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Bulgaria.

Black Sea coast, stone forest and wild nature.

Bulgaria surprises with a wild Black Sea coast, the mysterious stone forest near Varna and plenty of unspoilt nature. Alongside the travel tips you will also find my aunt’s travel short stories, which capture the mood of the country beautifully. My posts head to the coast, to Cape Kaliakra and into the Dobruja.

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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