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Bulgaria is European - ancient, new and emerging. It has the same latitude as northern Spain and, clockwise from the south, borders Turkey, Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Romania. To the east, Bulgaria has the (unfortunately named) Black Sea which is actually azure, with clear, clean water and golden sands. If you like hills, there are four large mountain ranges (to some 2 - 2,900m) with unspoilt national parks and charming ski resorts.

Away from the commercial resorts, Bulgaria is practically unknown to tourists. If you want a 'new' destination - this is it. There's hiking in untouched landscapes, endangered flora and fauna and an emerging village/backpacker style accommodation and food. It's friendly and it's still authentic!

Bulgaria is now stable, politically and economically. Despite this, it's a considerably cheaper place to vacation than the rest of Europe. As a comparison, a coffee at a street stall will be 0.30 Eu. In the very best and trendiest café in the capital Sofia it'll be 1.0 Eu. Other prices follow in the same sort of proportions. A lot of spots are being tidied up after 15+ years of neglect - the country is moving, it's interesting and it's an adventure!