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BEAUTIFUL BULGARIA


Belene - the Beauty and the Beast of Bulgaria
Especially in the 50s and 60s, any Bulgarian who heard the name Belene would have a chill running down their spine. The town, which is...

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Feb 178 min read
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Street Art hunting in Sofia
One way to see big cities is to go on a self-guided street art tour. The idea is to get information online about where there is some...

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Dec 29, 20243 min read
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An authentic stay in a brezhnevka in Varna
On my trips in Bulgaria I very often come across these high-rise buildings built in what we often call typical Eastern European style....

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Nov 26, 20243 min read
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Modern Ruins at Tsarevo
I accidentally stumbled upon this interesting place when I browsed Google Maps: Costa del Croco. It is a large tourist complex near the...

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Nov 19, 20242 min read
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Bulgaria's Greatness on Display
Or the story of why fantastic medieval masterpieces are being built in a small sleepy Bulgarian village. I have traveled quite a bit in...

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Aug 4, 20245 min read
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Dormition of the Mother of God Cathedral in Varna
I think I have gradually become quite good at taking pictures and think you should enjoy my latest shots of the Dormition of the Mother...

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Aug 1, 20242 min read
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Visiting the ghost town of Sredna
Bulgaria is one of the countries in Europe that sees the largest emigration of its population. In 1990, there were around 9 million...

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Jul 26, 202411 min read
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Two paintings from a street artist in Plovdiv
I bought two small paintings from a street artist in Plovdiv, Dimitar (Димитър). I thought they were very cool. I actually got the...

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May 30, 20241 min read
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Interstellar space travel and Bulgarian folk music
I came across a very interesting fact about Bulgarian folk music. I always have had a big interest in space and the cosmos from a very...

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May 1, 20241 min read
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Brutalism in Hamburg
I came across this building in Hamburg by chance, which I found very interesting. It is the St. Pauli Bunker on Feldstrasse. I have...

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Apr 26, 20242 min read
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Juggling pushy street artists and love for a new painting
I don't care much about landscape paintings. Even though I know how much time it takes to paint a decent one, I still think they are kind...

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Apr 18, 20242 min read
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Music in unexpected places
Ok, some of these places like on the pedestrian street here in Varna you would actually expect to hear one or more street musicians...

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Apr 15, 20241 min read
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Poem of pain and pride
On my tours around the cities of Bulgaria, I can feel both the Bulgarians' national pride, struggle and the pain throughout the ages. I...

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Apr 8, 20242 min read
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National heroes on display in Varna
The Bulgarians holds their national heroes very dear. Just after the long bridge in Varna that connects the Asparuhovo district with the...

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Apr 8, 20242 min read
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Beautiful country - beautiful people
Elica owns a small beauty salon in Varna, Eli Fashion. She has a couple of employees and does haircuts, colouring, pedicure, and...

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Apr 6, 20241 min read
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Random Street Art in Varna
Street art can be found many places. In Sofia there are actually lots and you can go on a self guided tour as I mentioned in my earlier...

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Apr 3, 20241 min read
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A night at the opera in Varna
I have walked by the opera house in Varna many times and it is a very beautiful building and I was also curious how it looked inside. I...

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Apr 1, 20242 min read
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Street art in Sofia and a surprising answer to a "fly by" picture
Ok, sometimes (quite often actually) when I am in a new place, I just pull my phone out when I see something interesting while walking or...

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Mar 25, 20242 min read
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Art and seagulls in Nessebar
Nessebar (Несебър) is an old town located close to Sunny Beach. The city is divided into an old part a and newer part. The old part is...

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Mar 24, 20243 min read
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Stunning board games
Todays board games are often small works of art. Amazing plastic or wodden figures, boards with lots of colors, cards with captivating...

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Mar 23, 20242 min read
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