAK AND THE FESTIVAL OF ROSESAlthough ¼ of Bulgaria is covered in forests, the Valley of the Roses is a fertile, cultivated valley between the Balkan mountains and the Sredno Gora mountains. Here the Rosa damascena has been cultivated in the perfect combination of climate Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Jun 17, 2009
BULGARIAN IN 10 SECONDSLet’s start with the alphabet which is Cyrillic, like Russian and Serbian. If you master the alphabet then at least you can read place names and don’t feel quite so lost. A = а or ъ B = б or B C Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Jun 17, 2009
IT’S A LONG, LONG WAY TO SREDNOGOROVOBulgaria and the long-awaited Rose Festival. Our Easyjet flight landed at Sofia airport, which is about as big as East London airport. [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/1 Posted by davidsandi in David & Sandi Travelogue | Jun 16, 2009
adventures!!!woaw many surprises from the last article! im now arrived in bulgaria, with one day late... so start from the last time :) i just finished to post the article that patrick offer me a motocycle ride in the new belgrade (which Posted by hanso in 4 months on the road to India | Jun 5, 2009
Dia 58 - Sofia IVAs Ultimas fotos en sofia eperando a hora de embarcar. Estatua de Santa Sofia Mercado popular Interior do mercado popular [ Posted by Ughitus in A Tour in Europe | May 23, 2009
Dia 57 - Sofia IIIToday I went walking through Vitosha street, wishing to go to Mina's church that could be interesting, since interesting places in the center of the I had seen almost all of them. Fist stop: National Palace of Culture' I had been here Posted by Ughitus in A Tour in Europe | May 21, 2009
Dia 56 - Sofia IIHoy en la mañana volvi al lugar donde habia parado el dia anterior. Encontre este curioso monumento: [b]La iglesia rusa de Sofia[/b Posted by Ughitus in A Tour in Europe | May 20, 2009
Dia 55 - Sofia IEn la mañana sali a explorar Sofia. Inicialmente me dirigi para observar las montañas nevadas que se pueden avistar desde la ciudad. Foto desde un pequeño parque, en el fundo se puede observar las montañas [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/196 Posted by Ughitus in A Tour in Europe | May 19, 2009
Dia 54 - Serbia ---> BulgariaHoy bien temprano decidi viajar en la mañana para Sofia, para garantir mi transito por la Serbia bien dentro de la Visa de transito que conseguí. Fui rapidamente a la estación que esta al lado del Hotel para saber a Posted by Ughitus in A Tour in Europe | May 18, 2009
Travel karma... Veliko Turnovo is our favourite place in Bulgaria, is absolutely stunning scenery and was nice and warm for the first time in ages! On our second day there we marched up to conquer the fortres Posted by JulB in Julian and Bianca Overseas | May 12, 2009
Battling BulgariaCaught a train to Sofia and eventually found our way to a smoke filled hostel (while our Lonely Planet map is pretty good, it doesn't have anything written in Cyrillic, which makes navigating the streets a bit hit and miss. Posted by JulB in Julian and Bianca Overseas | May 7, 2009
Zdra da ...what... huh?Spent our second last day in Turkey on a day trip to Ilhara Valley - along with a group of loud ex-pats, some friendly Italians and nice New Zealanders. First stop was this incredible underground city - 8 levels they Posted by JulB in Julian and Bianca Overseas | May 1, 2009
Day 46We had breakfast in hotel Laleli Gonnen at around 09.30, there was lots to offer including soup, olives, salad and then the usual breakfast type things! After this Roger's tappets needed checking, which were done where we were parked up Posted by EdAndJames in Coastin' Around | Mar 20, 2009
BulgariaFarewelled by half a dozen community dogs from Bucharest train station, we set off for Veliko Tarnovo in central Bulgaria. Alone in our little train cabin, we devoted the first hour or so of the painfully slow ride through Romania Posted by TDL in The Departure Lounge | Feb 20, 2009

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