North Bulgaria and Balchik

Since we are more nature oriented, we decided to give Srebarna Nature Reserve a go, and stopped firstly at the Nature Science Museum. Here we wanted to visit and buy some maps, but we did not have any “leva”, Bulgarian currency, and they refused to accept euros, thus we had to leave disappointed.
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New Adventures in the Exploring Land

After sitting in one place from mid April to mid June, we decided we could not stand this anymore, so there we were, packing our stuff and heading towards the Black Sea as any…almost any Romanian in summer. However we are far from ordinary, so we headed first to Comana Natural Park, south of Bucharest. [...]

Crossing from Romania into Bulgaria by Car

If you come to the point in driving from Romania to/through Bulgaria, and you have decided to cross the border at Calafat/Vidin, there are a few things you need to know:

IT IS NOT FREE
Romanian harbor tax is 6 € (20 lei)
The ferry ride with a small car and a passenger is 26 €, and it [...]