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The Bulgars, a Central Asian Turkic tribe, merged with the local Slavic inhabitants in the late 7th century to form the first Bulgarian state. In succeeding centuries, Bulgaria struggled with the Byzantine Empire to assert its place in the Balkans, but by the end of the 14th century the country was overrun by the Ottoman Turks. Northern Bulgaria attained autonomy in 1878 and all of Bulgaria became independent in 1908. Having fought on the losing side in both World Wars, Bulgaria fell within the Soviet sphere of influence and became a People's Republic in 1946. Communist domination ended in 1990, when Bulgaria held its first multiparty election since World War II and began the contentious process of moving toward political democracy and a market economy while combating inflation, unemployment, corruption, and crime. Today, reforms and democratization keep Bulgaria on a path toward eventual integration into the EU. The country joined NATO in 2004. To be updated

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Sofia
13 hours ago: carterface published a blog
Sofia
June 25th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » West » Sofia
I arrived in Sofia and was about to try couchsurfing again. I originally had a host from Australia—him and his family—but they decided to take off for the weekend, so I almost was without ... 16 photos [full story]

July 3rd 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » West » Sofia
I just had the most bizarre encounter. I truly have skill. Bus ride last night was alright - I didn’t sleep much b/c I’m so excited/nervous about Bulgaria, but I still managed to get ... [full story]

Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary,
August 26th 2008  Europe » Bulgaria
Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary, ... 44 photos [full story]

Beautiful Bulgaria
7 days ago: Fanburg published a blog
Beautiful Bulgaria
June 23rd 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » West » Sofia
6/23/09 Lily: Over the last four days, we have been in Pamporovoro and Sofia, Bulgaria. Pamporovoro is up in the mountains. We stayed at two different apartments. We did lots of hiking in the mou ... 9 photos [full story]

Blind in Bulgaria
11 days ago: Fanburg published a blog
Blind in Bulgaria
June 24th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Plovdiv
6/20/09 For those of you who were guessing where Cyrillic lettering originated, the answer is Bulgaria, and that is where we are. One responder correctly pointed out that the lettering was actually ... 9 photos [full story]

Onward to Eastern Europe - Sofia, Bulgaria
June 20th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » West » Sofia
After Boarding the Train for Sofia we were in for another surprise; the cabin (which we wondered the last time how it ever fitted two people) ended up being for 6 people this time around... a real spa ... 4 photos [full story]

A Taste of the Good Life on the Black Sea Coast
May 13th 2008  Europe » Bulgaria » East » Varna
I really do hate rushing through places, but unfortunately that is what I had to do after leaving Budapest. My last day in Hungary was pretty much a blur: I took a train out to a small town in the ... 8 photos [full story]

Everywhere you go you always take the weather with you!
June 3rd 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Plovdiv
Austria- Hungary- Serbia- Bulgaria Days 5, 6- Vienna, Austria As our journey through Europe continued so did the rain showers. Our next stop was Austria’s capital Vienna where we had a 2nigh ... 17 photos [full story]

my homeland..Bulgaria!
39 days ago: KallyDevi published a blog
my homeland..Bulgaria!
May 25th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Plovdiv
Some pictures from my time here in Bulgaria.... ... 21 photos [full story]

43 days ago: KallyDevi published a blog
Now
May 21st 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » West » Sofia
Well here I am writing again, but this time I find myself in my homeland of Bulgaria, visiting the family. This is the first time I have ever been here alone, but it is largely how I imagined it woul ... [full story]


Bulgaria Blog Entries

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St. George's Chuch
Sheraton Balkan at Night
Seven Lakes
lovely town built on steep hillsides sloping down to river
Varna Church
Old relics outside the science history museum in Sofia
Monastery in the snow
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