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Families of children with mid 2009, will trainwas studentsestablished in thein early elds 2008 of hotel and andwhen restaurant it opens in disabilities and sponsors enjoyed a gig from the D2 and Ostava rock bands and management and service. bought I Can Too T-shirts and children's drawings. e centre, due on 1 August, still TH needs 179,000 leva to complete. To help, log on to the Internet and buy yourself an E B I Can Too T-shirt at www.icantoo.eu or just call 937 7862. BEAUTY MAY BE IN THE MALL IGGEST IN A leader in international education, BULGA the Anglo-American School in Sofia EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, Is shopping your cardio?RIA en go (AAS) dedicated its 40th birthday to a to the newly-opened Mall Varna noble cause. e school director, Eric for your portion of exercise. 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The hile stumbling in the walk down to the Zaimov Park company is the 2007 market potholes or trying to in central So a's Oborishte as leader in property leasing and 18 it is the rst large-scale public negotiate the cars, dogs provider and the MunicipalityWiFi of zone Oborishte. with free wireless Internet with a total volume of leasings courtesy of Optic.Com.net Internet worth 31.7 million euros enjoys 36 percent of the leasing and café tables on the market in the segment. It has nanced both the construction pavements, you may of industrial and administrative buildings, the reconstruction decide that sightseeing of existing ones as well as sale and lease-back projects, investing nearly 180 million euros in the Bulgarian economy. TRAVEL around Sofi a is a task befi tting only the most PASS ON THE GIFT self-sacrifi cing tourists. Six more families in need from the villages of Balvan and Velchevo, public. His sports elds and academic buildings Veliko Tarnovo region, received support from the Bulgarian charity, then became awkward for the Hapsburg the Tulip Foundation. Under the foundation's Pass on the Gift 8 authorities to take away. Lenuci’s greatest programme, each family got a pregnant pedigree cow to look after. When darkness falls and the throng of commuters gives triumph was the “Green Horseshoe,” a u-shaped e programme launched in 2007 and now a total of 10 families earn way to evening revellers, however, Sofi a changes.area ofStreet green space anchored by the main train a living by raising cows and help others do the same by donating their lights are still sadly lacking, but some well-lit landmarksstation and botanical gardens. ese park first female calf to another family in need. blocks contain the national theatre and several glimmer in the sea of darkness. Enjoy – and bringmuseums a and galleries, and seamlessly integrate torch! bountiful green spaces into an urban area. e spacious promenades of the horseshoe absorb pedestrians and provide a venue for outdoor concerts and romantic walks amidst colourful owerbeds and fragrant trees. 62 Today as Croatia is63 poised to enter the EU, there’s little in Zagreb to remind you of its Communist past, except for some enormous 19 housing blocks in Novi Zagreb. (As ugly socialist-style housing goes, it’s actually not so CD REVIEWS bad.) Also absent are outward signs of Croatia’s way despite signi cant political change and Street market in Central Zagreb more recent wartime history, as Zagreb was instability throughout its history. e pioneer far from the front lines during the conict BYß,YUDMILß&OTEVin this eort was Milan Lenuci, the Zagreb among the former Yugoslav republics in the city surveyor in the late 19th Century. He and early 1990s. In 1995, however, Serbia retaliated his colleagues dely negotiated the Hapsburg against the Croatian recapture of western Empire bureaucracy, which tended to squash Slavonia, territory that the Serbs had held since VARIOUS decisions by local ocials in subject territories. 1991. Serbian missile attacks hit several parts Rather than embarking on large urban projects of Zagreb, killing seven people and injuring at that would only be vetoed by Vienna, Lenuci least 175. ARTISTS began with sites certain to be popular with the Old Zagrebers take a break in the Academy of Arts and Sciences Park Any tour of Zagreb should start at the main African Party square, Trg Bana Jelacica. Its focal point is Special USA Issue-1 an equestrian statue of Ban Jelacic, a 19th Century governor who battled the Hungarians. Hapsburg legacies (left); Supposedly the statue was cut into pieces and Devout Catholics (below) The alternative world music label is celebrating its disappeared during the Communist period, 15th birthday with yet another album of hot tunes only to reappear and be welded back together for re-installation in 1990. From the square it’s from Africa. Artists include Kotoja, the group that a short walk up a ight of stairs to the Dolac inspired the collection, along with nine other bands, market. Besides stall aer stall piled high with colourful fruit and leafy greens, you’ll nd mainly from the continent's west and south. The vendors of local honey, olives, cheese, olive styles are diverse, including everything from griots, or oil, and dried tomatoes. Below the vegetable market is an indoor food hall where serious West African bards, to girls from Abidjan. Instruments shoppers buzz from counter to counter picking range from the mbira, or thumb piano, to the out the nest salty prsut, or smoked ham, Pag, marimba. Guaranteed to get you up and dancing! or sheep’s, cheese and other specialities. On the lowest level, grandmother types eagerly hawk Putumayo/Orpheus Music neat mounds of fresh curd cheese, as well as a dozen other forms of dairy produce. If you want to taste the svezhi sir, choose your fat content and the lady will smear a blob on the back of your hand. e indoor sh market is also worth OICE a visit if you’re not deterred by shiny piles of H inky squid and the accusing eyeballs of the day’s C F catch. O R

