What a fabulous dump of snow we had last night. I was up at Shilligarnika to get some fresh air and it was just at the start of the snowfall to show you and the YouTube subscribers what was happening. You can see it was cold. Because a lot of snow had fallen in Sofia, […]

Rustic Reserve craft gin is a sign of Bulgaria’s progress on all the things craft gin. I was looking forward to this time. Craft gin was the biggest growing drinks segment in the UK in 2018 — with sales up 30% from the previous year. And now Dr Barabara Page-Roberts and her team have expanded the […]

The first snow falls on the higher peaks. It’s time to get in the mood. Temperature will fall next week but we do need it colder for the snow making machines to start to work. I am not expecting early skiing but hope by 14th December 2019 we’ll have a good few lifts and pistes […]

The hotel repeated its “One Team, One Goal – One Tonne of Food” initiative for a seventh consecutive year Bansko. On 16th October, Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko’s team visited the Bears Park in Belitsa with the honourable mission of donating one tonne of fresh fruits. For a seventh year in a row, the hotel purposely planned its visit in […]

Bansko lift pass prices 2019/20 are here. Bansko is still great value, especially since the prices have not increased for several years and that now 70% of the slopes are covered by snow cannon. UPDATE 20% discount i.e. 56  leva/day until end of the 2019/20 ski season (from 16th March 2020) Click here for our […]

April is the new March. Or rather it would be, if the ski lifts stayed open for another week. With more snow expected next week, there will be a few frustrated Bansko visitors who were hoping the season would be extended — just like it has been in other years. But not this year. The […]