Re: Travel in Bulgaria

2007-12-06 Thread Derby Chang
I enjoyed reading it :) D Stan Halpin wrote: > Sorry to load the list with a meandering travelogue - I intended my > previous to go to Doug directly. Oh well. > > stan > > On Dec 6, 2007, at 10:04 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > > >> Doug - a bit more about my experiences in Bulgaria. In Novembe

Re: Travel in Bulgaria

2007-12-06 Thread Stan Halpin
Sorry to load the list with a meandering travelogue - I intended my previous to go to Doug directly. Oh well. stan On Dec 6, 2007, at 10:04 PM, Stan Halpin wrote: > Doug - a bit more about my experiences in Bulgaria. In November 2004 > I was in Sofia for a 3 day meeting. Had some wandering-aro

Re: Travel in Bulgaria

2007-12-06 Thread Stan Halpin
Doug - a bit more about my experiences in Bulgaria. In November 2004 I was in Sofia for a 3 day meeting. Had some wandering-around time the day before (Monday) and the day after (Friday). Then on Saturday my host, his wife, and 10-year old son drove me out to the Rilla monastery to the west

Re: Travel in Bulgaria

2007-12-04 Thread Stan Halpin
I've been there twice in the last 3 years - mostly in Sofia, but some time out in the country (including a few hours personal guided tour in Plovdiv.) I'll draw some material together and send it off list over the next few weeks. I chose not to go to the Black Sea coast, partly because of t

Re: Travel in Bulgaria

2007-12-04 Thread Inner Focus
- Original Message > From: Doug Franklin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Sent: Tuesday, December 4, 2007 12:37:32 AM > Subject: Travel in Bulgaria [...] > I'm also considering spending an overnight on the Black Sea coast > while >

Re: Travel in Bulgaria

2007-12-04 Thread Sandy Harris
Wikitravel is a free online worldwide travel guide. Since it is a wiki, anyone can edit it. Also, anyone can add photos, which I'd encourage folk here to do, The site's quality is currently rathermixed; parts of it are really good, but coverage is patchy and some areas that are covered are not don

Re: Travel in Bulgaria

2007-12-04 Thread Peter Jordan
My experience is a couple of years out of date, but driving was definitely not recommended. The locals interpret traffic laws shall we say interestingly and the police have a tendency to stop people for perceived minor offenses and issue imaginative on the spot fines, especially if you are a fo

Travel in Bulgaria

2007-12-03 Thread Doug Franklin
Howdy, folks, It looks like I might have the chance to travel to Bulgaria in late February or early March. I'd most likely be there about a week, staying in Plovdiv and using it as a base of operations. I'm also considering spending an overnight on the Black Sea coast while I'm there, but mig