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The system has a unexpected landscapes Outgoing American Ambassador John Beyrle speaks out on the hard disk storage and high-speed copying from its built-in World Music Network CD player to the HDD, a radio tuner and a dock for iPod, BYß$IMANAß4RANKOVAßPORTFOLIOßBYß!LEXANDERß)VANOV meaning you can store all yourThe ark digital sailing abovetunes the – drownedand the earth, rest stained glass from the legacies of Communism, the amalgamation of organised crime and of your music collection – inSt. superbJohn Evangelical quality, Lutheran and enjoyChurch, itCalifornia politics, So a's trac jams andOne of theBulgaria's highlights of his mineralsday would be the long walks from the whether you’re relaxing at home or out and about. The "The Hand of Noah," by Joe Cheng GIGA JUKE stores, labels, and organises up to 15,000 music 134 Doctors' Garden, where the American Residence is, to the outer God sealed his covenant with a rainbow tracks in its internal Hard Disk Drive using unique intelligent reaches of the Borisov Park. He would dine with presidents and software. When you’re ready to go on the move, it’s easy to prime ministers, but immediately after he would sit with ordinary release your music: GIGA JUKE can transfer your favourite folk and discuss everyday problems with them. He would visit tunes directly to your WALKMAN®, WALKMAN® phone or other portable audio players – no PC needed. And this great n ambassador is an honest man sent abroad to lie for his Vagabond's editorial oces and then be seen in attendance of the quality comes at an a ordable price-point, too. country," once said the English diplomat Henry Wotton Jr launch of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - with his wife Jocelyn Price: 669 leva Greene and daughters Alison and Caroline. Noah setting sail as the water drowns everyone on Earth, (1568-1639). In the world of diplomacy, Wotton's wisdom a fresco from the abbey of Saint-Savin in Vienne, France " largely holds true to this day. But there are exceptions Most important of all, however, is that he would speak on issues the Bulgarian political establishment keeps quiet about. This is exactly (that only con rm the rule) - especially if you ask the Bulgarians. "Noah Releases the A Dove," The Bible Revival During the past three years they have become used to an unusually what endearedView him so much to the Bulgarians.From In a country where some media would quote Reuters and the BBC on sensitive issues honest and straightforward American ambassador who's rarely 136 hesitated to call a spade a spade. taking place right in the middle of So a, John Beyrle has been forthright, sometimes even blunt. He would make no pretence that Noah's animals, cloth for children's Indeed, this is exactly where outgoing American Ambassador John there has been any progress in the ght against organised crime, sheets, 100 percent cotton Beyrle has made his mark in a country that's become accustomed to he would persistently refer to the links between the local ma a, the a political establishment infrequently saying what it does and even big businesses and the politicians, and he would constantly inveigh less frequently doing what it says. about corruption as a way of life. "Noah's Plea" to sinners to board the ship, by Nancy Hamilton Myers BEFORE AND AFTER When John Beyrle arrived in Bulgaria in September 2005 he Yes, John Beyrle will be remembered and missed by many honest The dove returns with an olive branch, an illustration from Noah wasn't the rst to save humanity instantly shocked the Bulgarians with a number of things. First, his and forward-looking Bulgarians now that he is leaving to become The Chronicles of Saxony from a  ood.  e Sumerian Utnapishtim had already done that back in 2900 BC, Bulgarian was excellent: he had served in the American Embassy the American Ambassador to Russia. Here is his nal touch before Noah's Ark, wooden puzzle while an Indian king and the Greek hero in So a in 1985-1987,Above at the beginning of the end of Communism his departure for Moscow. Deukalion also performed similar feats. when Todor Zhivkov and his cronies were forcing the Bulgarian But none of the others were ordered Turks to change their names into Bulgarian ones. Beyrle would The animals boarding The animals board Noah's Ark, a fresco in the Ark, a fresco by wall the San Maurizio church in Milan to build a gigantic ship and to rescue never forget that period - and the language. of an American school humanity a er celebrating their 600th Noah and his family birthday. Genesis describes how God board the ship, 17th was furious with sinful humans and Con dent with the language, John Beyrle would show up here, but obviously there are still economic problems. So the economy Century house sign in decided to wipe them out and start everywhere - including places few ambassadors would be seen in. Amsterdam over again from scratch. Noah was is better. Investment has improved tremendously. It's almost tripled righteous, however, so God changed since I arrived here. his plan. He ordered Noah to build a ship that would hold his wife, his three Noah building his Ark, a sons and their wives, and various land Any numbers? picture for colouring in a animals – seven of each "clean" variety 114 Bible study for children and two each of "unclean" species. It's very hard to produce numbers because it depends on how you 89 ree things that have changed for the better since you came here Building the Ark, an engraving from Noah's Ark was ready.  e "Great actually calculate American investment. A lot of American investment Nuremberg Chronicle Flood" began and continued for 40 Noah's Ark as a museum, the Arken Museum of Modern Art, days and nights.  e water submerged three years ago? , 1493 ows through banks in Western Europe - so it's not coined as Copenhagen has the shape and the name of the ship The even the highest mountains and a er 150 days it nally receded enough for e economy is stronger, denitely. Many people don't feel that, e Sheynovski Gardens, in the the ark to land on the "the mountains especially in some of the more depressed regions of the country. But of Ararat". A er a long time the other village of Sheynovo peaks nearby began to show. Noah incomes are up. And when I talk to Bulgarians and they complain returnedsent without a raven having over found the earth, dry land.but the A birddove about the economy, I say to them sometimes: “Did you buy a DVD "Our village isn't even suitable for ecological tourism because sent out on the same mission returned empty- it doesn't have authentic Bulgarian houses. It is the product of beaked once, but a er seven days it returned player last year? Have you bought a new washing machine recently, a mature Socialism," Sheynovo Mayor Nikolay Terziev explained from a second foray carrying an olive branch. new car?” And the answer is yes. ere is a consumer boom going on recently on Radio Focus. He also expressed regret that the Noah understood that a er 300 days on the ark Kazanlak military plant, which during the Communist era they could nally set foot on dry land. employed a couple thousand people, is now defunct. Yet as Noah immediately gave thanks to God for their Alexander Ivanov's photograph shows, Sheynovo has another salvation, by o ering a sacri ce. God was so undervalued source of wealth – rich agricultural land. pleased that He o cially promised not to drown humanity again. As a sign of His covenant, God decorated the sky with the rst rainbow in history.

