Highest Rated Review by the Community
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Jun 05 '00
Pros: Painted Monasteries, Scenery, Quaint Villages, Inexpensive Prices
Cons: Cold and Gray in Fall and Winter
Summary: Why go to Bulgaria now? Well, better now than in the future when it's McDonalized, homogenized, and expensive. Avoid the cold, rainy, gray days of late fall and winter. If you are in Istanbul with time on your hands, travel to Sofia by overnight...
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Jan 09 '09
Pros: Can't think of any
Cons: Reeks of cigarettes, entirely too many smokers everywhere.
Summary: What can be said about Bulgaria? A second-rate, third world country in the extreme south-east corner of Europe. Former communist country and a close Russian satellite. At present it is about to be expelled from the EU because of misappropriation of EU ...
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Jan 24 '08
Pros: beaches, nightlife, winter sports
Cons: none
Summary: Bulgaria is an awesome place to visit. It is my native country and I can offer some insider tips to international travelers. The best time to visit Bulgaria depends on the recreational activities you like. If you like winter sports, you should visit ...
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Dec 25 '06
Pros: Great food, Accommodations, and Prices
Cons: Transportation
Summary: Recently I spent two weeks in Bulgaria traveling to several cities and seeing the beautiful Bulgarian countryside. Coming from the United States to Bulgaria was a long flight and trip, but I can assure you it was well work the travel and time. Having a ...
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Mar 21 '04
Pros: Beautiful, open country in summertime. Cheap options for travel and accommodation.
Cons: Cheap options are of low quality, and foreigners are made for fleecing.
Summary: I just read through the existing reviews for Bulgaria and am amazed that some of them are allowed on epinions.com: Several are obviously advertising, and many of the glowing, five-star reviews are lures. I'm going to give you a different perspective. ...
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Apr 24 '03
Pros: Architecture, Cheap
Cons: Roads, Run Down, Taxi Scams
Summary: We visited Sofia for three days in April of 2003. We stayed at a private apartment that we had found on the Internet. When we arrived at the airport we were met by the driver/owner of the apt. He drove us to the apt. which was about a mile from the city...
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Sep 08 '01
Pros: Nice friendly people, cheap, culture, architecture, the lack of tourists
Cons: Not for the usual tourist type and the faint of heart
Summary: Before heading to Sofia from Greece, I didn't hear much about Bulgaria from anybody because most people won't even bother going there. A well-traveled friend of mine recommended it, told me that he met locals there and had a great time so I figured I...
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Jul 03 '01
Pros: Landscapes, people of Bulgaria, cities
Cons: Road thieves, police bribe, lousy custom officers, quality of roads
Summary: When travelling in Bulgaria by car you should consider the following, especially if driving by night:
- there was not singular cases in which cars and buses were intercepted and stopped by masked thieves, forcing the occupants to give all their...
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Dec 22 '00
Pros: The beach & shopping
Cons: The hotel
Summary: We spent our last vacation before our daughter´s birth in Bulgaria. A former Eastern Block country which is now open to the west. It is still a pour country with low standard, but with very nice and friendly people.
The largest tourism area...
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Nov 26 '00
Pros: trifon
Cons: trifon
Summary: The life in Bulgaria is very hard.I am one of the millions Bulgarian who try to live in it.Believe me it is so hard than The Moon explore.We work for 200 DM for a month and this money is only for food.This month i must work at two places because i...
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Oct 28 '00
Pros: trifon
Cons: trifon
Summary: Review Topic: Sights & AttractionsSports facilities of all Bulgarian pleasure resorts.Being aware of the widespread craze for fitness the management of these resorts do not hesitate to invest in this field.As a result excellent facilities for...
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Oct 27 '00
Pros: trifon
Cons: trifon
Summary:
Review Topic: Overview
Sofia is Bulgaria,s largest city and its capital with a population of over 1 000 000.It lies on a plain surrounded by mountains-one of which,Vitosha is an integral part of its scenery.
The site of...
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Oct 27 '00
Pros: trifon
Cons: trifon
Summary:
Review Topic: Overview
Bulgaria,s location on the continent governs its climate which is temperature continental with an average temperature over the year of about 12 C.Some areas are influenced by other physical factors:the...
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Oct 23 '00
Pros: Beautiful mountain views, historical sights
Cons: Transportation
Summary: There is a place on the Balkan peninsula endowed with natural beauty whose people show warm hospitality to every traveler - a small country on the crossroad of Europe and the Middle East. A country whose early kingdoms enjoyed times of glory, prosperity...
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Oct 21 '00
Pros: trifon
Cons: trifon
Summary:
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions
The Black sea which washes the shores of Bulgaria is warm in summer whit an average temperature of 24 grees C in july and august.It is of great benefit for bathers because of its slight...
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Oct 19 '00
Pros: trifon
Cons: trifon
Summary:
Review Topic: Sights & Attractions
Bulgaria is stepping up its claim as a place for healthy holidays.There are more than 500 recognized mineral springs which produce hundreds ot thousands cubic metres of water medicinal...
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