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So just where is Bulgaria? The southern border is with Turkey and Greece. The Black Sea is on the east, with Macedonia and Serbia on the west and Romania to the north. For comparison, Bulgaria is roughly the size of Tennessee, the 34th largest state in the USSA.
Why Bulgaria? Six months ago Equitours sent to me a brochure listing worldwide …
The Kindness of Strangers Got Us Through Today
... We thanked her and headed for the booth. It was empty but a man walked up to us saying that he worked at the booth and could give us a ride for 20 LV. (the Bulgarian currency) he seemed sketchy and we were pretty sure he was lying so we told him no thanks and contemplated our next move. The kind lady from earlier walked by us and asked if we had made any progress. We told her that the booth was empty and asked a passing taxi driver how much he charged. He told us it depended ...
Playing it safe
... through, he feels obligated to try. Lunch and a cold beer at the Grand Cafe of the Grand Hotel Sofia is grand and filling and with the weak excuse of dark clouds and the threat of afternoon showers, I slink back to read in my room until the sun comes out again around 5 and spoils it. Bulgaria backed the wrong horse in WWI leaving it ostracized by the Great Powers and isolated from the rest of Europe. When Hitler came to power, King ...
The end of Eastern Europe
... Czechs and Bulgarians (in my experience, which has been very short I must say, only a total of 9 days in Hungary & Bulgaria) is just so sour. Compare that to the absolute wonderment of the Bosnians, whose people really uplifted me after my horrible experience in Munich with the police there. The Bosnians are just a joy to behold, the friendliest people I've found anywhere in Europe and only too happy to help. Smiley, happy, generous, friendly, nice people. ...
BULGARIA
... local youngsters in the old town talking and buzzing in the pedestrian aerea seated in the elegant bars. There you can admire the old houses made by white and black stones, many flowers around, beautiful little squares and a lot of mexana, the local restaurants where you can enjoy the local food and folk music.
Hundreds meters uphill another world: big and luxury hotels, austrian style and many modern buildings recently created for the joy of the real easte agencies that sell ...
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