American Poetry in Translation

Някои Мисли върху Поезия в Превод, Провокирани от едно вълнуващо и ново развитие – Публикацията на двама съвременни Американски Поети  в превод на Български от издателството на Румяна Емануилиду – … Continue Reading →


Kachamak (from the Rhodope Mountins)

Products: 200 gr of polenta 100 gr of flour/semolina 1 middle-seized potato 1 tea spoonful of salt 2-3 soup spoons of oil 1 litre of water (or a mixture of … Continue Reading →


Food and Drink of Medieval Bulgarians

Food: The mountain chains that run the length of Bulgaria, the rivers that are fed by the melting snows, the fertile valleys and the plain below the river Danube, the … Continue Reading →


The Bulgarians and the Turks in the eyes of OGIER DE BUSBECQ

While researching for my next book – “The European Sultanas” – about the most powerful wives and partners of the Ottoman Sultans, I requested a book by Ogier de Busbecq … Continue Reading →


Глухите Камъни

Глухите камъни е интересен Тракийски скален култово погребален комплекс в Източните Родопи, разположен недалеч от село Малко Градище, близо до границата между общините Любимец и Маджарово и разглеждането му може … Continue Reading →


Cultural Life in the Time of Ivan Alexander

  The time during which Ivan Alexander ruled was a period of continuing educational and cultural growth.  It was estimated now, that over 60% of the town population in Bulgaria … Continue Reading →


The Reading Man Festival

I just have no words to tell you how proud I am of my home town of Burgas! Of great importance to me is the fact that the municipality managed … Continue Reading →


Norway, Part III: Trollwegen, Yottunheim, Slidrefjord, Fagernes

We were now travelling in Vestland – which was previously part of western Norway, towards the county of Valdres.  After lots of hairpin bends, accompanied by magnificent views of fjords … Continue Reading →


Norway, Part II: Molde, the Atlantic Road and Håholmen Island

                  On the next morning we started driving north of Laerdal, on the way to Kristiansund – we wanted to travel on … Continue Reading →


Norway, 2014: Part I – Bergen – Sognefjord -Lærdal – Borgund

 Bergen The decision to go to Norway came as a second thought – initially, we were going to go to Sweden, where one of our children was based, but unforeseen … Continue Reading →