Sofia Travel Blogs

‘To be honest pal, I’m sure I’ve just been pretty lucky.  I dunno.  But I can say that after nearly a year on the road, nothing too bad or too strange has happened to me.  No theft or personal harm.  But I guess one person’s experience is totally different to the next’…

The train to Bulgaria was more what Zvonka remembered of eastern European trains... ancient and graffiti-covered, it rolled out of Belgrade late that night. We settled into chocolate colored seats that had been soaking up the sweat of travelers in this sweltering compartment since maybe the late se…

It has been over 11 years since I returned to Bulgaria. The last time I visited my homecountry I was 12 years old and swore that I will not return until I was married....as I had a problem with overbaring family that wouldnt let me enjoy my vacation. So....now that I was married, I made the trip ba…

Photo from my time in Sofia, Bulgaria

I was glad finally made it to Sofia thought a lot later than planned for. I didn’t want to miss the flight from Sofia (this tends to happen for short trip through pass experience). I only have a night in Sofia before return flight and had to skip Plovdiv and Veliko Tarnovo. I didn’t understand …

I lost my mind & couldn't be happier! Plan was 6 days-17 countries; ended up 15 countries. Auto trek began in Pula, Croatia Sat. Sept 22, just after Ireland TravBuddy Get-Together. 1st day: Croatia, Italy, Slovenia (overnight in Ljubljana) 2nd: Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Poland (overnight in Krakow) 3rd: Ukraine, Romania (overnight in Transylvania) 4th: Bulgaria, Macedonia (overnight in Skopje) 5th: Serbia, Albania, Montenegro, Croatia (overnight in Split) 6th: Back to Pula

At the border with Romania, a very OK country and nice people.

We got up early and went down to breakfast - the snow topped mountains looked fabulous from the glass lift. we grabbed breakfast, which had a fair amount of choice but was again of poor standard. Still, it filled a hole and we checked out. We grabbed a cab and went to the airport before heading b…

We used easyJet to get to Sofia, takes around 3 hours from the U.K, you just need to remember that when you go the time difference is 2 hours ahead so if you get an early flight from the U.K you will arrive around lunch time :)I must admit this is the furthest east i have been in Europe and i didnt…

I arrived in Sofia last night, and after a disconcerning wait at passport control, where I was pulled aside for a bit, and a long bus ride from the airport, I reached my residence for the next few days.  It was tough finding the place, since all the signs, including the road signs, are in …

Yesterday evening I arrived in my hotel after midnight and went straight to bed.  Today was the first day I saw Sofia by daylight.  On the way from the office to the hotel  there was a photo exposition on a pedestrians bridge. The exposition was called  "The Earth From Abo…

We enjoyed another nice long lie in after quite a late night and those damn snoring Aussies. Luckily everyone had left our room already so we got ourselves together fairly quickly, ate some breakfast and sent a few emails whilst the hostel was quiet. We had the chore of reserving our train to Budap…

Was in Sofia for work as usual. There is not alot of touristy stuff to do, but nonetheless, I got a chance to check the city it out on my days off. First stop was Mount Vitosha. Mount Vitosha is a small mountain right outside the city(about a 15 min taxi ride). It's a snow-capped mountain, so it's …

Just posting some photos from my trips

  The woman operating border control at Sofia Airport certainly looked striking enough. In her twenties, dark skin - almost Greek-looking, her face caught my attention first. Dyed, red-orange hair and heavily made-up eyes greeted me as I approached the booth. She said nothing as she scanned m…