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Hotel Kotva Sunny Beach

Sunny Beach Sunny Beach, Burgas, 8240, Bulgaria

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Two Tongues, One Mouth

A travel blog entry by orianapacker

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Continuing in the spirit of adventurous eating, tonight I ate tongue for the first time. It was greasy and delicious!

On our way back from the restaurant, we came across a Bulgarian folklore festival. After dancing a few sets, the performers took to the streets. Soon, the entire audience was dancing the Horo, myself included. I love spontaneous ...

Castles in the Sky

A travel blog entry by orianapacker

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A day ahead of the popular Spirit of Burgas Festival, we took a bus to Burgas to see the annual sand figure exhibition. This year's theme was movies, and we were surrounded by larger-than-life King Kongs, Harry Potters, Gladiators, and Avatars.

All my sand castles consist of a small mound of sand, the surrounding obligatory mote, and a leaf on top to represent a flag. Clearly, I've got a lot to learn!
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Armin Van Buuren

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... creature of the night until light dawned around us. Only at 7am, well after sunrise and multiple encores, did Armin Van Buuren finally stop playing.

Broken from my trance, I looked around to the bright morning sunlight hitting the sand under our feet. Way too pumped to sleep, it was time to go back and change into our bathingsuits. A new day had begun.
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Hungry, Angry, Ugly

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... of the word "f*ck," along with all its various uses (complete, of course, with detailed examples).

--> Me, reading a Bulgarian word with the ever-elusive "uuh" sound to a response of laughter, then hearing the bald-faced lie, "Good! Perfect! That was perfect!"

--> Militza's mom, admitting that she could never tell if I was hungry, angry, or ugly, since all the "...gry" words in English sound the ...

Dog Days

A travel blog entry by orianapacker

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Although I've never been to Cancun, I imagine Sunny Beach to be just like it-- a beach town overrun with the debauchery and hedonism of bright lights, long strips, and heavy teenage boozing. In this spirit, the two of us went out dancing for Militza's birthday.

Walking home in the middle of the night (technically morning-- clubs in Europe tend start around the time I'd be coming ...