15 Comments As we made our way through the winding roads deep into the mountains our cell service dropped; we knew we were in for a treat. […] The Bulgarian Mountains & Beautiful Brown Bears
10 Comments Time to say cheerio to Ivan, cough up €30 (3 days) and head to 100km to our next stopping point, Rila Monastery. But not before […] The Spiritual and Social Life of Medieval Bulgaria, Rila
1 Comment Once through the Bulgarian border control we headed straight to Ivan’s pad in Sofia. Its a couple of years since we stayed here and the […] Triangle of Religious Tolerance, Sofia
12 Comments Seven o’clock on a Sunday morning and there is an air of excitement. People are out in the streets again, shops are open and the […] The Longest Passport Control Queue In Europe
Our Bumble country guides aim to give you practical information on the countries we have visited. Here you will find tips on finding places to […] Country Guides
13 Comments Unbeknown to us we picked up a hitchhiker at the border crossing, a Vlad mosquito who drove us bonkers all night. By morning the bed […] Bounce Through Bulgaria with a Bee line for Greece
7 Comments We made it through the night but only after we were forced to pay protection money to a local. As it turns out, Benjy wasn’t […] The Dracula Trail & Onwards to Bulgaria