Travelogues Bulgaria

Vidin 11:30 AM

Today only a short stage of about 85km was planned, I had decided that yesterday evening, as the overnight accommodation options are very limited. After a night of thunderstorms...

Oh man, what a day it was. After waking up and showering, I looked at my motorcycle from the hotel room balcony. The blue bag with the sleeping bag was gone. I asked at the...

National Palace of Culture

In Burgas itself, I now spend a day and a half just lazing around, strolling, lying on the beach, and swimming in the sea.

October 5, 2019Day 35, from Pomorie to Nessebar on the Black Sea. Today we walked about 10 km along the beach towards Nessebar, it was a very nice walk without meeting anyone!...

Fortunately, the train has a small luggage compartment for our fencing bags and backpacks. So we travel comfortably to Sofia. Vidin, located on the wide Danube, is a border...

My 7th stage took me to the village of 2500 souls mentioned above. It is about 10 km from my travel route and about 70 km from Burgas. I have moved into a small holiday...

Riviera Vibes had the unnecessarily present today, which made his bristly neck hairs stand on end! Down this coast is definitely not the natural hunting ground of the noble...

Without any problems or major controls, we now enter Bulgaria for the third time and initially land in a small village in the Central Balkan near Veliko Tarnowo, where Elli and...

If there was ever a plan for our journey, it was supposed to take us through Albania to Greece, where we have an appointment in September. But since Corona, it is clear that...

October 4, 2019Day 34, from Svilengrad to Pomorie near Burgas. Here in Svilengrad, we needed a new plan for the next few days, as there were no accommodations expected on our...

Unfortunately, we had no luck on Wichren due to fog and snow. But the next morning already promised improvement.

Despite the weather, we decided to drive to the promising Sosopol today.

Contrary to its promising name, Sunny Beach greeted us with ominously dark rain clouds and a strong breeze of cool wind. It had suddenly turned autumn overnight.

This morning I packed my things without breakfast and set off at 7:15 a.m. I had already chosen a bakery the day before. I explained what I wanted using sign language and by...

Man, slept so badly. Next to my room was the kitchen's exhaust fan. The cook apparently forgot to turn it off yesterday. It was turned off this morning. Too late 😖 Slept...

Ghost town Sozopol

Described as one of the most beautiful cities in Bulgaria, Veliko Tarnovo is truly impressive and majestic when viewed from exposed viewpoints, as it rises up from the meanders of...

29th September 2019 - 30th January 2019 My four-month journey started in Sofia, as I had found a cheap flight to New Zealand from here. I took advantage of the sunny day in...

October 7, 2019Day 37, from Nessebar to Varna. Last day with heavy backpack. Today we started at 9 am, looking for a bakery and coffee. After 2 km, we found one in Nessebar -...

The crucial question of the day was whether my willpower and endurance would be enough to ascend to such an impressive height.

Bansko is quite nice to visit and the Pirin Mountains rising behind the town are really impressive and always very beautiful to look at.

Plowdiw offered us warmer and at least dry weather again after the past few days. After a longer drive, we spent the noon and afternoon visiting the main attractions of the city:

September 27, 2019Day 28, Plovdiv (European Capital of Culture 2019) Rest for one day, do laundry, sit in a coffee house, visit the city, and enjoy good food.Plovdiv is a very...

The adventure feature of my new navigation device has three sliders, which I have all set to maximum. Mountains: very high, curves: maximum, roads: as small and asphalt-free as...

After just 15 minutes I was done with this filthy country. Pffft.... Bulgaria (or as it's called in 'A Fish Called Wanda': 'Vulgaria'). The train ride was really nice, really......

Wir verließen also das Piringebirge gen Süden, um noch am selben Tag Griechenland zu erreichen. Auf diesem Weg planten wir einen Zwischenstopp in der offiziell kleinsten Stadt...

It's raining a lot ... So I'm taking a train again, today heading southeast to Plovdiv, the second largest city in Bulgaria. In Sofia, I had very good experiences with the...

Being able to visit something so enchanting is not something you experience every day on your travels.