Bulgaria. Short photo essay about a journey from Sofia (Bulgaria’s capital) to Petrich (Sout-West Bulgaria) by train in 2010, as it has been seen from the train window. February 2010
Jul 02, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA, STORIES | Tags: Bulgaria, eco, industry, journey, Petrich, plants, polutuin, poverty, socialism, Sofia, train, train station | 1 Comment »
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 »
Bulgaria/Romania. Unnamed small island (Romanian territory) – home for one of the largest pelican and cormorant colony on Danube River. June 2010
Jun 26, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA | Tags: bird, Bulgaria, collared pratincole (Glareola pranticola), Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus), Danube, Danube River, eco, island, protected area, pygmy cormorant (Phalacrocorax pygmeus), rare birds, Romania, water, water rail (Rallus aquaticus), white pelican (Pelecanus onocrotalus) | 5 Comments »
Bulgaria. The village of Zabernovo near Malko Tarnovo. Zelenika Festival Strandja. May 2010
The Zelenika festival in Strandja Mountains is held every year in May. The festival is timed with the flowering period of the Strandja Zelenika (Rhododendron ponticum), which is the symbol of the Strandja Nature Park Park.
May 15, 2010 | Categories: STORIES | Tags: eco, ethno, fest, folklore, Malko Tarnovo, nature, spring, Strandja, tradition, Zabernovo, Zelenika Festival Strandja | 1 Comment »
Malko Tarnovo is a town in southeastern Bulgaria 5 km from the Turkish border, part of Burgas Province. Malko Tarnovo is the only town in the interior of the Bulgarian Strandzha Mountains, with the other important settlements being located on the coast.
May 15, 2010 | Categories: BULGARIA | Tags: biodiversity, border, Bulgaria, eco, Malko Tarnovo, nature park, spring, Strandja | Leave A Comment »
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