Arriving in Bulgaria:  First Impressions

Arriving in Bulgaria: First Impressions

We spent just over 3 weeks in Bulgaria, visiting Plovdiv, Bansko and Sofia. It’s not a long time to try and get to know a country, but no matter how hard you try it’s difficult not to form some opinions. Here we share some of our first impressions about Bulgaria based on our experiences. Bulgarian […]

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Photo Flashback – Great Ocean Road

Photo Flashback – Great Ocean Road

We had only just started our round the world trip and were still recovering from the mental and physical damage inflicted by twenty four hours on a plane and the crossing of multiple time zones.  We had spent some time in Melbourne, and now wanted to get out of the city to take a trip […]

My Travel CV – A Couple Travelers

My Travel CV – A Couple Travelers

In 2010 we graduated from university and joined the workforce. We were disillusioned with our current situation and set off on a two year journey to gain some perspective on our lives, values, and goals. Now, we blog about our travels on ACoupleTravelers. Travel Blog Details http://acoupletravelers.com/ It’s a travel blog that chronicles our two […]

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Sofia Two Days City Break

Sofia Two Days City Break

We had rested our aching skiing limbs for a few days in Bansko before we headed north to Bulgaria’s capital to see what we could find out about Sofia in two days.   We were looking forward to a bit more city exploring after Istanbul and Plovdiv had provided us with some real architectural and historical […]

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Bansko Ski Resort Prices

Bansko Ski Resort Prices

We set off by bus from Plovdiv after a very pleasant two days sightseeing amongst the Roman ruins and the very friendly locals.  Getting to Bansko from Plovdiv is easy, the buses at this time of year leave three times a day for the two and a half hour journey into the mountains of Pirin National Park, […]

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