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RE: Bulgaria

by anastoy 25 August 2011

Plovdiv is 4h with the express train and for me it`s the best option for rail travel from Bourgas. For all other nice cities like Russe,…
RE: Bulgaria

by chaika 15 August 2011

Well,like we said,Burgas-Plovdiv is not difficult,also you can get to Sliven easily which I heard was a pleasant enough place,and the…
Re: Plovdiv and on

by thetravelbug2010 25 June 2011

Stara Zagora is pleasant and great place to spend a day or so. However, you should head just 20 minutes further north to Kazanlak and…
Re: which way from V.Tarnovo to Istanbul?

by botsko 09 February 2010

Rila monastery is one day trip for sure. Consider Belogradchik rock formation for one or 2 days and I'm really serious here. Belogradchik…
RE: 10 days in Bulgaria and Macedonia

by marioancic 12 June 2009

Hi Dave and neckervd, Now back from Bulgaria and had a really fun time. Thanks very much for the advice which is really helpful. The…
RE: How do you get from Sliven to Svilengrad by bus? Trains dont work

by capitalistpiglet 25 April 2008

Hi, Thanks very much for the info, its going to be a tricky one so fingers crossed and hopefully i'll make it in time! Thanks again…
RE: How do you get from Sliven to Svilengrad by bus? Trains dont work

by bmta 20 April 2008

yes, in the meantime Ive looked at a map and Plovdiv really is a big detour. The railline dave talks has been withdrawn as are many minor…
RE: How do you get from Sliven to Svilengrad by bus? Trains dont work

by daveelmstrom 19 April 2008

Just to clarify, I was talking about catching bus connections via Stara Zagora or Haskovo. The train connection runs from Stara Zagora…
RE: How do you get from Sliven to Svilengrad by bus? Trains dont work

by daveelmstrom 19 April 2008

I'm not positive about this, as I've never tried to take this route. There used to be a train from Nova Zagora that went directly to Alexand…
RE: How do you get from Sliven to Svilengrad by bus? Trains dont work

by bmta 19 April 2008

dear contributor wit the swedish name, elmström, knows BULG best. combo of bus+train likely best: bus to either Plovdiv or haskovo, then…
How do you get from Sliven to Svilengrad by bus? Trains dont work

by capitalistpiglet 18 April 2008

Hi All, I need to get from Sliven to Svilengrad in the middle of May. I've checked the trains and they work except that theres only…
RE: Bulgarian Concert Tickets

by daveelmstrom 25 January 2008

Just to clarify jman98 -- the Website does have an option to switch to English. It's not super clear, but it's in the upper left corner…
Karlovo Valley of Roses

by daveelmstrom 30 September 2007

#4 -- I stand corrected. I've done some hiking in what is, I guess, the Balkan range in the Sliven area. I asked the locals if it was…
Karlovo Valley of Roses

by daveelmstrom 24 September 2007

Check out the Traditzia Bulgarian crafts…
Wineries open for tasting

by daveelmstrom 04 July 2007

With the exception of Melnik, I didn't find that wineries in Bulgaria have much of a tourist orientation. Thus, many don't offer tastings.…
ATMs

by daveelmstrom 02 July 2007

Most cities in Bulgaria have ATMs. I lived in a town of about 20,000 (and no tourism) and we had two or three. I've been to Sliven (which…