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AUSTRIA-VIENNA
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Bulgaria
Burgas – Where to Go for a Trip? 1
Are you planning to go to Bulgaria for your holiday? To a summer resort near Burgas? If you don't want to remember only the way to the beach and evening...
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Martenitsa – Welcoming of spring
The 1st of March is the unofficial beginning of spring. It is the Day of Baba Marta (Grandma March). It is believed that Baba Marta is a grumpy and limping...
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Gyuvech with Meat (Bulgaria)
The Legend about Mavrud
Although white wine is used in our recipe, Bulgaria is famous for its red wines. They say that all Bulgarian songs praise red wine except one. In that song, they...
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Bulgaria
In the Footsteps of the Ancient Thracians – I.
For many years Bulgaria was a popular destination for summer holidays for many families in communist Czechoslovakia. The resorts of Slanchev Briag (Sunny Beach), Zlatni Piasatsi (Golden Sands), Varna, Albena,...
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Bulgaria
In the Footsteps of the Ancient Thracians – II.
Thracian tombs It is the year 1878 and around the village of Shipka, an important battle in the Russian-Turkish War for the liberation of Bulgaria takes place. The Russian command...
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Bulgaria
In the Footsteps of the Ancient Thracians III.
Orpheus and Orphism One can still feel the breath of mystical ancient past emanating from the rock shrine Perperikon. Perperikon was a cult place for the followers of the so-called...
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It was a spontaneous idea to create this blog. I named it “potpourri” because it is a mixture into which – instead of dried blossoms, leaves, spices and wood chops – I have mixed my impressions from my trips, adding the aroma of exotic places and the recipes with interesting stories. I also consider travelling to be the spice of life and hope that this blend of travelpotpourri will inspire you too to travel and discover the world…
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