There’s a cottage industry in Sofia, Bulgaria of restaurants located in older houses that have been refurbished.  They serve eclectic food and provide a homemade style in everything from the...

I explored the beautiful outskirts of Sofia yesterday (not entirely independent of the parking pressures inside of Sofia. I had a rental car, which I had initially thought was a...

Growing up in the ’80’s during the Cold War, the Red Scare, remnants of McCarthyism… and of course, the movie Red Dawn with Patrick Swayze, had anyone and everyone in...

Inevitably, when you’re country-hopping for months at a time and catching up on a country’s history (recent to antiquity) on the airplane ride to said country, you may not understand...

Mother’s Day 5.8.16 Ever dream of quitting your job, getting rid of all of your things, and catching a flight to another continent? I’m just about to book my flight...