I had been to Bulgaria once before, to the mountain town of Bansko for a snowboarding trip. Then, I had of course been hoping for snow and cold, this time round I was hoping for the opposite, for the winter to stay away for as long as possible. With the weather in mind I had to make a decision in Blagoevgrad as to which way I walked next. One option was to head north towards Sofia and then follow the plain south-east to Turkey, the other was to head south into Gr...

http://www.lifestar.gr/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=968%3A%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%B3%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CF%81%CE%BA%CE%AF%CE%B1-%CE%BC%CE%B5-%CF%84%CE%B1-%CF%80%CF%8C%CE%B4%CE%B9%CE%B1&Itemid=138 Here is a link to an interview I did with the local TV station in Serres, Greece where I have spent the last few days. Will fill in the blog gap soon.