Jan

11

Travellers Tales - Ethnographic Museum, Varna

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Bulgaria - Ethnographic Museum, Varna
Mary Carter
Down a little side street close to the city centre you will find a quaint National Revival Period Mansion that was originally built for a Varna merchant (c. 1860) and which is now the home of Varna’s Ethnographic Museum.
It did take a little finding (we walked by it [...]

Nov

7

Travellers Tales - Starata Mehana, the oldest mehana in town

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Bulgaria - VelikoTarnovo, November 2007
dogrose
There is something to be said for being an out-of-season tourist. There are the occasional disadvantages, especially in places like Tunisia where you are the only target for persistent souvenir sellers, but most of the time it can be a wonderful experience.
Quite often you get considerably reduced rates at hotels which [...]