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Troyan: A Bulgarian Hideaway

Troyan: A Bulgarian Hideaway

by on January 8, 2013 in Destination, Featured, Guest Post

Troyan is known to many as Bulgarian’s “favorite little city.” The town is situated approximately two-and-a-half hours drive east of the country’s capital, Sofia which places it right in the center of Bulgaria itself. Nestled in the shadows of the Balkan Stara Planina mountain range, the air is clear and the views from Troyan up […]

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Sunset Sunday – Sailing the Black Sea of Bulgaria

Sunset Sunday – Sailing the Black Sea of Bulgaria

by on July 15, 2012 in Sunset Sunday

When I first arrived to touch the waters of the Black Sea it was just that black, pitch black in fact. But the time read close to midnight when we reached the beach just south of Sozopol in Bulgaria to set up tent.  It was no surprise. The next morning I woke to the sounds […]

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Sunset Sunday – Sunset in Melnik, Bulgaria

Sunset Sunday – Sunset in Melnik, Bulgaria

by on December 18, 2011 in Sunset Sunday

I opened my Lonely Planet Eastern Europe Guidebook and searched for a day trip outside of Sofia. I noticed Melnik, the cultural, wine making city south of the capital and close to the Greece border. Besides the wine, I also noticed a hike to a monastery, the Rohzen Monastery. In Bulgaria the monasteries are one […]

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