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Planning your first ski trip to Bansko: Taking control

November 5, 2016November 5, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

Planning your first ski or snowboarding trip can be daunting. I put together a comprehensive article listing all the winter and

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Winter Punk Wine Culture: Plovdiv revisited

November 2, 2016 Bansko Blog Plovdiv

Wine and Plovdiv mean autumn city time. After my top 5 Plovdiv venues posted in late October, I get to see

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Wine lovers weekend in Plovdiv: Top five places to visit

October 24, 2016October 24, 2016 Bansko Blog Plovdiv

Plovdiv, European Capital of Culture 2019, is my favourite city in Bulgaria. So John, a friend from the UK, and

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Countdown begins to Bansko 2016 ski season opening on December 17

October 13, 2016October 13, 2016 Bansko Blog tourism

The Bansko 2016/17 ski season starts on December 17 2016. The countdown begins. The opening ceremony and first day on

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Bulgarian railways offering historic steam train ride from Varna to Rousse for 50 stotinki

October 11, 2016October 12, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is offering a ride on a historic steam train, pulling vintage rolling stock, from the Black

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Podcast: Blessed by God and the queen of sex

October 10, 2016October 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria Now Podcast, Lance Nelson, podcast, podcasts

Takis Dretakkis, general manager of the Premier Luxury Mountain Resort in Bulgaria’s Bansko, tells Bulgaria Now’s Lance Nelson about his

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Wizz Air to resume Sofia-Varna flights in 2017

September 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Low-cost airline Wizz Air said on September 16 that it would resume flights between capital city Sofia and the Black

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Thousands of reservations for first Sofia Restaurant Week

September 10, 2016September 13, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia

The first Sofia Restaurant Week, from September 11 to 17 2016, has already attracted about 2500 reservations at the 25

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Bulgaria railways to run special train on Septembri – Dobrinishte narrow-gauge line on September 4

September 3, 2016September 3, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian state railways BDZ is adding five additional carriages to the Septembri – Dobrinishte narrow-gauge line on September 4 2016,

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