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Bulgaria’s Bansko opens 2022/23 ski season, with scant snow in sight

December 17, 2022December 17, 2022 The Sofia Globe staff Lance Nelson, tourism

Bulgaria’s mountain resort of Bansko officially opened its 2022/23 ski season on December 17, with scant snow in sight after

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Bulgaria’s Bansko ‘Best value ski resort in Europe’: Beyond the hype

October 20, 2018October 25, 2018 Lance Nelson Lance Nelson, tourism

Every year, in numerous articles in the media, Bulgaria’s Bansko is acclaimed the best value ski resort in Europe. This

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Bitcoin: Debating the price trends, and a new channel on crypto launches in Bulgaria

April 22, 2018April 27, 2018 Lance Nelson Lance Nelson

Following four months of a bear market in Bitcoin, the question now is whether the turning point in price has

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Bitcoin hits all time high of $7000: More euphoria to come

November 3, 2017November 6, 2017 Lance Nelson Lance Nelson

Bitcoin price reached $7400 yesterday (predicted here) and it’s $7200 and climbing as I write. The reason for the latest

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Halloween high: Bitcoin hits $6300 all time record – and the top 8 mistakes Bitcoin newbies will make

October 30, 2017November 3, 2017 Lance Nelson Lance Nelson

Back in July 2016, when the Bitcoin price was $642, I said in an article in The Sofia Globe that

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Podcast: Bulgaria’s Martin Kuvandzhiev, Bitcoin Gold developer

October 26, 2017October 27, 2017 Lance Nelson Lance Nelson, podcast, podcasts

Bitcoin recently peaked at a market capitalisation of $100 billion due, in part, to crypto enthusiasts selling alt coins and

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Bulgaria Videos 

Podcast at the Sofia Science Festival: Would you ban trophy hunting in Africa?

May 14, 2017June 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria Now Podcast, Lance Nelson, podcasts, Sofia Science Festival

Let’s have a show of hands. Who’s heard of Cecil the Lion? And if you could, would you ban trophy

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Bulgaria Videos 

Podcast at the Sofia Science Festival: Of Patagonia and disappearing glaciers

May 14, 2017May 17, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria Now Podcast, Lance Nelson, podcast, Sofia Science Festival

Eñaut Izagirre is a ski-mountaineering specialist with ski and climbing experience in the Pyrenees, Norway and the Alps, and recently

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Bulgaria Videos 

Podcast: Whisky time with Ewan Henderson of the Lost Distillery Company at the Sofia Science Festival

May 12, 2017May 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria Now Podcast, Lance Nelson, Sofia Science Festival

At the 2017 Sofia Science Festival, Ewan Henderson – global ambassador for the Lost Distillery Company – took an enthusiastic

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