John Reynolds
- Jul 31
- 2 min
Buzludzha and Shipka
Long day visiting. First stop was the Buzludzha monument. On the remote Buzludzha Peak stands an unusual abandoned monument. The peak...
John Reynolds
- Jul 30
- 1 min
Kazanlak
20c and rain! That’s what we woke to yesterday, but it soon dried up and became a pleasant day, reaching 28c by 4pm. We cycled into the...
John Reynolds
- Jul 29
- 1 min
Plovdiv
Plovdiv at 31c was warm after the coolness of the hills! A walk into the “new” town where we had a 3D experience of the stadium of...
John Reynolds
- Jul 27
- 1 min
Rila Lakes
We arrived in the Rila Mountains early evening Wednesday with the plan to walk the 7 Lakes on Thursday. Sadly, this had to be put off...
John Reynolds
- Jul 25
- 1 min
Melnik and Rila
We dragged ourselves away from Camping Paradise after 3 nights, this is such a relaxed place with friendly hosts and just 1km from the...
John Reynolds
- Jul 22
- 1 min
Ancient Philippi and Lydia
Philippi built around 360BC. The New Testament records a visit to the city by the apostle Paul during his second missionary journey...
John Reynolds
- Jul 21
- 1 min
Ouzouni - Nea Iraklitsa
We decided with the temperature now in the upper 30C to head for the sea. Back to our very first campsite some 6 weeks ago. We found it...
John Reynolds
- Jul 19
- 1 min
Veria-Vergina
Driving up the motorway passing signs for possible Bears. We headed for the city center car park of Veria. Paid our €1 to park and told...
John Reynolds
- Jul 17
- 1 min
Meteora Monasteries
We are in the middle of a heatwave!! We are having temperatures of 40 in the shade with overnights of 25, without air con we are sleeping...
John Reynolds
- Jul 13
- 1 min
Plataria
Delphi to Plataria on the northwest coast with a view out to Corfu. A long drive with a road closure made it even longer plus it was very...
John Reynolds
- Jul 11
- 1 min
Delphi
A wonderful campsite with views to die for and made friends with an English couple. A local bus ride at 7.30am so we were 2nd to get into...
John Reynolds
- Jul 10
- 1 min
Patras and Reo onto Delphi
We had a long hot day drive from Olympia and up to Delphi via the Reo bridge which we decided to take the ferry. Stopping for a quick...
