Bulgaria

i went with my sister after i’d finished my degree and she’d finished her GCSE’s. it was a lovely place though really really touristy and my first holiday without my parents so i was a bit scared!

we had a great time and got some really funny memories from it.

Great food, great people!

I found this blurb on msn so I’m making this place my #2 to visit
1. Hiking in Bulgaria
Walk into history—almost literally—with Country Walkers, a Vermont-based specialist with a most unusual 8-day itinerary. Little-known Bulgaria, a new EU member, boasts one-and-a-half millennia-worth of architecture and artifacts, as well as some of Europe’s most splendid scenery: mountain ranges, lush valleys, wildflower meadows, and sandstone pyramids carved by the elements. Hike from a still-active 13th-century Orthodox monastery to a ruined Roman amphitheater; discover the perfectly preserved medieval crafts town of Tryavna and the unique national revival architecture of the 19th century. CW has also unearthed fabulous family-run inns and hotels with home-cooked meals. $2,600 for 8 days, all-inclusive; www.countrywalkers.com

i was 3 days in rousse and 2 days in sofia. both places are really nice, but clearly sofia is more exiciting :-)
most people are friendly and helpful.

I have one very dear friend of mine who has always pushed me to be bether, he is from Bulgaria, I would like to one day have a coffe with him somewhere in Sofia where he works; it all looks so full of history, strenght, carisma and such, I hope this dream comes true one day!
irlanda

I live here! :)

When Bulgarians shake their head up and down it means “no” not yes, and vice versa. This tip will come in handy at the Sophia train station when a prositute approaches you.

I went to Bulgaria Feb.2004 with my school. I was 16 years old and had never been skiing before neither had any of my friends! I signed up to go on this skiing trip even though I wans’t sure where we were going – I assumed France or Italy the usual places. My initial reaction to skiing in Bulgaria was “do they do skiing?” You have to understand Bulgaria was a place I did not know a lot about – I was 16! i loved every minute of it. The snow was so pure and beautiful, the hotel really cool, things were really cheap and the ski instrutors were not half bad to look at!!!In the evenings and non-skiing times we would walk to the local town and go to one of the numerous bars and have fun with the locals. They were genuinly warm and friendly. Or we would go see the non-tourist part of Bulgaria, which is a real eye-opener. Everyday I would have to travel in a cable-cart to get to the top of the mountains, which I loved because everyday for a week I got the most breath-taking views. I had so much fun in Bulgaria I would go there. If you want a skiinig holiday where you and your friends can relax, have fun and create amazing memories, then this is a place to go to. One day I shall return.

overall gd but food is very bland

I am Bulgarian and I can say I have been to almost every town in the country. Anything you need to know – I’m willing to help with travel tips and information:).
I have plenty of interesting pictures too:)