
Pavel organizes photo tours, photo safaris and workshops in Bulgaria, the Balkans and worldwide.
He is an exceptional English-speaking tour leader, photo workshop instructor, excellent teacher and an enthusiastic traveling companion. He lives in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Pavel has a natural talent for blending humor with education, combined with a passion for travel and photography. His photo tours [...]
Jul 02, 2010 | Categories: NEWS | Tags: adventure, biodiversity, Black sea, Black sea coast, Bulgaria, Bulgaria ethno, Bulgaria photos, communist regime, Danube, Danube River, Dimitrovgrad, Dolno Lukovo, Eastern Rhodopes, eco, ethno, ethno photography, ghost-village, Gorno Lukovo, industry, Ivaylovgrad, kamen Bryag, landscape, Madzharovo, Mandritsa, monuments, mountains, nature, old plants, photo adventure, photo safari, photo-tour, photography, phototour, protected areas, Rodopes, seascape, Shabla, socialist architecture, Socialist collective housing, socialist industrial landscapes, socialist industry, socialist monuments, socialist realism, Sofia, stalinist architecture, street photography, Studen Kladenec, Svishtov, tradition, TRAVEL AND PLACES, travel photography, Tulenovo, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, vultures | 12 Comments »

THE PHOTO WORKSHOP/SAFARI ” THE BEST OF BULGARIA” is organized by the NGO “NetHarvest” (registration August 2004; No 131072130), the licensed tour agency for adventure travels – BALKANTREK – VGAIDAROV and Pavel Gospodinov (www.pavelgospodinov.com)
DURATION: 20 September – 26 September 2010
PRICE: 850 EUR (7 participants); 900 EUR (5 participants)
NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: 5 – 7
DETAILED INFORMATION AND [...]
Jun 27, 2010 | Categories: PHOTO SAFARIS | Tags: adventure, biodiversity, Black sea, Black sea coast, Bulgaria, Bulgaria ethno, Bulgaria photos, communist regime, Danube, Danube River, Dimitrovgrad, Dolno Lukovo, Eastern Rhodopes, eco, ethno, ethno photography, ghost-village, Gorno Lukovo, industry, Ivaylovgrad, kamen Bryag, landscape, Madzharovo, Mandritsa, monuments, mountains, nature, old plants, photo adventure, photo safari, photo-tour, photography, phototour, protected areas, Rodopes, seascape, Shabla, socialist architecture, Socialist collective housing, socialist industrial landscapes, socialist industry, socialist monuments, socialist realism, Sofia, stalinist architecture, street photography, Studen Kladenec, Svishtov, tradition, TRAVEL AND PLACES, travel photography, Tulenovo, Varna, Veliko Tarnovo, vultures | 7 Comments »

Zlatograd is a town in Bulgaria, 60 km from Smolyan. It is located in a valley between the eastern and central massif of the Rhodope mountains. The Greek border lies just 5 km away from the town and on 15 January 2010 the cross-border Zlatograd – Thermes (Greece) road was inaugurated.
Jun 25, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA | Tags: border, Bulgaria, Eastern Rhodopes, mountains, open-air museum, Rhodopes, tradition, Zlatograd | Leave A Comment »

Momchilgrad, is a town in the very south of Bulgaria, part of Kardzhali Province in the southeastern part of the Eastern Rhodopes. It is largely settled by ethnic Turks.
Jun 25, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA | Tags: Bulgaria, Eastern Rhodopes, isolated, Momchilgrad, Mountain, poverty, Rhodopes | Leave A Comment »

Bulgaria. Eastern Rhodopes. The region around Studen Kladenec Dam. June 2010
Jun 25, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA | Tags: Bulgaria, dam, Eastern Rhodopes, isolated, Mountain, poverty, Rhodopes, Studen Kladenec, tradition, vultures | Leave A Comment »

Bulgaria. Eastern Rhodopes. The village of Mandritsa. June 2010
Jun 25, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA | Tags: Arda, Arda River, Bulgaria, Eastern Rhodopes, isolated, Mandritsa, poverty, Rhodopes, silkworms farming, tradition | Leave A Comment »

Madzharovo is a small Bulgarian town in the Eastern Rhodopes, part of Haskovo Province. The town has a population of only 686, making it one of the smallest in the country, and is situated on the banks of the river Arda. Madzharovo is where the only vulture reserve in Bulgaria is located, with three species inhabiting the area.
Jun 25, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA | Tags: Arda River, Bulgaria, Eastern Rhodopes, ecology, farming, isolated, Madzharovo, meandres, poverty, Rhodopes, tradition, vultures | Leave A Comment »

An abandoned village near the village of Dzhanka - Krumovgrad municipality, Kardzhali Province in the very south of Bulgaria, located in the Eastern Rhodopes.
Jun 25, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA | Tags: abondened, Bulgaria, Dzhanka, Eastern Rhodopes, empty, ghost-village, isolated, poverty, Rhodopes, ruins, tradition | Leave A Comment »

Ivaylovgrad is a town in Haskovo Province in the very south-east of Bulgaria set near the river Arda in the easternmost part of the Rhodope Mountains. It is the administrative centre of Ivaylovgrad municipality. Byzantine eparchial lists from the time of the 9th-10th century mention a bishop’s centre by the name of Lyutitsa on the site of present-day Ivaylovgrad. According [...]
Jun 25, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA | Tags: Bulgaria, Eastern Rhodopes, farming, isolated, Ivaylovgrad, Mountain, poverty, Rhodopes, square, tradition | Leave A Comment »

Bulgaria. Eastern Rhodopes. The village of Gorno Lukovo. June 2010
Jun 25, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA, RECENTLY ADDED | Tags: Bulgaria, deserted, Eastern Rhodopes, ghost-village, Gorno Lukovo, isolated, Mountain, poverty, Rhodopes, ruins, tradition | Leave A Comment »

The Eastern Rhodopes are spread over a territory of about 34% of the mountains’ area in Bulgaria, constituting a much lower part.
A view of the Vucha Dam and its floating houses. Major cities in the area are Haskovo and Kardzhali, as well as the smaller Momchilgrad, Krumovgrad, Zlatograd and Kirkovo. The Eastern Rhodopes, being significantly [...]
Jun 25, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA | Tags: Arda River, Bulgaria, Eastern Rhodopes, farming, forest, isolated, landscape, meandres, poverty, protected area, Rhodopes, tobacco, tradition | Leave A Comment »