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(uncle) Bulgaria continued

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October 10th 2007
Its Ian here, currently in Dubrovnik in Croatia and im 30...but lets go back to the heydays of my 20s if i can remember that far back and to Veliko Tarnavo in the middle of Bulgaria which is where we left you. Internet was free last time hence a bit of an essay but im flicking into a more light and breezy manor !! detail is for 20 somethings - they have time!! clock ticking for me now ( notice a ... read more

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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