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Bulgaria’s food agency wants changes to rules on all-inclusive hotels

June 6, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s summer tourist season is getting underway and the Food Safety Agency is proposing that all-inclusive holiday packages may be offered

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Vitosha cleanup this weekend

June 6, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The directorate of Vitosha nature park has organised a cleanup of the park to be held on June 9 2012.

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Elevation festival unveils full line-up, adds ‘warm-up party’

June 5, 2012June 6, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Organisers of Elevation festival in Bulgaria have unveiled the full line-up of participating bands, announcing, on June 5, that the

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Health care: EC launches smartphone app ‘to ensure stress-free travel this summer’

June 5, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

Just in time for the summer holidays, the EURO 2012 Football Championship and the London 2012 Olympics, the European Commission has

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A visitor’s observations on the Bulgarian wine scene

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 Alex Camerer

I would like to start by saying that, coming from South Africa, we are very impressed by the Bulgarian wine

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Leisure Perspectives 

Indicators never lie!

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 Mark Thomas

It is said that two of the key leading or early indicators of economic activity are the construction and travel

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The cuisine column: Sarmi

June 4, 2012May 6, 2013 Joana Levieva-Sawyer

It is very appropriate that the recipe for sarmi or dolmades should be the first to appear on this website.

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Bulgaria Leisure News 

Intriguing new archaeological finds in Bulgaria

June 4, 2012May 22, 2013 Hristina Dimitrova archaeology

With the improving weather, the archaeological season inBulgariais in full swing and several new finds already have been reported, the

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Film review: Snow White and the Huntsman

June 4, 2012June 6, 2012 Andre Crous of The Prague Post

Mirror Mirror, released a few weeks ago, was a brightly colored, strongly lit adaptation of Snow White, and told its

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