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Balkans Tour – Sofia, Bulgaria

Posted by Nesh on July 7, 2014
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The sunny and warm city of Sofia was a very nice change of atmosphere, it felt much less like the other Balkan countries we visited both from the architecture and the food. I found it to be some sort of mid-way between the Crotian/Bosnian/Serbian dishes and the Greek/Turkish ones.

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Marching band resting in the shade


Even its history is quite peculiar as Bulgaria, according to our guide, tried to stay out of World War II (even being occupied by the Germans, they succeeded in saving Bulgarian Jews from being sent to Nazi concentration camps) and was not part of Yugoslavia.
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Balkans Tour – Introduction

Posted by Nesh on June 30, 2014
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Hello!
Travelling is just great but, as most things, it requires time; this is why I find summer a great period for doing long trips.
This summer, I decided to properly visit the Balkans, starting from Croatia, and going to Turkey and Greece; the idea first came from my girlfriend who suggested to do Workaway and Couchsurfing while travelling. It took us quite a bit of planning, coming up with new destinations and usually realizing how unlikely they were, given the amount of time available (one plan had us reach even Cyprus).
At the end, we managed to get a good idea of the destinations, some couchsurfing hosts and a workaway opportunity in Albania.
Our itinerary is the following:
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  1. Dubrovnik, Croatia
  2. Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  3. Sarajevo, Bosnia abd Herzegovina
  4. Belgrade, Serbia
  5. Sofia, Bulgaria
  6. Istanbul, Turkey
  7. Thessaloniki, Greece
  8. Tirana, Albania
  9. Shkodër, Albania
  10. Durrës, Albania

This series of posts will follow our steps and try to show the beauty of South-Eastern Europe.
As we will be on the road for quite a while, the photos will be uploaded later.
If you happen to be in one of these places in July, feel free to let me know! 🙂
Stay pressed!
/Nesh