Category Archives: Bulgaria

Bulgaria, VII.2021 If for any reason you missed the Part 1: Rila and things seem out of context, check it out here. So, we arrive in Bansko on the...

Bulgaria, VI 2021 In June my friend, Ula, finally decided to visit me in Bulgaria. Over eight years of me living here – high time. The planning of the...

Bulgaria, X.2020 My second trip to the Stara Reka reserve – the previous one can be found here under Where the Sun Flows Down the River. The river was...

Bulgaria, X.2020 The sun is already high in the sky when I disembark on the Red Shore, by the locals known as Cherven Bryag. I am drawn to this...

Bulgaria, VII.2017   Almost four years in Bulgaria, and I still haven’t seen the most famous nature sight here – the seven Rila lakes. Well, that was until last...

Bulgaria, VII.2017 This post is a part of the answer to “Why Bulgaria?” question. If you can set off in the morning, get to Musala, the highest peak between...

  Bulgaria, VI.2017 Pictures from a one-day hike to Malyovitsa (2729 m) in Rila mountains.   On the top

Bulgaria, VII.2017 Pictures will tell the story, I will just say that there are some mountains that strike me with their beauty. So far in Stara Planina I didn’t...

Bulgaria, V.2016   Well, it might be a sort of a backhanded compliment to say that one of the advantages of Sofia is ease of getting out of it...

Bulgaria, III.2016   Todorovden (or Tudoritsa) is a Bulgarian holiday that’s an occasion to see horse races outside of betting areas. Traditionally in the morning of this day well-decorated...