Having had quite a lot of down time in Stara Zagora, we got to Veliko Tarnovo feeling somewhat revived, and hit the ground running. Our accommodation was in a local area as opposed to the old town, which turned out to be perfect, as we weren't subjected to the eye-wateringly high tourist prices for things.... Continue Reading →

After the heat and health issues of Plovdiv, we were looking forward to moving on—especially in a nice, relaxed, cool train. But guess what? The train’s air conditioning was broken. Oh joy! It got so hot that staff started handing out bottles of water to passengers, and more than a few people ended up taking... Continue Reading →

Koprivshtitsa—or as we started calling it, just “Kop”—never happened.We had planned to visit the town in hopes of escaping the brutal heat of Plovdiv and finding a bit of cooler mountain air. Unfortunately, a perfect storm of issues meant that Kop just wasn’t going to happen.First and foremost, Will came down with a bad case... Continue Reading →

If there's one thing we'll remember about Plovdiv, it's the heat. Extreme heat. All the heat.After arriving on a sumptuously cool, fast, efficient, and punctual train—a refreshing contrast to its Macedonian equivalent—we made our way to our accommodation. It was a strangely assembled apartment featuring the longest couch in history, a bed with a single... Continue Reading →