Here is a greeting from glorious Bulgaria! We are on a press trip at the Black Sea and experience fantastic beaches, good food, history and beautiful cities. Here is a first little greeting. When we get home we will tell you more. Happy Friday!
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ShareFinally on a trip abroad
It has been surprisingly nice and fun to experience Sweden this year. But of course we have longed to visit interesting and exciting destinations abroad. On Monday it was finally time. We set off on a press trip to the Black Sea in Bulgaria!
We travelled from Stockholm together with our blog colleague and friend Christian from Food and travel blog. The flight took place with LOT Polish Airlines from Arlanda to Warsaw, and from there to the Bulgarian capital Sofia.
I Sofia we met our Norwegian fellow travellers, Hannah and Jörgen, who run the Instagram account @hannahlates. Then we continued with another flight, to Varna on the Black Sea.
Long journey? It didn't feel that long, but when the flights get going properly there will be direct flights to the Black Sea, so the journey will be smoother!
A great team
We really couldn't have been more lucky with our travelling companions! Christian is a good friend from before, and Hannah and Jörgen turned out to be fantastic young people! They have both worked and travelled in many countries, have a great attitude towards life and are always ready to laugh.
And you know a funny coincidence - Hannah speaks Icelandic like me (Helena)! In the picture below you can see the whole gang at an awesome beach bar at Sunny Beach.
Cities, history, beaches, food and wine
We have only spent a few days in Bulgaria, but it already feels like we have had time to see and experience a lot. Among other things, we have visited the beautiful Unesco city of Nesebar and the country's third largest city, Varna.
Everywhere there are beautiful old churches and historical remains such as old Roman baths. Not to mention the very special cave monastery that we saw yesterday! In addition, we have visited interesting museums and amazingly beautiful parks ...
We have also had the opportunity to experience the incredibly beautiful sandy beaches here, such as Sunny Beach. And of course we have eaten traditional Bulgarian food (chopska salad, meat and fish from the Black Sea among others) and tried really good Bulgarian wines! The people we meet are very nice and it feels really positive and fun to travel around here. We have actually already talked about travelling back to see things that we don't have time for on this trip.
We are glad that we decided to (almost) not blog while travelling, because there is really no time for that. Also, my computer (or probably the battery) has given up, so I'm currently blogging from my mobile phone. But I really look forward to telling you more about Bulgaria when we get home. And for now: feel free to follow me on Instagram, at @freedomtravelnews! Happy Friday!
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Ann says:
If you have the time, I can highly recommend visiting winery messembria in nessebar for a free wine tasting of almond wines, it's a super charming little place in the middle of the old town 🙂.
23 July 2021 - 8:39
Helena says:
It sounds like a great tip! We can't make it, but we tasted almond wine in another place, in Balchik, exciting!
23 July 2021 - 17:30
4000mil says:
Looks lovely. I'm almost jealous when I see the pictures, even though I know I'll be doing a similar trip in August. 😁
23 July 2021 - 9:03
Helena says:
You really have something to look forward to! But maybe you have another programme?
23 July 2021 - 17:31
4000mil says:
Well it is partly different, we will visit Plovdiv, Europe's oldest city.
23 July 2021 - 20:13
Amanda (Swedish Passport) says:
Oh, it really sounds like you have a fantastic time! Bulgaria is a country I would like to discover so look forward to reading more about what you have seen and experienced 🙂.
23 July 2021 - 9:29
Helena says:
We are having a great time, and it will be fun to tell you more about everything soon!
23 July 2021 - 17:31
Ama de casa says:
What a wonderful trip you are on and what wonderful company too! Too bad the computer quit, but if it now necessarily has to do so at some point, this was a "good" opportunity when you / you had not intended to blog anyway but were prepared with other things. Think positive!
Keep up the good work 🙂
23 July 2021 - 9:32
Helena says:
Yes, you are absolutely right about the computer. I think it's annoying of course, but it was still a bit unlucky that it happened just now!
26 July 2021 - 14:54
Lena+in+Wales+and+Spain says:
How lovely it is again.
Good decision, to experience now and write about it in more detail later.
Take care!
23 July 2021 - 11:32
Helena says:
Yes, it was a good decision! We will write during our trips, when we are travelling alone with the motorhome. But on shorter press trips, it might have to be like this sometimes!
26 July 2021 - 14:55
Ditte says:
How nice that this trip came about. Wishing you continued good days.
23 July 2021 - 15:58
Helena says:
Yes, very funny! And thank you very much!
26 July 2021 - 14:55
bmlarstravellingblog says:
What a great trip and smart to not try to blog in the meantime. I can probably imagine that Bulgaria and the tourist destinations there have changed significantly since many went to Sunne Beach about 20 years ago.
I look forward to reading about your experiences!
23 July 2021 - 16:12
Helena says:
Yes, but exactly, Bulgaria has developed, and is also more than Sunny beach. So much fun to explore and discover the country!
26 July 2021 - 14:56
BP says:
Sunny Beach has really 'upped its game' since we visited in the 1980s. Cool. The beach was as nice then as now. We have also visited Nessebar. Remember the harbour and that they sold fried "mini fish" from a boat. Even that village has advanced ... on the UNESCO list.
23 July 2021 - 20:14
Helena says:
Yes, it is of course much more "modern" today, although the beach was certainly nice already in the 1980s! Glad you were here, and also visited Nessebar!
26 July 2021 - 14:57
Titti/Umeå/Huay Yang says:
What a beautiful dress!
Have a nice trip.
26 July 2021 - 9:23
Helena says:
But thank you so much!!! 🙂
26 July 2021 - 14:57