Bulgaria Near the Macedonian border Lizard saying hello Goats crossing Goats crossing Just past the Macedonian border Old school Bulgarian cars Melnik Leaving Melnik Leaving Melnik From Melnik to Krushevo From Melnik to Krushevo Mountain pass Mountain pass Storm brewing on the mountain Popski Pass! Camping at 1,400m View from mountain-top Picnic break in Rhodopes Water spring Gneiss stones Krushevo Krushevo Our converted camper van home Krushevo View over valley View over valley ‘Weeping Man’ rock ‘Weeping Man’ rock Dospat lake Campsite Between Dospat and Smolyan More concerning roads Shiroka Laka Mountain pass towards Smolyan Watch out for bears! Between Smolyan and Zlatograd Zlatograd old town Between Zlatograd and Momchilgrad Rescuing tortoises from the road Psychedelic shower Another ‘vanished’ road Another ‘vanished’ road A donkey waiting for the bus Last campsite in Bulgaria Country no. 15 – Bulgaria! Entering Bulgaria Merope centre Merope centre Merope centre Abandoned factory Old houses Belogradchik Belogradchik Belogradchik Belogradchik Camp site up the mountain Between Belogradchik and Berkovitsa Between Belogradchik and Berkovitsa Rock formations between Belogradchik and Berkovitsa Belogradchik Climbing the pass towards Sofia Climbing the pass towards Sofia Snow-capped mountain Snow-capped mountain pass Heading down towards Sofia Between Sofia and Dupnica Candle-lit bar Sofia Sofia Sofia ‘Delta Hill’ Lost again… Another gorgeous campsite Our campsite lake Campsite breakfast 5,000km! Flooded trails So much for this ‘road’ The not so short ‘shortcut’ National park between Sofia and Blagoevgrad Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading...