Category Archives: Bulgaria

Bulgaria a breath-taking country that has been inhabited by some of the world’s greatest cultures.

Eastern European Beauties make the cold worthwhile.

Snow Covered Statues in Sofia, Bulgaria There’s something forlorn about these snow covered statues in [...]

While I didn’t eat everything in Bulgaria, what I did have was a great experience of culinary East meets West.

The greatest adventurer of all time for me is the Moroccan vagabond, Ibn Battuta. He not only traveled everywhere in his known world, but he wrote about it in ways that no one before him had. Ibn Battuta’s journey lasted 29 years, so by Moroccan standards, my wife should be understanding of this current journey I’m on.

My trip to the Balkans was a last minute decision and since I had to fly back to Morocco, then back to Istanbul and then onward to South Korea – it was more rushed than I would have preferred.

If there is a modern day heir to the great traveler/scholar Ibn Batutta – I would say that Francis Tapon is the guy.

2011 was a great year for me in terms of travel, family, and work. While there were a huge number of experiences to choose from, here are my top ten favorite adventures that came from this incredible year.

I’m a big fan of legendary monster stories. In Bulgaria, I heard about a few.