After a few drinks

Bulgaria- I hardly knew thee

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February 10th 2007
As the anethisis of healthy good living long distance cyclists we decided on a whim to head to Bulgaria for a week. This rather random decision came about due to bearacracy! We sidled up to the Iranian consultate in Erzerum pretty much as soon as we got to town. To be told that we would have to wait 10 days for a response on our application. The main reason that Bulgaria was chosen was that the ... 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