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Рекламните материали се изпращат All artwork should be submitted electronically на е-mail: [email protected] to [email protected] go greece! Bulgaria’s Monthly Magazine About Travel and Fun in Greece Какво? What? Единственото българско списание, което The only Bulgarian magazine that informs информира за туризма, културата, about tourism, history, entertainment, историята, забавленията, ресторантите, restaurants, hotels, sport, culture, property хотелите, спорта, културата, имотите и and shopping in Greece. шопинга в Гърция. Go Greece! is published 10 times a year. Излиза 10 пъти в годината. Специални броеве Special double issues for New Year (January- за Нова година (януари-февруари) и за разгара February) and for the high season (August- на сезона (август-септември). September). Само на български. In Bulgarian only.

За кого? For whom? Около 2 000 000 българи, които целогодишно About 2,000,000 Bulgarians who visit Greece посещават Гърция за почивка, по работа, за throughout the year for holidays, on business, шопинг или за удоволствие. shopping or for leisure.

Кои са те? Who are they? Комбинацията от лукс и традиция, от The combination between luxury and tradition, екзотика и първокласен шопинг, от добра кухня exotic travel and first-class shopping, good и умерени цени прави Гърция привлекателна food and reasonable prices make Greece an дестинация за българи с доход над средния attractive destination for Bulgarians with an за страната, които имат разнообразни above-the-average income. All of them want интереси, но са обединени в желанието си да to spend their holidays and free time well – прекарат почивката и свободното си време and to do some fabulous shopping. добре – и да направят добър шопинг. Where? Къде? Through a general distributor in Bulgaria and Чрез генерален дистрибутор в България и northern Greece, with an emphasis on the северна Гърция. Таргетирано по пътните roads leading to Greece. Complimentary at артерии, водещи към Гърция, както и в избрани select hotels, restaurants and bars in northern хотели, ресторанти и барове в северна Greece (mainly Thessaloniki, Chalkidiki and Гърция (главно Солун, Халкидики и Тасос). Thasos).

