There it was, no towns or villages near by - just one little isolated church, all alone. Congregation of one? Cover for some kind of smuggling operation?
Bulgarian Village-Surfing May 25th 2009 Bulgaria is famed for its countryside. Or so says the Lonely Planet anyway. You have to be suspicious when a travel guide lists the 'countryside' as one of the top 5 features of a place - its almost akin to 'well she's got a great personality'. Nevertheless, we love driving trips so this was a good opportunity to hop in a rental and cruise the highways.
Waypoint number 1 was one of Bulgaria' ... read more
Europe » Bulgaria » South 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
Tune into our blogs about the food, antics, taxi drivers and tour guides we experienced while traveling ... oh yeah, as well as all those great historic places.... full info