Tag: Bulgaria
Bulgaria travel ideas, destinations, attractions, things to see, and challenges
The Buddhist stupa near Sofia – a rare find in an Orthodox Christian country
In a mainly Orthodox Christian country like Bulgaria, the building of a Buddhist stupa is a big event. Some visit the stupa near the capital Sofia as
5 Balkan towns for history and sea lovers
Nothing delights the soul as much as an evening walk through the narrow, romantically lit cobbled streets of an old town with a view over the sea. Thi
9 real hitchhiking stories that will make you laugh and cry
Hitchhiking is nature's way to introduce you to amazing people, farting animals and hitchhiking grannies. If you're really lucky, you might find your
3 secret Bulgarian villages for true explorers
Imagine waking up to the calming sounds of bird songs. The mountain peaks rise in the distance, the branches of the trees bend over your window, and t
DIY: a cheap and unusual Easter travel idea
The challenge: make this year's Easter different - use the holiday to immerse yourself in nature.
One of my favorite challenges from the book 203 Tr
Secret places in Sofia: 10 fun travel challenges for true explorers (+map)
Maybe you have already spent some time hanging around Sofia, or maybe you want to skip the main attractions and plunge straight into the secrets and a
The lighthouse at Cape Shabla – the easternmost point of Bulgaria
Where the road to the lighthouse at Shabla village ends, the easternmost point of Bulgaria starts: Cape Shabla. If one day you want to say t
Closer to space: The Bulgarian mountain village of Orehovo
With the very first steps you take in the village Orehovo, you realize that you haven’t traveled just roads - you’ve traveled back in time. In the cen
The Bulgarian village Kovachevitsa where time stopped
It’s as if time in the Bulgarian village of Kovachevitsa stopped more than a century ago.
The village keeps the spirit of the olden days, whe
Secret places in Bulgaria: the chapel overlooking a submerged village
The challenge: Discover the legend of the chapel overlooking the submerged village of Pchelintsi in Bulgaria
There are many submerged villages in Bul