Колко? How much? Корична цена от 20 септември 2008: As of 20 September 2008 the cover price is 3.95 лева в България, 3.95 евро в Гърция. 3.95 leva in Bulgaria and 3.95 euros in Greece. списание иди В ГъРция! GO GrEEcE! MAGAzINE go greeCe! брой 01 / октомври 2008 / цена 3,95 лв. Спечели NIKON!!! Супер фотоконкурс

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БЕЗПЛАТЕН УИКЕНД В ǜǘǍǙǒǚ ЗА ДВАМА +++++ ǗǛǚǞǟǍǚǟǕǚǛǏ Гърция е най-големият хит Greece is the greatest hit on the ХОТЕЛ ǽǭǴǷǭǴǯǭ Ǵǭ ǞǻǸȀǺ В ХАЛКИДИКИ на българския туристически Bulgarian tourist market during the ǟǝǒǞǗǍ ǔǍ ǕǙǛǟǕ ГАЙД ГЪРЦИЯ ОТ Α ДО Ω > ХОТЕЛИ > РЕСТОРАНТИ > БАРОВЕ > ЗАБАВЛЕНИЯ > КОНЦЕРТИ > ИЗЛОЖБИ > пазар през последните past few years. Over 2,000,000 ОСТРОВИ > СЪВЕТИ > ТРАДИЦИИ > ШОПИНГ > ПЛАЖОВЕ > ПЪЛНЕНИ ЧУШКИ ПО ГРЪЦКИ > ЛАЙФСТАЙЛ ИДИ В ГЪРЦИЯ! 97 години. Над 2 000 000 българи Bulgarians visit Greece throughout

целогодишно посещават the year for holidays, on business, tRADItIONS SEA южната ни съседка за почивка, for pleasure or shopping. They have по работа, за удоволствие above-average incomes and varied или шопинг. С доходи над interests spanning from culture to средните за България, те shopping, from history to sports, имат разнородни интереси from yachting to trekking in the – от култура до пазаруване, Greek mountains. They are united in от история до спорт и от their desire to get the best value for GREEK GIRLS яхти до трекинг в гръцките their money. go greece! informs планини – но са обединени of everything about Greece: from в желанието си да получат the current cultural events to the най-доброто за парите си. best hotels and restaurants in all tAvERNS иди в Гърция! информира за price tiers, to the opening hours ISLANDS всичко, свързано с Гърция – от of the museums and the traffic текущия културен календар regulations. tRAvEL до най-добрите ресторанти и хотели във всички ценови until now, Bulgarians used to learn категории, работното време about Greece from friends and на музеите и разпоредбите за relatives. Now they turn движение по пътищата. to go greece! instead. tIPS & tRICKS

досега българите научаваха SItES OF INtERESt всичко, което ги интересува за Гърция, от свои приятели и познати. Сега вече го научават от "иди в Гърция!". Рекламна тарифа Advertising Rates Всички цени са в евро без ДДС All prices are in euros excluding VAT Тарифите са валидни от 1 ноември 2008 Rates are valid from 1 November 2008

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Излиза на всеки три месеца (декември, A quarterly publication (coming out in март, юни и септември) и се december, March, June and September) that разпространява с Vagabond, Bulgaria's is distributed as a compliment to Vagabond, English Мonthly. Bulgaria's English Monthly. Само на английски език. In English only.

