A Balkan Train Ride
Is it possible to feel sorry for a train? Watching this little steam engine freezing in the snow at Bansko station, I almost did… The...
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Anatomy of a Bulgarian Restaurant
We have spent more time than I am entirely comfortable with in Bulgarian tourist restaurants lately. Here’s what to expect, should you bow to the...
The Friday Photo: Our Own Private… Bansko
One of the things I love about skiing is when you get the mountain to yourself. Yesterday, we worked our way through a couple of...
All Ski Instructors Are Not Created Equal
We meet Emil on a run down the mountain. Or, to be more precise, slightly off the mountain, where Z has landed in a half-arsed...
How (Not) To Go Skiing On A Budget
Someone once compared sailing to standing fully clothed under a cold shower burning ten pound notes. Which would, I guess, make skiing standing in a...
Some Ill-Informed Observations On Bulgaria
The last time I went to Central Europe, it was Eastern Europe, and it was Communist. The last two countries I visited – Czechoslovakia and...