With all the history, hustle & bustle, and exotic culture in Istanbul there’s much to be impressed by, but the thing that has really resonated with me is the amazing transit system they’ve developed. It’s taken years, but they’ve built a network of different types of transit that all mesh together to make it so…
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Originally we planned to spend a week in Plovdiv before heading to the coastal town of Burgas where we understood there are some very good wrecks for diving. After speaking with several people on a few tours in Sofia (all of whom did not make Burgas sound very appealing) we decided instead to extend our…
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I’m so glad Howard has no reservations about driving in foreign countries, especially when they drive on the right side of the road, as it often affords us the opportunity to get off the beaten path. On our day trip from Plovdiv we drove a couple of hours north to the Buzludzha Monument (also known…
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We were sadly mistaken in our assumption that Bulgaria was going to be tolerant heat-wise. The country is in the midst of a heatwave and we’ve been enjoying 36+°C temperatures, which is 10-12°C warmer than normal for July. Plovdiv, where we head next, is expected to be in the 40’s – thankfully our Airbnbs have…
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We left Calgary early in the morning on Sunday, July 18th and arrived at our Airbnb in Sofia almost 35 hours later. We will do a full summary of our time in Sofia when we leave on August 2nd, but here’s what we’ve been up to since we arrived. You might ask, why Bulgaria? Well,…
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