You have passed through/by a place over and over again, and you have never found it appealing. You have formed an opinion (almost always negative or at most neutral) of the destination and it won’t probably appear on your travel radar. Unless you are shown to the place by a local. That’s what happened last weekend […]

In the end of June, on an invitation of Green Wood Hotel & Spa Bansko, some fellow bloggers and I visited the hotel to review its premises. In the meantime, we had a chance to explore the verdant Pirin Mountains and in a small group on a promising Saturday morning, we tried to conquer its […]

Thousands of books have been written on Vassil Levski, his magnificent feats, and deeds of valour. I would like to share with you the most important highlights of his humongous role for the liberation of Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire, why he is still honoured today, and why he is deemed “The greatest Bulgarian of […]

Since Sofia was overcast by a dense fog, some friends and I decided to escape its cold hug by going on a trip to the famous Rila mountain – the highest mountain range in Bulgaria and on the Balkans. In particular, we were headed to the Malyovitsa hut.