The Seven Rila Lakes in October — the lift, the gravel climbs, the loop past the Lower Lake, 2026 prices, and the fox that behaved like a cat.
Itineraries
Day-by-day road-trip plans — what to see, how long it takes and what it costs, from someone who drove it.
Northwestern Bulgaria and Its Wonders: Written Off? Absolutely Not!
A four-day road trip through Belogradchik, Magura, Vidin, Lom and Kozloduy — what the Northwest is really like, with current prices, times and honest impressions.
Thassos Island in Greece – From the Sea to the Mountains
A week on Thassos, Greece: ferries from Kavala and Keramoti, beaches, mountain villages, waterfalls, a boat cruise and a stop in Kavala, with real prices.
Bansko Without the Skiing or the Spa?! A Guide to Getting Properly Lost in the Mountains
Bansko beyond the ski runs: Rila Fun Park, the Belitsa bear sanctuary, Dobarsko, Baikushev’s pine and two forgotten fortresses almost nobody visits.
An Imperfect Italy, or How “See Naples and Die” Turned Out to Be a Mistranslation
A week in Naples — Pompeii, Vesuvius, Herculaneum, the Amalfi Coast and the underground city. Real prices, real transport, and the chaos nobody warns you about.
Fotinovo Waterfalls, Bulgaria: A Two-Day Rhodope Trip to a 30-Metre Cascade
Fotinovo’s waterfalls — a 3 km Rhodope trail to a triple cascade about 30 m high, stamp 37b of the 100 National Tourist Sites, and why we’re going back in May.
Venice in 4 Days — Easy, Fast and Far Cheaper Without a Tour Operator
Doing Venice on your own in four days — flights to Treviso, the ATVO transfer, Mestre vs Venice, Murano, Burano, Torcello, and what the whole thing costs in 2026.
New Year in Montenegro and Croatia — five days by coach
Five days in Montenegro and Croatia over New Year — Budva, Kotor and Dubrovnik, what it costs today and why the coach is the hard part.








