While some traditions are fading with time, others are reborn. Tahini production, the sticky paste of the crushed sesame seed, is seeing a resurgence … [Read more...]
Lost villages of Ivaylovgrad
Crumbling brick buildings hidden in the vegetation hint at small settlements that existed during communist times in Ivaylovgrad Province. During the … [Read more...]
Castles and Pumpkin Pastry
There are scattered castles and ruins hidden throughout the rocky outcroppings of Thrace. Chunks of marble repurposed into not so recent buildings, a … [Read more...]
Back to Bulgaria – Bachkovo Monastery
Nestled in the Rhodope Mountains of southern Bulgaria, Bachkovo Monastery has hid in craggy recesses since 1083. I have not been to Bulgaria in a … [Read more...]