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... ve ever seen. I accompanied Ian and his rotvieller for a hasty beer breakfast. The two litres of beer helped temporarily cure Ian's physical need for alcohol and me to realise that I had best leave.<br><br>The first Bulgarian town I rolled into was called General Toshevo. Named unsurprisingly after a General, called Toshevo who had helped kick the Turks out of what is now Bulgaria and had, posthumously earned himself the honour of having a town named after him. <br><br>I ...

... under such political conditions.<br><br>We turned off the main road and headed up into the hills to Madara where the horseman is chiselled in stone on the mountainside at one point and this has become the national symbol. It was voted the most important figure / relic / attraction in Bulgaria and this in itself speaks volumes about the lack of other attractions. It is ancient, dating from approx. 7th century but is hardly impressive enough to ...

I met Albena last Christmas, she is married to Rick Harper a Washington National Guard Soldier and contractor at Fort Lewis. They had had moved from Virgina, and Albena was not yet working and had not met many people.<br><br>She grew up in the beautiful coastal city of Varna Bulgaria, and all her family was still ...

A very nice place and quiet resort, is ideal target for family with kids, food and drinks very cheap and the people are friendly. About the security reasons I saw all the time the officers from Security companies -armed- and Police patrols on the street, here you need just to choose the proper location and enjoy the time.<br>

... br>In addition to the miles and miles of beach, Varna is a charming little city with a few other things going for it, like a huge park that runs along much of the beach, with a planetarium, a dolphinarium, and some stages for local performances. We stumbled on one of these performances, mostly high school aged children in traditional costumes doing some dancing and singing. Priceless. <br><br>There are natural hot springs that come out to meet the Black Sea, so there are ...

... strong of a word, the door was opened by someone. Into the common room we finally found ourselves, "Hi". No answer from the locals. Well great this seems like a really great place. In writing you may not be able to tell that this was sarcasm. Both toilet/showers were busy so even though we both needed to go to the bathroom we had to wait to use the filthy things. Finally Dave the owner showed up ...

11th June<br><br>Nessebar to Golden Sands (near Varna) Bulgaria<br><br>Sunny 30 degrees<br><br>We left lovely Nessebar and drove north to the seaside resort of Golden Sands, near Varna. We knew it was going to be difficult to find the hotel as we only had vague directions and no GPS map for the area. We thought we were in the right area and asked our first local for directions who told us that there had been a landslide ...

... to various locations and countries that need an extra bit of security. Here in the foto one can be seen working at the Botanical Gardens in Balckik, Bulgaria. \his job is to stop the squirrels from pinching all the nuts off the oak trees. He looks very happy about it.

... with a castle or fortress sitting above. I'm pretty excited. I've seen the East, South and now West and now hitting the North before heading back to Sofia to meet Mary and onto other countries! It's been a whirlwind, but I feel as though I have a good feel for Bulgaria overall, although of course I would have to stay for a longer time to get a real personal understanding of the country and its people. But for now, I am off to the regular world, to look for some headphones. Wish me luck!

... over the next few days rather than just eating up miles on the only roads I know of. At the current rate in 2 days I will be in Turkey, so I can take my time to discover the rural way of life. My first impressions are a country that is more prosperous than Romania and the folk certainly do enjoy sitting in the cafes watching the world go by while sipping cappuccinos. Camped on a site over run by ...