Rila monastery

Bulgarian Village-Surfing

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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

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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