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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]
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] Blog: Lost in Bulgaristan
Date: April 18th 2006
This country is sweet! I was immediately impressed by the cheap beer (a 1.5 Litre bottle of good Zargoska lager for $1.50 Canadian!) and the amount of good looking women walking around. Maybe it was Turkey and the lack of female presence in public for the past 4 1/2 weeks but Bulgaria has it going on! The train ride here was something else though. I boarded the train at the Turkish border ci ... read more
Date: April 18th 2006
This country is sweet! I was immediately impressed by the cheap beer (a 1.5 Litre bottle of good Zargoska lager for $1.50 Canadian!) and the amount of good looking women walking around. Maybe it was Turkey and the lack of female presence in public for the past 4 1/2 weeks but Bulgaria has it going on! The train ride here was something else though. I boarded the train at the Turkish border ci ... read more
