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Is it the advisers or the ministers?

Oh..., times are complicated. A minister (in this case of tourism) shoots off to visit the remnants of the unprecedented floods around Tsarevo, taking heroic photos amidst the devastation with clean, white boots on which the tourist "logo" of Bulgaria ... »


Promises by the dozen

We are looking forward to the next elections, right now, in a month, to see who will manage our towns and villages. Super contested, the election campaigns have already started way before the announced date, but in the world of ... »

Text to the photo: Maxim Behar and Prince Michael of Kent, Sofia, May 2023

Prince Michael of Kent, still curious about Bulgaria

I hadn't heard of him. It was obviously my mistake. He appeared out of nowhere in all his dignity, with no fuss, no security, or luxury cars, not even honors or royal business cards. Modest and befitting his titles, an ... »

The morning after the success

I know a lot of people who forget where they started from as soon as they make some more money. Others forget what they have studied and get blinded by their new avocation. The third option is the most popular ... »



The Cherry on the Cake

Voice-over: Tonight, the Seychelles are docking at the “The cherry on the cake". Radina Dumanyan: In Bulgaria there is no specialized shop for Seychelles products, I'm almost sure about that. Voice-over:  There will be "chicken milk” and heart of palm. ... »

Let's start from Schengen

It is not at all true that after Bulgaria's accession to the European Union in 2007, you see, "we no longer have goals". We do! And how! And in the future, at least for the foreseeable future, we always will. ... »

Pieces of the theatre

Inexplicable things happen in Bulgaria. If somehow in politics, and even in the business environment, we are used to surprises, the least we could expect is that actors, directors would publicly, even very publicly, grab each other by the scruff ... »


The man who knows everything

You get in the taxi and the guy who must watch the signs, the crosswalks and the traffic lights explain to you everything about politics, culture, and life. He does it with a tone of last resort. Even a timid ... »


Talking to the TV

Strange, but it is an undeniable fact. I have travelled almost all over the world, probably even several times, but I have never, anywhere, met people who talk to TVs. What we otherwise observe in Bulgaria all the time and ... »