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Bulgaria.

Black Sea coast, stone forest and wild nature.

Taxi drivers and the voice of the people
Bulgaria

Taxi drivers and the voice of the people

A short story from Bulgaria in the early 2000s – about Hristo, our private taxi driver, oligarchs and a pen that fires a shot.

1 February 2019
Pobiti Kamani – the stone forest by the Black Sea
Bulgaria

Pobiti Kamani – the stone forest by the Black Sea

A magical stone forest on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast – over 50 million years old – and the legend of the petrified titans.

22 June 2018
Cape Kaliakra and the Gate of the Forty Maidens
Bulgaria

Cape Kaliakra and the Gate of the Forty Maidens

A legend from the Bulgarian Black Sea coast – about wild Cape Kaliakra and the forty maidens who kept their honour.

20 June 2018
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