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Twitter and Bansko
Blog: BanskoBlog - 24 December 2009
Twitter, everyone has heard of it. It’s been the single biggest technology story of 2009. In fact a quick search revealed, according to Global Language Monitor (GLM), a Texas-based company which analyzes and tracks language trends, that ‘Twitter was the ‘Top Word of 2009.
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Snow, Sun and Snow Time To Lose
Blog: BanskoBlog - 21 December 2009
Bansko snow report comes from Nick Chongorov. Nick is a member of the Bulgarian Ski Team, today he took his camera. ‘Nuff said. “…Hello again from Nick. Today was a great sunny day in Bansko. We had Super G training early in morning from 7:30 until 10 o’clock.
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Snow Conditions
Blog: BanskoBlog - 19 December 2009
Bansko snow conditions: Web cams tell the story…with over 80 cm of snow at Todorka and 60cm at Bunderitsa. But I’ll leave it to the first of our resident snow bloggers, Nikolai Chongarov, a member of the Bulgaria Ski Team, to sum up the conditions. “Hello, dear blog readers.
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Snow And More Snow To Come: Bansko Opens In Style
Blog: BanskoBlog - 15 December 2009
The snow forecast is… more snow. What a fabulous start to the ski season. There’ is over 70cm of snow on Todorka. All liftS are open. The snow arrived just in time for the Saturday’s opening ceremony that Mark Girardelli win the ski legends slalom.
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A Different New Year Experience – Kukeri
Blog: Great Places in Bulgaria - 15 December 2009
I am not crazy about New Year’s celebrations – the noise, the crowd, the smoke, the eating. So I am always happy when I find an alternative to the regular spending of New Year. Last year this happened thanks to the Kukeri in Razlog town. What: Kukeri is a Bulgarian folk tradition with deep pagan roots. [...]
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Ski Season Opening: Celebrity Party Time
Blog: BanskoBlog - 11 December 2009
The ski season in Bansko started on 8th December when 12,000 people were estimated to be staying in the town to celebrate “The students’ day”.
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Learning Bulgarian: Mission (Im)possible?
Blog: BanskoBlog - 7 December 2009
I’m not proud to admit it, but my Bulgarian is about as good as my Arabic — that is to say, close to hopeless. At the same time, I’ve met a few expats who have achieved a level of Bulgarian that impresses even locals.
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Bansko Lift Pass Prices 2010
Blog: BanskoBlog - 3 December 2009
Bansko lift pass prices 09/10 remain the same as last year. Prices range from 40 leva (€20.50) per day from 1st April 2010 to 55 leva (€28 approx) per day high season. With mid season (to 23/12/09 and between 11/1/10 and 31/3/10) 50 leva (€25.60) per day.
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Food Guide: Are You Ready To Order?
Blog: BanskoBlog - 1 December 2009
When in Rome, do as the Romans do. When in Bulgaria, hold the Indian, Mexican, Brazilian, Chinese, Thai, Italian and even the Japanese sushi and satisfy your appetite with Bulgarian cuisine. With a little advice in advance, there’ll be no risk of crying into your soup. Here’s my basic guide to Bulgarian food… get ready [...] Related posts:Is Todeva House Your Favourite Mehana?
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A Bagpipe Fest You Will Never Forget
Blog: Great Places in Bulgaria - 29 November 2009
A Bagpipe Playing Contest in Bulgaria’s Greenest Mountain The Ilinden Fest takes place in the first weekend of August in a beautiful area, next to the small village of Gela in the Rhodope Mountains. There, by the tiny St Iliya chapel, pipe players from Bulgaria and all over the world come to [...]
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Ski Fashion 2010: Gear Review
Blog: BanskoBlog - 29 November 2009
Ski fashion 2010 starts here. Picking up from the hot fashion on the Bansko pistes, I take a look at what’s out there and where to find it– both in a shop and online. If you have been skiing in Bansko in the last few years, there is one thing you must have noticed: the ski [...] Related posts:Bansko Lift Pass Prices 2010 Bansko lift pass prices 09/10 remain the same as last...
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Roll out the banner
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 26 November 2009
You may like this article if like me, you’re a traveller, and if like me, you have an iPhone. If you’re not and you don’t you probably won’t. Hopefully the new STBB banner at the top of the site has caught your eye and if not, why not? Nimrod’s significantly better other half Liz, very kindly [...]
