October 19th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Sandanski
Total Distance Cycled: 672km We seemed to had a window to cycle on Saturday. It was warm and overcast, but no rain, so we went for it. Other than climbing out of the hole we had in Kavala (on the c ... 5 photos [full story]

September 28th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Plovdiv
Enjoyed an excellent Bulgarian Merlot 2003 before settling in for a quite night in the village. On the morning of the 27th, pushed on out of the Shiroka Laka valley and continued on twisted, narrow, ... 14 photos [full story]

September 27th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Plovdiv
Sophia is clearly in transition or has been for the last hundred or so years. Soviet-style apartment blocks are everywhere with new smarter blocks being built with methods which would challenge most ... [full story]

August 21st 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Plovdiv
So, it was time to part from the mountains - probably appropriate since our pace of travelling and general movement had become extremely slow. Our next destination was not Varna (like every other back ... [full story]

June 24th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Plovdiv
We took a bus trip to Plovdiv through some amazing mountain ranges. We stayed in a hostel in the heart of the old town area of Plovdiv and a short walk down to the main street. Plovdiv has many Ro ... 12 photos [full story]

July 19th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Haskovo » Gorno Lukovo
W srode, 15stego, znudzeni juz morzem, ruszylismy w strone Sofii. Nie ujechawszy zbyt wiele, zdalismy sobie sprawe z tego, ze tam tez niczego ciekawego nie znajdziemy. Postanowilismy wiec skierowac si ... 39 photos [full story]

July 16th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Plovdiv
I can’t believe tomorrow’s my last day here in Plovdiv! Time really flies when you do these volunteer camps, it’s crazy. As much as I’m looking forward to coming home, it&rsquo ... [full story]

July 13th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Plovdiv
So, we met the new bunch of kiddies yesterday - world of difference b/w the two groups. Three of the girls came into our kitchen, introduced themselves and asked if we'd go play football. We had ju ... [full story]

July 11th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Plovdiv
I'm currently sitting by the window watching a lovely thunderstorm. There is nothing better than reading a good book, sitting curled up on the couch, and listening to the rain. It's not quite as good ... [full story]

July 10th 2009  Europe » Bulgaria » South » Plovdiv
The kids have calmed down a bit since we began... or maybe I'm just getting used to it, I'm not sure haha. It's funny because that's the one English word they know how to say - COME, COME! A coup ... [full story]