The ski video says it all. Which is just as well for non Bulgarian speakers watching. Our weather and snow forecasting from last week was, in general, about right. Well, yes and no it was right. We said it was going to get warm in Bansko, and Bulgaria in general– but this heat? In Winter? […]

Whilst I have to confess to finding the sustenance up on the plato Goat restaurant pretty acceptable… and here I go for hot chicken soup, maybe chips, kebabche, moussaka, a pork dish… but balancing a Shumensko beer on my tray destroys the final food bill. Read on to find out another place; one which reminds […]

In future years  MTB (Mountain Bike) enthusiasts will look back to 2009 as the year it all started for Bansko’s mountain biking. The region, and Bulgaria, are now set to be placed on the MTB world map of destinations… I recently caught up with mountain bike enthusiast, James Hughes. James is the mastermind behind the […]

Bansko ski conditions have been good in the morning but snow has been getting heavy due to the warmer temperatures than expected at this time of the year. Not the best – and not as good as the Alps this year. 135cm of snow on upper slopes is still fine. Many visitors are reported to […]

My Bansko New Year Message from the Chalin Valog chair lift.Click play to view. Thank you for visiting my Bansko Blog web site and I hope you have found something interesting here this year. Now the season is in full swing, there are many more reviews on the way for site visitors. Unbiased Bansko information […]