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The most eerie, impressive and moving abandoned places to explore in Europe, Eastern Europe, Chernobyl, Pripyat, Soviet, Communist, Balkans, Balkan war, old bobsleigh track, 1984 winter olympics, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Bosnian war, bosnia and herzegovina, serbia, croatia, Mostar, Sniper Tower, Urbex, Urban Exploring, Urban Exploration, place hacking, Bulgarian Communist headquarters, Buzludzka, bulgaria, Victoria Arches, Manchester Arches, how to visit, where is, entrance, getting in,

The most eerie, impressive and moving abandoned places to explore in Europe (where we’ve been so far!)

Published on: 27/11/201623/08/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 20 Comments

We love exploring abandoned places, call us strange, but there is nothing quite like the eerie atmosphere of discovering a forgotten or over looked area of a city. Creeping behind the everyday, off the beaten track and into a lost world, a time capsule of a bygone era. A museum that you can interact with,

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Exploring Buzludzha: The abandoned Communist headquarters of Bulgaria! (And a side trip to Shipka, shipka church, cathedral, monument, memorial, commemoration, bulgarian communist party, ottoman, turkish, war, 1981, socialism, urban, urban exploration, abandoned, time, history, hammer and sickle, mountains

Exploring Buzludzha: The abandoned Communist headquarters of Bulgaria! (And a side trip to Shipka!)

Published on: 14/09/201620/08/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 1 Comment

Have you ever had dreams of crawling through a tiny hole into a dark and damp crumbling ruin, the smell of decay  piercing your nostrils and you step over piles of rotten communist relics. Probably not, well that is unless you are as strange as I am! Well, there’s more to it than having a

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A day of adventure at the stunning UNESCO Rila Monastery, Stob Pyramids and the Bulgarian mountains, bulgaria, eastern Europe, adventure, church, monks, how to get to Rila Monastery, transport, bus, tram, train, what to do in Sofia, things to do, things to see, must seen, frescos, paintings, jesus, stunning, bucket list, hike, explore, Cave of St.Ivan Rilski

A day of adventure at the stunning UNESCO Rila Monastery, Stob Pyramids and the Bulgarian mountains!

Published on: 12/09/201628/06/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 5 Comments

When we knew we would be going to Bulgaria on our travels through Europe we weren’t really sure what or where we would be heading. Sometimes it is nice to turn up in a country and it be a total surprise. But one thing we did know about was Rila Monastery (and Buzludzha but that’s another

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Plovdiv: The ancient Roman city with a young bohemian charm, amazing street art, climbing, scrambling, hill, explore, adventure, things to do in Plovdiv, things to see, what to do, top 10, ten, Ottoman, Old Town, Balabanov's house, Danov house, ethnographic museum, graffiti, Roman amphitheatre, Alyosha Soviet Army Memorial, viewpoint, Bunarjik Hill, Alyosha Skurlatov, Roman Stadium, hike, Trimontium, Dzhumaya Mosque, The trap, Kapana, art, creative, craft, artists, airBnB

Plovdiv: The ancient Roman city with a young bohemian charm! (and a unique AirBnB experience!)

Published on: 10/09/201628/06/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 15 Comments

We had already fallen head over heels in love with Bulgaria by the time we boarded the train in Sofia to make the slow chugging trundle through the mountains and countryside towards Plovdiv. We knew not to much about the second largest city in the country apart from its famous Roman Ruins, but upon visiting

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A guide to Sofia, the diverse city we felt so at home in & the gateway to our Bulgarian adventures!, boyana waterfall, communist, soviet, socialist, lenin, red star, bulgarian communist party, history, the largo, Bulgarian Communist Party Headquarters, Monument to the Soviet Army, Museum of Socialist Art, Alexander Nevsky Church, cathedral, Saint Nikolas, Sveti Georgi, St. Sofia, Vitosha Boulevard, mountain, mount, Ivan Vazov National Theatre, City Garden, Georgi Dimitrov, Buzludzha, rila monastery, shipka, Moreto and Cafetto, pop bogomil,

A guide to Sofia, the diverse city we felt so at home in & the gateway to our Bulgarian adventures!

Published on: 08/09/201624/08/2018 by Nic Hilditch-Short 7 Comments

Our first impression of Sofia wasn’t amazing, we arrived in a storm from Kosovo and the big city almost ate us up! We initially stayed in quite a run down area of the city and we felt like we were just coasting through. After having to move to another hostel across the city that’s when

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Hostel Review: Moreto & Caffeto, Sofia, Bulgaria! An amazing adventure with amazing people, best hostel in Sofia, best hostels, best accommodation, hotel, places to stay, atmosphere, fun, private, dorm, sofia, Bulgaria, Balkans, backpacking, backpacker,

Hostel Review: Moreto & Caffeto, Sofia, Bulgaria! An amazing adventure with amazing people!

Published on: 24/07/201620/12/2016 by Nic Hilditch-Short 11 Comments

Occasionally when you are travelling you stumble upon a hostel that just has everything perfect. Sometimes it can be a hit and miss game that’s true. Some hostels look great but then turn out to be ruined by obnoxious idiots drinking their way around the world. Then others sell themselves short, but once you arrive

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