Asia Attractions Ptepís Travelogue on Jordan 

Travelogue on Jordan: Petra—The Kingdom of the Nabataeans and one of the Seven Wonders of the World

More about our route and expenses in Jordan - see in a trip to Jordan. Also read the first travelogue about Jordan - see in Arrival and first impressions of Jordan Our second day in Jordan began with a very early rise, because we had to walk to the place from where to board the bus to Petra. The transfer to Petra and back cost us 18 JOD per person in both directions. The bus company was called Jett and they have an office on the coastal boulevard in Aqaba near the Great Mosque. And we bought the tickets...

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America Destinations Attractions Ptepís Travelogues about Chile South America 

Valparaiso - Expectations and Reality

Из “До Чили и обратно – едно пътуване до неизразимата природна красота“ ПОВЕЧЕ ЗА МАРШРУТА НА ПЪТУВАНЕТО И КОЛКО ПАРИ НИ ИЗЛЕЗЕ ВСИЧКО – ВИЖТЕ ТУК. На следващата сутрин бяхме решили да подадем жалба до Аржентинските авиолинии поради отменения полет, но ни очакваше нова изненада – отново стачка от 5 до 7 часа сутринта, като в тази стачка, доколкото разбрах от Интернет след това, се бил включил целия транспортен сектор в Буенос Айрес – метро, автобуси т.н. Затова и не успяхме да подадем жалба. Полетът ни до Сантяго с KLM…

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Destinations Evropa Attractions Ptepís Travelogues for the Netherlands 

Travelogue: Amsterdam in 1 Day

From "To Chile and back - a trip to the inexpressible natural beauty" more about the route of the trip and how much money it all cost - see here. What it's like to go into the women's toilet and leave the men's, where is the sex museum, the hash museum, Hemp and marijuana and what the condoms are, read in the next travelogue about Amsterdam. In Amsterdam we landed just before 10 am. It was the first visit to the Dutch capital for both of us and we intended to take a tour around the the city, then…

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America Destinations Attractions Ptepís Travelogues for Argentina Travelogues about Chile South America 

From Bulgaria to Buenos Aires

Из “До Чили и обратно – едно пътуване до неизразимата природна красота” ПОВЕЧЕ ЗА МАРШРУТА НА ПЪТУВАНЕТО И КОЛКО ПАРИ НИ ИЗЛЕЗЕ ВСИЧКО – ВИЖТЕ ТУК. ПОЛЕТ С WIZZ? ДА, АМА С RYAN Южноамериканското ни пътешествие започна на 25.11.2018 с ранен полет на Ryanair от Софийското летище Терминал 2 до Рим Chiampino. Първоначално за този маршрут бях резервирала билети с WizzAir, но месец преди пътуването авиокомпанията реши, че ще преустановят зимните си полети до Рим, което ме постави в много неприятна ситуация. Дори с връщането на парите, останалите опции за…

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Travelogue: With children in Istanbul

Read the travelogue about our previous trip to Istanbul 10 years earlier - Travelogue: One day in Istanbul our second trip to Istanbul was with our two children (5 and 9 years old) for 3 nights. The dates were 30.10-02.11.2020. The hotel we settled on was called Meydan Suites, booked through Booking.com and the price was BGN 100 in total for the 3 nights without food included. The hotel was located in the Blue Mosque area, in the Fatih district, right where the Eurasia tunnel begins (which runs under the Bosphorus) and near all kinds of shops, restaurants, grocers…

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America Destinations Attractions Popular Ptepís Travelogues about Chile South America 

To Chile and back – A journey to the ineffable nature of beauty

To Chile and back - a trip to the inexpressible natural beauty What it's like to travel 37,000 km within 16 days. With 12 flights and to visit a desert, a geothermal field with geysers and the most beautiful and easily accessible glacier in the world, read in the following travelogues about Chile. Travelogues from the journey: Travelogue: From Bulgaria to Buenos Aires Travelogue: Valparaiso Travelogue: Atacama Part 1: San Pedro Travelogue: Atacama Part 2: El Tatio and Moon Valley Geysers Travelogue: City of Iquike Travelogue: Patagonia with a short stop in Santiago Travelogue: Long Stop in Amsterdam…

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Destinations Evropa Attractions Sea Ptepís Cyprus travelogues 

Travelogue for Cyprus

A travelogue about Cyprus from Bulgaria to Cyprus all preparations started a few months earlier with the purchase of the plane tickets from Varna to Larnaca with Wizz Air for the dates May 10-17, 2018. Why Varna? Well, because there were the cheapest tickets - only BGN 52/person for a round-trip ticket, and it was a good occasion to walk to this part of our dear homeland. We left the day before in the evening after work and traveled for about four and a half hours from Plovdiv to Varna. Arriving in Varna at midnight we wondered where to leave the car -...

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Bulgaria Attractions Stara Zagora 

What to do in Stara Zagora? Here are the Top 13 sights in the city

Stara Zagora is the fifth largest city in Bulgaria with a population of over 233,000 people. It often happened that we transited near the city of straight streets and linden trees (as the city of Stara Zagora is known), traveling most often in the direction of the sea, but finally, together with some travel bloggers from Actom (the Association of Travel Bloggers in Bulgaria) We also had an opportunity to visit the city for a few days, which we used to get to know the history, life and sights in the city as much as possible. Unexpectedly for me, it turned out to be in the city...

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Bulgaria Destinations Evropa Attractions Stara Zagora 

“Zagorka”- единствената отворена за посещения пивоварна в България

"The World of Zagorka" - the only brewery open for visits in Bulgaria. The museum is located in Stara Zagora and has a variety of authentic exhibits tracing the history of the production of the famous beer. Among the exhibits are the personal belongings of the first creator of the brewery in Stara Zagora - Dr. Konstantin Kozhuharov. The museum collection also owns the only personal belongings of the first braumeister (the first licensed beer producer in Bulgaria) in the country. Visitors can see among the exhibits a 1902 beer bottle from when the brewery existed; More than 15 types of different cups used over the years;

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Bulgaria Attractions Stara Zagora 

Archery, horseback riding, and stick fighting – all this in the Proto-Bulgarian settlement „Baga-Tur“ in Stara Zagora

Archery, riding and clubfighting - all this in the proto-Bulgarian settlement "Baga-Tur" in Stara Zagora Baga-Tur is the only school of its kind and organization in the country, which aims to remind and talk about the values and ideals of the proto-Bulgarians and their understanding of the world. At the core of Baga-Tur is the understanding of the highest spiritual achievements of the proto-Bulgarians, and the organization presents them in a modern and interesting way. The school is attended by young and old and organizes various events - camps, birthdays in proto-Bulgarian,...

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