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Camping in Bulgaria

Posted on 25 October 201304 April 2014

Be careful what you ask for! During our tour of Bulgaria we had really struggled to find camp-sites. We had seen loads of them marked on our map, but had been met with a mixture of truck-stops, seedy cabins and run-down facilities. The exceptions seemed to be those campsites run by English people, such as…

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Language classes

Posted on 27 September 201323 March 2014

Started our Bulgarian language classes yesterday, in Wigton of all places! I’m looking forward to getting to grips with the language, and being able to write a bit too.

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Yes and no

Posted on 04 September 201323 March 2014

Bulgaria is about the only country in the world that shakes their heads to say yes, and nods for no. This causes much confusion for foreign travellers! In Kalofer we had been trying to buy cigarettes from small shops. We’d gone in asking for them and they said something, and shook their heads, so we…

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