A Former Capital
Diary Entry 15
We are on the way to the Black Sea, but we can no longer do that today. Looking…
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The UFO on top of the Mountain
Diary Entry 14
The church of Shipka
Sometimes there are places in the world that you just…
The Lavendar Fields
Diary Entry 13
Famous are the pictures of the pretty ladies who pounce on the lavender fields in…
Melnik and the Wine Country
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Next, we decide to go to where we would have arrived after our crossing of the…
The Monastery in Rila
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I've heard of this monastery too, but seeing this colorful wall in the original…
The cave of the gods
Diary Entry 9
During my research on Bulgaria, pictures of the Prohadna Cave were one of the first…
On the mighty Danube
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We drive through endless sunflower fields to the Danube. We…
Berkovitsa and the Balkans of Vratsa
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We are very happy when we leave the big city again and can finally decide for…
The lakes of Pirin
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The next day we decide not to hike with all our luggage to the next hut on the way…
The Curse of Vihren
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The next morning we get up early and, in the light of the first rays of sun, walk…
Bansko, the gate to Pirin
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We can't stay in the city for long, because there isn't so much to see and we are…
Sofia, the Wise City
Red wine for breakfast? - yeah sure!
A wedding to start with
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Return to civilization
I'm traveling back towards Uppsala. I want to go to Färnebofjärdens National Park to hike one last…
In the far north of Jämtland
The next morning I get up at five in the morning and it seems to me that the brightness has not…
Sweden on your own
After Aland we stay a little longer in Stockholm with Couchsurfer Steve and a few outdoor shops.…
Access to the forgotten nation of Åland
It is remarkable. While I left Germany anxiously, where precautionary measures regarding Corona were taken…
The island Gräsö
The next day after I left Christian I follow the street and hope to hitchhike to the city of Gimo,…
From Länna over Knutby to Gimo
The next day we go in full and do thirty kilometers on the Ullandsleden from Länna to the small…
The Upplandsleden
The way of the next day is very demanding. However, we only start again around noon. Finally the…
In the Corona rebel nation Sweden
I reach Arlanda Airport and there is no sign of entry controls due to Corona. Officially, you should…
From an informal Syrian camp
Aid to the refugees in the city is the bulk of Tiafi's work. Most refugees still stay in wild camps outside…
TIAFI – Help for Syrians in Izmir
The media are full of reports on the current refugee situation. On March 4, 2020, Turkey's borders were opened…
The Medieval Hanseatic city of Gdansk
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to come across the sea from Sweden to Poland. It is eerie to start out of the port in…
A New Year in Karlskrona
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We have a long train ride behind us, Sara and me. We leave Freiburg im Breisgau…
Night Train to Copenhagen
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We leave Freiburg im Breisgau with the family immediately after the Christmas…
Need for Adriatic
Behind the border lies one of the country's many special tourist attractions,…
The place where the refugees are stranding
The next day we land in a place that is actually called "Martin Brod". Here, too,…
