The devil's throat

Bulgaria

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November 27th 2007
Hello, hello! So, Bulgaria was an incredible experience... but a bit of a weird one! (Imagine!!!) John and I arrived in Sophia and had arranged to stay with Sava, the couch surfer we were going to stay with a week or so prior, but ended up canceling on the last second when we decided to blast through to Turkey instead of pausing in Bulgaria. So, we met sava and Sava's incredible grandma and ... read more

Europe » Bulgaria

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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, b... ... read more