Най-популярният гайд за посетители This is the most popular guide for visitors to и чужденци, живеещи в България, който and expats in Bulgaria as it explains things обяснява нещата такива, каквито са, а не for what they are rather than what they are каквито би трябвало да бъдат. Съдържа supposed to be. It contains invaluable advice безценни съвети за това как да се държим on how to deal with the traffic police; what с КАт; какво да правим със сервитьори, to do with waiters who wouldn't give us the които отказват да ни върнат рестото; change back; how to celebrate dimitrovden, как да празнуваме димитров, Йорданов yordanovden and Petrovden with the и Петров ден с българите; що е това Bulgarians; what is chalga and mente; and why "чалга" и "менте"; и защо думата a mutresa is not a female gangster. What is "мутреса" не означава "жена гангстер". important is that most foreigners who want По-важното е, че в ръцете на повечето to go to a good restaurant, stay at a fine hotel чужденци, които искат да отидат на or do shopping in the newest mall will be guide добър ресторант, да спят в добър хотел seen carrying around Vagabond's Guide to SURVIVE AND HAVE FUN IN BULGARIA

SEPTEMBER-NOVEMBER 2008 или да направят шопинг в най-новия Survival and Having Fun in Bulgaria. It is the мол, вие ще видите Vagabond's Guide to only source of information about the telephone Surviving and Having Fun in Bulgaria. той е numbers, the addresses and the working единственият източник на информация hours presented with the authority за телефоните, адресите и работното of Bulgaria's English monthly. време, поднесена с авторитета на българското английско списание.

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> infoguide >ß ß ß ß politics politics > infoguide >ß ß ß ß T 10 11 unlikely to find any stretch beyond your day-trip capabilities. Keep F o o tb a l l three things in mind, and (with a little luck) you should be fine. Football is hugely popular although 1. Drive defensively, defensively, defensively. most footballing successes now belong 2. Try to work out your route before you leave, or you may have to the past. Despite the fact that to do lots of U-turns along the way. Bulgarian superheroes now play in the 3. Watch out for cops. UK, Germany, Spain and elsewhere, One particularly dangerous point while driving on motorways. A whenever they get together in the Bulgarian motorway will always have an emergency lane, but it will national team they rarely score a goal. P o l i t i c s not mean what it is supposed to mean. In case of congestion you Football matches will cause huge will see maniacal drivers overtaking in the emergency lane, even traffic jams in Sofia and the big cities. Ci n e m a s at night. You will often see huge trucks driving in the emergency Moderate violence is not unheard-of, Unless they are Bulgarian or cartoons, practically all lane for no apparent reason at all. There have been some very bad but rare. films come in their original language, with subtitles. e present government comprises a tripartite accidents (with casualties) as a result of this type of completely coalition of the BSP, or Bulgarian Socialist unacceptable behaviour. Old-fashioned theatres of the Cinema Paradiso types can still be found in some places, but are very rare. Party; the National Movement for Stability If you want to be on the safe side, take all precautions if you have and Progress, or NDSV; and the Movement for Multi-theatre constructions such as Multiplex, usually to pull up in an emergency lane � leave your lights flashing, put Rights and Freedoms, or DPS. located in shopping centres, are up your warning triangle, use your now mandatory reflective safety de rigeur. e largest party in the current coalition is vest and do not linger any longer than necessary. Photography In the past most smaller towns, even larger villages, the BSP, headed by Prime Minister Sergey had a cinema, possibly because Lenin said: “For us, the Stanishev. Simeon Saxe-Coburg Gotha, prime Film, equipment, memory cards and most important of the arts is film.” is is no longer minister from 2001 to 2005, and Ahmed paraphernalia are available in the bigger the case as erstwhile cinema halls have been converted Dogan lead the NDSV and DPS respectively. cities. Do not expect the variety you into Bingo Halls or shopping arcades. Elections take place every four years, the most get in the West, though some shops are recent being in June 2005. e next general well-stocked. Popcorn has caught on. election will have to be held by September Flashing An increasing number of museums and 2009. Aside from the three aforementioned even churches now impose restrictions parties, the following smaller groupings are on photography. ese people seem not also represented: Ataka; Union of Democratic h e a dli g hts Forces, or SDS; Democrats for a Strong to understand that by taking a picture You can decipher the meaning a visitor will make their place famous Bulgaria, or DSB; and the Bulgarian People’s of fl ashing lights depending Union, or BNS. Gerb, a party headed by Boyko – and possibly bring other visitors. on the kind of car that does it. We’ve had numerous discussions with Borisov, the current mayor of Sofia, seems to Out of town and If it is an expensive, Western various museum and church staff about be heading for the next election victory even car, especially an Audi or a motorways the no-photography signs, and we though it is not represented in parliament. Mercedes, fl ashing does not have established that more often than e electorate votes for party or coalition Bulgaria has just about 500 kilometres of proper motorway, mean “I am prepared to give lists of candidates for each of Bulgaria’s 28 way” but “Get the hell out of my not those can be easily overlooked in but the government says it is going to build more. Most major exchange for some form of payment. administrative divisions. A party or coalition roads have now been resurfaced and few will have major way.” If a more moderate make must obtain at least four percent of the vote to potholes, but it is always a possibility. Keep an eye on the of car fl ashes its lights at you, e rule of thumb is that you can if you gain a seat in parliament. Members are elected car in front of you and if it starts weaving from side to side it it means “Watch out, there are don’t ask, but you can’t if you ask. Still, by a system of proportional representation in Former leader of the BSP Georgi Parvanov has been president since 2001 probably doesn’t mean the driver is drunk – merely that they cops around the bend.” do exercise caution and common sense. multi-seat constituencies. are avoiding some axle-breaking hole. Strangely enough, the Please, note that the Bulgarian law e Bulgarian parliament consists of 240 Parliament is responsible for passing laws, Georgi Parvanov, was elected in October 2006 approving the budget, scheduling presidential after a run-off with Volen Siderov, the leader of situation tends to worsen within cities and villages, where provides for very strong privacy MPs, each of whom has a seat for the four-year some roads appear to have been bombed during the Second parliamentary term. e breakdown of seats elections, selecting and dismissing the prime Ataka. protection rules. eoretically, you can’t minister and other ministers, declaring war, World War and never repaired.  e explanation offi cials will take a picture of anyone without their accorded to each grouping is as follows: BSP A president can serve for two five-year terms. give has to do with national versus local budgets. Secondary deploying troops outside Bulgaria, and ratifying consent. Obviously, this is not enforced, 821 seats, NDSV 35 seats, DPS 34 seats, SDS e president cannot initiate legislation – other roads will probably be very bad. 16 seats, DSB 16 seats, BNS 14 seats and Ataka international treaties and agreements. than constitutional amendments – but he except in sensitive cases. 11 seats, but don’t take our word for it because e president is elected in a direct first-past- does have the power to return bills for further Never try to take pictures of mutri. the numbers occasionally change as MPs defect the-post ballot, and is probably the only head debate, although parliament can override the to other parties, found new parties or become of state in Europe elected in this manner who presidential veto by a majority vote. independent. has very limited powers. e current president, HOW TO SURVIVE AND HAVE FUN ON THE ROADS