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Part 2 How to have a Cheap Holiday or Backpacking Experience in Sofia
Blog: Backpacking on the Cheap - 25 November 2009
Having spent quiet some time living with locals in Sofia, I know a thing or too about bargains – in this post I will cover: - Cheap travel inside Bulgaria: pay what the locals do (how flying can be cheaper than a bus - Free Unlimited Booze (no joke, no exageration) - Cheap food, shop where the locals [...]
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Bansko Snow Forecast: Don’t Read This!
Blog: BanskoBlog - 25 November 2009
With continuing very high autumn temperatures of around 19 degrees centigrade in Bansko, I felt compelled to look ahead and see if I can put myself out of misery.
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Tattoo You: Art And The Needle In Bulgaria
Blog: BanskoBlog - 22 November 2009
May I ask about your tattoo? I uttered these words within just a few moments after being introduced to Tina. She had joined us with her friend, Silvana, for a drink in Sofia’s JJ Murphy’s. My wish came true.
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International Mountain Film Festival 2009: Full Guide & Timetable
Blog: BanskoBlog - 20 November 2009
The Bansko 2009 International Mountain Film Festival from the 25th to 29th Novmber is an annual Bansko event recently highlighted with “My Bansko” film trailer earlier http://banskoblog.com/2009/10/bansko-film-festival/.
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METRO Store: How To Get Your Card
Blog: BanskoBlog - 17 November 2009
Metro supermarket is the daddy of wholesalers.
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How To Pay Your Property Taxes And State Register Your Company
Blog: BanskoBlog - 13 November 2009
Property tax – as dull as ditch water. Right? Well maybe — but I guesstimate that over 80% of new foreign property owners in Bulgaria have NOT paid their property taxes. I spoke to Jordan last week. He undertakes property management for some of the property advertised on this site for rent in Bansko. And he explained how the original [...] Related posts:METRO Store: How To Get Your Card Metro supermarket is the daddy of wholesalers.
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Charity Bonfire Night Raises Cash For Zdravets School
Blog: BanskoBlog - 10 November 2009
It was a spectacular fireworks display as you can see from the video. I had a wonderful time — a little piece of English tradition which has gone a long way to help Bulgarian children in need. Natasha emailed me a short summary of the event I wrote about on Friday http://banskoblog.com/2009/11/charity-bonfire-night/.
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Bonfire Night For Zdravets School For Handicapped Children
Blog: BanskoBlog - 6 November 2009
It’s Bansko bonfire night tonight and, as a English northerner, Bonfire night evokes memories of the most exciting day of the year, maybe bar Chritmas Day. But tonight I am especially looking forward to celebrating Guy Fawkes Night.
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3 Tips For Renting Your Bansko Property
Blog: BanskoBlog - 4 November 2009
I ‘ve just launched the BanskoBlog apartment and property rental offer to subscribers. And today, one of the first advertisers sending in their pictures enclosed a property, Mountain View, which really caught my eye. Sheree, the owner, admitted to many heavy check in bag laden trips from the UK to Bulgaria.
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Village of Trigrad – Amazing Travel and Home Comfort
Blog: Great Places in Bulgaria - 2 November 2009
Trigrad Gorge – amazing beauty! Words cannot describe. Pictures cannot capture. You need to feel it. Geographical area: Trigrad is a small village in the Western Rhodope Mountains, very close to the Bulgarian-Greek border. The journey from Sofia takes about 3 hours – driving directions Sofia-Trigrad. It is a beautiful drive! You should make this journey as [...]
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Useful Tips for Travelers to Bulgaria
Blog: Great Places in Bulgaria - 29 October 2009
Travelers are different from tourists. Real travelers avoid tourist places, because they want to feel the local spirit – mix with the local people, eat the local food, have fun at the places where locals go etc. If you want to do that in Bulgaria here is a list of things that will make your stay [...]
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Poll Result Surprise: Bansko Still Popular
Blog: BanskoBlog - 28 October 2009
Bansko still popular in spite of recession it seems… Well that could be the conclusion from the Bansko Blog poll “Will you visit Bansko In Winter 09/10?”. If we add in the people living here (6%) to those who will either probably or definitely visit Bansko then it makes 85% of blog readers who will probably [...] Related posts:Jazz Fest 2009: Video Blagoevgrad Big Band video at Bansko Jazz Fest 2009....
