- Incredible KoprivshtitsaAlthough the hustle and bustle of Sofia is oh-so-appealing, I was thrilled to leave the city for the weekend. I chose Koprivshtitsa by recommendation of a friend - as a well-preserved world heritage site, the entire village is a living Posted by MegMc2003 in To travel is such a big adventure... | Jun 21, 2007
- "If you hold a cat by the tail...In other words, experience is certainly the best education – or an unparalleled one, at least. No matter how much I’ve read about the processes and politics of NGOs or about the realm of human trafficking – being here, working Posted by MegMc2003 in To travel is such a big adventure... | Jun 15, 2007
- President Bush visits BulgariaI snorted when I heard my office mates chatting about the upcoming visit of our dear American president – they were kidding, right? I couldn’t imagine what sort of agenda would bring the bushman to sofia…
But alas, Bush - and Posted by MegMc2003 in To travel is such a big adventure... | Jun 15, 2007
- SexploitationJust imagine:
Your parents sold you for rent money. Your boyfriend of two years sold you for a new TV. That job offer in Germany only appeared to be legit. You're kidnapped and smuggled across countless borders. That dream of yours Posted by MegMc2003 in To travel is such a big adventure... | Jun 9, 2007
- Bizarre BulgariaI was purely lucky to find an apartment – my previous arrangements had been thwarted at the very last minute, and I was utterly desperate to find something, ANYTHING as soon as possible. During a random web search, I found Posted by MegMc2003 in To travel is such a big adventure... | Jun 4, 2007
- I made it!Here is my shortest entry ever, because I'm using a flatmate's computer.
I made it to Bulgaria after thirty some hours of straight traveling through Bosnia and Serbia. I have somewhere to live, I am safe, and I start work tomorrow. Posted by MegMc2003 in To travel is such a big adventure... | May 31, 2007
- Good Riddance, Bulgaria.If anyone invites you on a trip to Bulgaria, say no. Say no and run away fast. You'd probably have a better time biting your own hand off for a week.
Before you all label me irrational and judgmental Posted by lbassi in Paying The Bribe | May 4, 2007
- Trains must stop at stations, not pass through, to be usefulAnd so it was that I left Bucharesti, and Romania, with the same number of wallets that I arrived with and without a single unintended dog bite, a much healthier state of affairs than my previous exit. Sadly, the EU Posted by Gelli in Assorted musings of the Random Traveller | Feb 15, 2007
- SummerJam 2006 Dance WorkshopIn August, I went to Burgas, Bulgaria, on the coast of the Black Sea, to be a part of a bi-annual contemporary dance workshop organized by Dance BG called Summer Jam. There were dancers from Bulgaria, Macedonia, Albania, Ukraine, Posted by joinasia in Summer Jam 2006 Bulgaria | Oct 31, 2006
- This is the chickenOne thing I neglected to mention in my previous entry about Bulgaria, is about the language. In case you didn't know, Bulgaria uses the Cyrillic alphabet (like Russian), with all their crazy characters. Backwards R's and N's, pi's (with tail Posted by moutallica in eric's blog | Sep 25, 2006
- Beaches, Ruins and YogurtIt's been a while since my last update, but we have now left Romania, and are in Bulgaria, the land of yogurt. It's everywhere.... and delicious. The rest of Romania was nothing too special. Some advice for anybody thinking of Posted by moutallica in eric's blog | Sep 24, 2006
- 'Much detail' in Bulgaria...We are currently in Sofia, not actually as pretty as Budapest, which was more run down but I (Jane) thought it had more character.
We had a tour in the 'historical centre of town' this morning, that actually was Posted by janeanddan in Jane and Daniel's Geriatric Tour of EU | Aug 29, 2006
- to sofia againhello again ..i'm back in sofia ..i enjoy it here not much to say
we got a cheap hotel ,, i also got a purse it was nice to have around.. i got some more gifts for everyone. i went to Posted by sofiabgirl in European Trip | Aug 15, 2006
- Rila MonestaryI am going to combine a few days here and call this my last entry of the trip.
Took a bus to the monestary. The ride there was breathtaking. It is hard for me to look at such mountains Posted by cheryltrip in From Texas to Bulgaria | Aug 15, 2006
- kraimoriei'm in kraimorie . i first went to the black sea i swam with a floatie. then it got wavey and i swam without a floatie. I also got a dolphin towel. |Then we went paddle baoting. I also had Posted by sofiabgirl in European Trip | Aug 15, 2006
- BlagoevgradTook a bus To Blagoevgrad at lunch time and arrived at our destination a few hours later. We found a fun compex which included pinball (yeah), billiards and bowling. We decided that the trip to the monestary would Posted by cheryltrip in From Texas to Bulgaria | Aug 15, 2006
- Beach and TrainSpent another nice day at the beach just lolling around basically. Caught a bus (this time) to Burgas for our overnight train. Arived in Sofia at the crack of dawn and hunted for a cheaper hotel. We Posted by cheryltrip in From Texas to Bulgaria | Aug 15, 2006
- Black SeaArrived at Kraimorie in the afternoon. Could see the sea from our hotel. Nice family running it. Baba Elena (grandmother) was busy knitting a sweater in preperation for the winter. I helped her iron out the Posted by cheryltrip in From Texas to Bulgaria | Aug 15, 2006
- A mini trip to SofiaThen we went to Sofia. My dad had to go to the dentist. He had his teeth drilled, he looked like Dracula. He then had to go back. Now he has super white teeth. Then Posted by sofiabgirl in European Trip | Aug 9, 2006