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The man you see on the cover of От Дяволския мост в From the Devil's Bridge in the eastern this fine album with breathtaking Източните Родопи през Rhodope through the Devil's Throat photographs and travelogues about Дяволското гърло до другия to the other Devil's Bridge in the little known but very interesting places Дяволски мост в Западните western Rhodope; from the Aleko in Bulgaria is as fluent in English as родопи; от музея на Алеко Konstantinov's memorial house in he is in Bulgarian. He spent as much Константинов в Свищов, Svishtov where you can see his heart time in Chicago and Los Angeles където сърцето му стои в floating in formaline (seriously!) via as he did in his native town at the стъклен буркан с формалин the former labour camp and site of foot of the Balkans. Meet him – and (сериозно!), през бившия future nuclear power plant in Belene; other interesting personalities from концлагер и бъдеща атомна and from the little devils in Yaylata Malko Tarnovo to Belogradchik and електроцентрала в Белене; и near Kamen bryag to Hell's Hill in from Silistra to Shabla, but don't от дяволчетата на Яйлата Plovdiv – all of this with a stopover forget to stop in Pirdop, Leshten and в Камен Бряг до Адския хълм in Petrich where you will see for Kovachevitsa. You will see and learn в Пловдив − всичко това със yourself whether Aunt Vanga was about places and things you never спирка в Петрич, където ще really possessed by The Devil... the suspected. разберете дали наистина third volume of Hidden Treasures of In Bulgarian and English. Леля Ванга е била обсебена Bulgaria is guaranteed to keep you Deadline for advertising contracts: от Дявола − трети том open-eyed. 15 May 2009 на "Скрити съкровища на In Bulgarian and English. България" ще ви държи с Deadline for advertising contracts: широко отворени очи. 1 November 2009 На български и английски. Срок за рекламни заявки: 1 ноември 2009 оГън от небето Рекламна таРифа и други истории Всички цени са в лева без ддС от светите земи 1/1 страница 2500 fire froM the sky Фолио 4800 и други истории от Светите земи and other stories from the holy Land технически паРаметРи 1/1 страница 238х220 mm (необрязан) 233х210 mm (обрязан) Фолио 476х220 mm (необрязан) 466х210 mm (обрязан)

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