Bussing out of Bulgaria We survived our 8 hour overnight bus journey from Plovdiv (Bulgaria) to Istanbul (Turkey) and have happily vowed NEVER TO DO THAT AGAIN. Overnight train journeys are bad enough, but at least you have half a chance of getting some sleep on a train […]
A quiet day of reflection in Plovdiv After a restful night’s sleep we spent today doing as little as possible and relaxing. We intentionally kept a low profile and gave ourselves a day off as there’s a good chance we won’t be getting much sleep tonight on our […]
Plovdiv: What a gem! We got totally ruined in Plovdiv today. Not the kind of “ruined” that involves anything getting spoilt or broken, nor the kind of “ruined” that required copious amounts of alcohol. We got this kind of ruined… Plovdiv is the second-largest city […]
Hiking up mountains in beautiful Bansko! We spent today hiking through Bulgaria’s Pirin Mountains. It was pretty chilly up there at 2,380m, but the views were spectacular. Moving ever Southwards we left Gorno Draglishte and our Bulgarians babas behind this morning, travelling by bus to […]
Our wildest Saturday night in Bulgaria yet… We spent our Saturday in Gorno Draglishte, a small rural township in outback Bulgaria. Not the kind of place you would expect outrageous weekend revelries, or at least so we thought, until we met Baba Yana and Baba Vela… […]
Wandering Soles 