Europe

Three days in Bavaria: Munich

As it often happens before a trip I did not want to leave home. It was a little over one month since I returned from my last trip to Bulgaria and I was flying to Europe again, this time to Munich. The night before the departure I checked if everything was packed. The backpack felt […]

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Bulgaria, 2013

Trip 1 Trip 2 Hurrah, I was going to Bulgaria again! The flights were the same: Denver – Washington, D.C. – Vienna – Varna. The airport in Varna is small with only a few regular international flights. During the high season there are dozens of charter flights from European cities, but I fly from America

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Half a day in Istanbul, July 2017

My flight home from Varna was via Istanbul with a 9-hour layover. I never was in Turkey before and instead of sitting at the airport decided to see a little bit of Istanbul. The flight to Istanbul was scheduled to arrive at 5 am. Tourist attractions open at 9 am. The boarding for the flight

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Bulgaria, 2012

The underrated country Bulgaria is one of the most underrated countries in Europe. I am not the first person to say this and may not be the last. By the time I am writing this I have been to 73 countries and territories. When I go to a new place I often ask myself the

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