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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....
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Is Todeva House Your Favourite Mehana? A Reader’s Review
Blog: BanskoBlog - 17 October 2009
“Out of all the restaurants in Bansko Todeva House has to be one of the best. ” I have pleasure in printing a Karen Martin’s view on her and her family’s favourite Bansko mehana.
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Top 10 Bulgarian Wines: My Winner
Blog: BanskoBlog - 10 October 2009
A little while back I took a look at the Top 20 Bulgarian Wines as voted by Bacchus Magazine. I also reviewed some of the Bulgarian beers in this article too. But today its the time of year when nothing like a good wine will do.
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Bansko Film Festival: “My Bansko”
Blog: BanskoBlog - 9 October 2009
The Bansko Film Festival takes place between 25th and 29th November and is the Ninth International Film Festival for mountains, extreme sports and adventures in Bulgaria. Take a look at film trailer above.
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Billy no amigos
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 7 October 2009
Last night I had an epic pool session with a chap from Suffolk. We’d had one the night before until 3 in the morning (powered by 9 pints on my side) and I’d been pipped 6-5. This time round I found myself 4-0 down so took a little break to give myself a one on [...]
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Home and Away
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 6 October 2009
After last night’s hi-jinx I feel a tad groggy. I declare I will actually see Sofia today though. Now I don’t mean this in a horrible way, but strewth I’m getting sick of Aussies (despite meeting plenty of them that I like). The number of them travelling is just ludicrous. I reckon it’s a stealth [...]
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Citizen Teriyaki
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 5 October 2009
This morning over breakfast (running to the much more sociable hour of half 10, meaning a 10:25 rise for me) I had a most Interesting chat with a Melbourne lad with Greek parents. There was a joint discussion on SEO, I explained the Blogsherpa program to him and he TEFL to me. TEFL is something [...]
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We gotta get out of this place
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 4 October 2009
Disaster, the ISP the hostel uses is bobbins and the connection is still down. I haven’t found an open hotspot anywhere else either, not even in Smacky D’s. I feel so isolated! In other news I managed to crack my nose on the taxi door frame last night while getting my bag out in the [...]
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Rockin’ all over the world
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 3 October 2009
I’ve kind of had the same night for 3 in a row now and am getting a bit bored by it, so I’m happy to be moving on today. There was one difference from previous night’s though as they had a belly dancer for a short while at the hostel. I reckon she was silicon [...]
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Istanbul, Istanbul I am coming
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 29 September 2009
I’ve had a proper lazy morning just dicking about on the internet in preparation for tonight’s overnight bus to Istanbul. I was considering a trek that’s at least a 10k round trip into the hills to a monastery, but it’s supposed to be pretty difficult to find the trail and I basically can’t be arsed. [...]
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Sleepless in Tarnovo
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 28 September 2009
I’ve been reading my guide book this morning about things to see in Istanbul. I have to say I’m quite looking forward to going now, some of it sounds amazing. Sleep update: well I had an even earlier night and was tucked in for 11 and asleep by quarter past, blimey. Unfortunately some kids (a [...]
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Bulgarians, mental I’m telling ya
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 27 September 2009
Well another bobbins night’s sleep, pretty much a repeat of the previous night. Is so frustrating, which in turn probably makes it harder to sleep. Vicious circle, round and round (Vic Reeves used to say that on Shooting Stars but I can’t find a link to prove it). I’m perking up a bit today even [...]
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Woe is me
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 26 September 2009
I think I’m going to stay 2 nights extra than planned here and then head to Istanbul on Tuesday night rather than Sunday. The main reason being is that I’m ruddy knackered and need somewhere nice to recuperate and this place fits the bill. Last night I went to bed at 1 but didn’t get [...]
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Dan Petrescu
Blog: Send The Bugger Back - 25 September 2009
Right, I’m just off to the train station to make my way to Veliko Tarnovo. While walking there I went past a large garden gate and was taken aback by a huge bang like a sledge hammer bashing into it, followed by an almighty roar and a large paw protruding under it. I had a [...]
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Wizz Air Fly To Varna From Luton
Blog: BanskoBlog - 11 September 2009
Wizz Air continue to adapt and add new routes.
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A trip to the Strandzha Mountains Region in Bulgaria
Blog: Travel China and the World - 8 September 2009
On a recent trip to Bulgaria, our family decided to take some time and visit one of the places which has been “off-the-beaten track” for quite some time. We visited the Strandzha mountains region and specifically the village of Brashlian. It is located about 10km from the town of Malko Tqrnovo very [...]
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Hiking In The Pirin: One Fine Weekend
Blog: BanskoBlog - 3 September 2009
Pirin is not only known for hosting Bulgaria’a most modern ski resort in Bulgaria, but also for being the steepest mountain of all, with sharp peaks and difficult tracks. Milena Tosheva and her friends and work colleagues, at myhome.bg in Sofia are a bunch of keen mountain and outdoors folks. They kindly sent sent in this account of their recent trip to Bansko.
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Jazz Fest 2009: Video
Blog: BanskoBlog - 10 August 2009
Blagoevgrad Big Band video at Bansko Jazz Fest 2009. For more on Jazz Fest 2009: http://banskoblog.com/bansko-jazz-festival-2009-programme/ Tomorrow, 11th August, be sure to check out Mind Trips (Bulgaria) on stage B (video here http://banskoblog.com/bansko-jazz-fest-2009/ ) and again on the 11th on main square stage check out Candy Dulfer (Holland). If you are looking for accommodation in Bansko, then check [...] Related posts:Bansko Jazz Fest
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Pirin Golf Monthly Series: The Winners
Blog: BanskoBlog - 5 August 2009
The Third round of the monthly Pirin Golf Series took place on Sunday July 26th. Here’s the winning Ana Maria Vulkanova receiving her prize. She had 24 stableford points. Winning male in division A (less than 12 handicap) was Rouman Anastov with 31 stableford points. He has a 6 handicap.
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How To Enjoy The Seven Rila Lakes
Blog: BanskoBlog - 25 July 2009
Waking up in Sapareva Banya on Saturday, the forecast was 36 degrees and looking up at the clear blue sunny skies and smelling the clear air and slight mist clinging to the mountain slope.
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47 or so Dumb Things I've Done Traveling
Blog: REID ON TRAVEL - 14 July 2009
Twenty years ago, I was a quarter way through my first Eurail check-the-country-off-the-list trip across Europe -- London to Rome in 20 days.
