Author: Maria Angelova
Maria is a 20-something traveling disaster roaming the world. She’s crazy about mirto from Sardinia, speaking in foreign languages (even if she can't, actually mostly if she can't!) and studying fortune-telling. She is one of the founders of 203challenges.com and, god forbid, its editor-in-chief.
There is a women-only island in Finland
How about ditching your evening gowns and the fluorescent-lit ballrooms in exchange for a private island banned for men?
It turns out that a women-on [...]
The Rose Valley, Bulgaria: Wake up to pick roses at dawn
The challenge: Wake up before dawn to join the rose picking ritual in the Rose Valley in Bulgaria
A visit to the Rose Valley in Bulgaria in May and J [...]
Inspiring travelers: Rob Erwin exploring the American backcountry
What do you need for a good adventure? A good plan, enough money and some experience. When he set off on his journey to the backcountry of some of the [...]
8 thoughtful gifts for friends going traveling
When one of your friends heads on a long journey, you don't want to put any additional weight on their delicate spine, so if you want to give them a f [...]
See the Stob Pyramids in Bulgaria at sunset
The challenge: see the Stob Pyramids in a different light - they are especially beautiful at sunset or by moonlight.
Just 100 km from Bulgaria's capi [...]
Interview with the ‘203 Travel Challenges’ authors
Ivalina Nenova, Maria Angelova and Marina Garbeva are the gentle driving force behind the book 203 Travel Challenges – three girls from Bulgaria who l [...]
Are you a travel challenger? Casting people with real stories for a commercial
Nef Jones Casting in New York City is casting a commercial for TNT that will feature real stories about people who are living life to the fullest. [...]
This free mobile application finally makes galleries fun
The challenge: learn all the secret stories behind world's most famous works of art, while you are standing in front of them
Imagine what life would [...]
The best inspiring birthday gift for travelers
Enough woolen sweaters. Enough photo frames. Enough impersonal gift vouchers. A true traveler deserves an inspiring, heart-warming, yet challenging gi [...]
Inspiring travel bloggers: Rohan from Travels of a Bookpacker
Yay, I've discovered a blog that combines two of my biggest passions - reading and travelling! Rohan and Max from Travels of a Bookpacker blog have re [...]