Art Hostel Sofia
21/A, Angel Kanchev str. Sofia, 1000, Bulgaria
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The Inbetweener (part 2 - Mandu)
I couldn't sleep much on the train at
first, a mixture of curiosity at how this train would reach Bucharest
via Sofia (look at the map...it just doesn't make sense), a slight
anxiety instilled by the Lurch like character who took our tickets,
and then of course the ridiculous amount of passport checks – I
counted 6 in …
Short and sweet.
I arrived in Sofia at about 10am. It was a long, cold and very uncomfortable ride from Romania. Myself and 4 other backpackers were seated in the low class rail car all by ourselves. We all agreed we saved at least 5 dollars by choosing the cheap seats but man was it miserable! The rail car was brightly lit up and had non-reclining bucket seats …
Bulgaria
Took an overnight train from Istanbul to Sofia, Bulgaria. The trip took 14 hours and at 3am all the passengers were herded off the train and forced to sit outside in the middle of nowhere for two hours while Turkish customs officials processed passports. Arrived in Sofia and the first hostel I checked was full. The next hostel I checked was called …
The Ace of Spades
Sofia was really just a stopover on my way West towards Macedonia. Travel is so significantly slower that you really cant make it past the next major city for the most part. The bus ride into town from Veliko Tarnovo was very scenic as we made our way over the Stara Planina mountains, which cross from West to East in Central Bulgaria.
If …
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Suffering of the little ones
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