My night bus from Istanbul arrived in Sophia with the 5:30 AM sunrise. After spending the night on an 11-hour bus ride full of smoking Bulgarians, the crisp morning air that greeted me felt heavenly.
The shady man approached me under the shadow of the former Communist Party headquarters building, where I sat by myself reading on a park bench. The little alarm bells that rang in my head when he mad
The Rila Monastery's cool alpine location and colorful buildings make it a popular tourist destination on the weekends. I visited on a Sunday and despite the hordes of other visitors making noise arou
