Featured Destination
Thailand
A Walk Along Indochina's Brown Waters
Not everything in Bangkok is kitsch and shopping. The city from the period before Coca-Cola and McDonald’s is preserved in the old neighborhoods along the Saen Saeb Canal
Tour guides should be forbidden by law to make up metaphors and use poetic comparisons. This is confirmed again as I walk along Khlong Saen Saeb – the brown, high-water canal that crosses central Bangkok and merges with the Chao Phraya River to the west. Calling this Asian megapolis of futuristic skyscrapers and concrete bunkers blackened from the humidity “the Venice of Indochina” is like trying to compare a fly and a computer. You’re bound to find some similarity. Both emit a buzzing sound, for example. Full Story
Epicure
Bulgaria
Pumpkin head!
If you wish to insult somebody in Bulgarian, you could call him tikvenik – a word whose Full Story
News
Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Cybele Temple in Balchik to be Protected by Archaeologists
15 March 2010 | A commission of archaeologists, architects and scientists was appointed by Bulgaria’s culture minister for the protection and preservation of the unique temple of Cybele in the Black Sea town of Balchik, which dates back to the third century BC. Full Story
Greece
Greece Continues to Smoke Inspite of Ban
Balkans
Macedonia’s Guitar Virtuoso Vlatko Stefanovski to Perform in Slovenia and Serbia
Routes Less Travelled
Romania
Bukovina: Romania's Centre of Spirituality
The northern province of Moldova -- known as Bukovina -- is an ethnological and religious enclave intended to symbolize Christianity's triumph against the paganism.
Many of the Bukovina monasteries were built by the Moldavian voivodes as a token of gratitude to God after each victory in battles against the Turks. The unique beauty of their external frescos, which attract thousands of tourists, prompted the UN to enter seven of them on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites in 1993. Full Story
Romania’s Haţeg Land: Shades of Blue
Turkey
Turkey: The Troubadours of Allah
Curiosity Chest
Serbia
The Student Cultural Centre in Belgrade, Serbia
Throughout the ups and downs in Serbia’s recent history, the Student Cultural Centre (SKC) has always been a safe haven for city artists, a place to go to remove themselves from the everyday and express themselves freely. Full Story
Hidden Sofia
Bulgaria
The Turkish Café: A Place for Sweet Tea, Salty Snacks and Long Chats
A presence in Sofia’s student city (‘Studentski grad’) for several years, the place is actually called Dilgün - Simit Sarayı. Full Story
Bulgaria
The Flea Market in Malashevtsi: From Communist Rebellion to Memorabilia
Bulgaria
Panta Rei at Adams Bar
Hidden Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Julian Perry's Walks in Bulgaria's National Parks
Julian Perry, author of Walking in Bulgaria’s National Parks, describes three of his most loved routes through the Bulgarian mountains for the readers of BalkanTravellers.com. His book was published by Cicerone press last month. Full Story
Bulgaria
From Sofia to the Village of Lakatnik in an Old Locomotive
Bulgaria
Go Green in Bulgaria: 23 Eco-Hotels and Guest Houses to Choose From
Balkan Coasts & Mountains
Ararat: The Mountain Where Noah’s Journey Ended
Turkey
Eastern Turkey, 10 kilometres from the Iranian border. The raven-strewn landscape is a barren yellowish red. On one side rises Ararat, the twin-topped dormant volcano that is rightly considered as one of the world’s most impressive sights. Full Story
Ten Things To Do in Pamukkale
Three Weekend Getaway Destinations in Bulgaria
Balkan Towns
The Macedonian Town of Ohrid, Where Time Stopped
Macedonia
Ohrid is slowly leaving behind its past, which embraces Medievalism, Revivalism and Communism. So much the better Full Story
Turkey: Stroll Along Istanbul’s Theodosian Walls
An Incomparable Inertia: Skopje to Saloniki by Rail
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Photogalleries
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A Perfect Shot
In Homo Urbanus Europeanus, exhibited May 9-24 in front of the National Theatre in Sofia, Jean-Marc Caracci presents his photographs of people in the urban environment of European capitals.
RED&WHITE SOFIA. On the 1st of March Bulgarians say goodbye to the winter. They buy each other red&white threads to carry around until they see a stork and spring can begin. Photography by Lode Desmet
BULGARIA D'OR: The Bulgarian countryside, patinated with the noble golden dust of the autumn. Photographs by Lode Desmet
360 degrees Bulgaria, an exhibition by photographer Alexandar Ivanov, is on display at the Sea Garden in Varna until August 28. It will be shown at Plovdiv’s Central Square from Sept 5.
The exhibition Photographs of a Trip Through Bulgaria by Hungarian photographer András Balla can be seen in Sofia's Hungarian Cultural Institute, at Aksakov 16 Street, until August 22
Instant Spring in Sofia | Photographs by Lode Desmet
Off-the-season Beauty of Bulgaria's Black Sea Coast | Photographs by Adelina Iliev
Bulgaria's Northern Black Sea Coast
Photographs by Albena Shkodrova
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