Bulgaria

[Anthonypowell]

Has anybody ridden down to Bulgaria, I have friends who have moved near Sofia and they want me to visit, any help would be appreciated

 

[DavidHale]

I think you need to speak to a certain MrIFan of this parish.

 

[everywherevirtually]

I rode from Macdeonia into Bulgaria and then North to Vidin which is to the West of Sofia. I then took the route north to Timisoara in Romania and then onto Hungary and Austria. There are a myriad of options down that way. The main roads are improving all the time. Lots of EU improvements and if you want more challenging rough roads take the country routes.

 

[MrIFan]

Has anybody ridden down to Bulgaria, I have friends who have moved near Sofia and they want me to visit, any help would be appreciated

Many times

Route all depends on how long you've got and what sort of distance you like to cover in a day.
Can be done in 2 and a bit days if you stick to motorways wherever possible, however avoid the DN1 in Romania like the plague!! 300+ miles of constant roadworks and lunatic international truckers If in a rush I would head down to Budapest on the Motorway (good accom in Buda http://www.bikercamp.hu/ ) Turn South in to Serbia and visit my bar in Novi Sad ( http://www.mkbrothers.org/eng/sergejs-ranch/location.html bit tricky to find but if you stop any biker (not a sports bike as out there they are mainly ridden by wealthy fasion victims ) in or near Novi Sad and ask for the Brothers club house. From NS head for the Danube Gorge and follow either the Serbian or Romanian side till you get to a Bulgarian border crossing.

If you have a week spare to get there then head straight down to the Alps and turn left Weave your way over some of the classic passes and down in to NE Italy, over the Sella Nevia to the SS54 into Slovenia, south then north and over the Virsic pass. Then either down to the Croatian coast and follow that in to Montenegro and up to my bar in Novi Sad Or via Lake Bled in to Croatia, down into Bosnia, Montenegro and then to my bar in Novi Sad
Then the Danube Gorge down to Bulgaria

Hope that helps

 

[everywherevirtually]

possible, however avoid the DN1 in Romania like the plague!! 300+ miles of constant roadworks and lunatic international truckers

The man speaks the truth...

be sure not to enter Serbia via Kosovo, The border guards wont let you in

http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/collections/72157617317611993/

 

[Anthonypowell]

Thanks for the info Mr Ifan

Thanks for the info Mr Ifan I have 12 days with hopefully a couple of days off,
We are also camping till we get there so which way would you choose

 

[D6]

through hungary, over the danube in romania , then to sofia, cuts most of romania out then

 

[(RIP) ugg]

The man speaks the truth...

be sure not to enter Serbia via Kosovo, The border guards wont let you in

http://www.flickr.com/photos/everywherevirtually/collections/72157617317611993/

Its still like that 3am in the bloody mornin, the trucks just dont stop
watch out for the bloody great concrete ditches at each side of the road, if ye brake down , they will push you off the road, no bloody room to get by...n watch out for waky racers driving style...bad road surface , and pot holes a wagon could fall down, if ye get time to take a pic, theres a real diversity of scenery . but id wouldnt make out yer a tourist


Bulgaria road tour 2008

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[(RIP) ugg]

through hungary, zaged , timasora, n cut down to get ferry over the danube in romania , then to sofia, cuts most of romania out then

Wot digger06 says ye will enjoy the ride on the danube...


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