Saturday Suggestions: Belogradchik Rocks in Bulgaria

Good morning!

This time I would like to talk about a place where I've been some years ago. A jewel inside the surprisingly not well-known Bulgaria.

This place is called Belogradchik Rocks: one of the World's heritage sites located in the North-West of the country, close to the Danube river.

These weird-shaped rocks are the result of millions of years of sea water that used to cover the land. The compression of the salty water mixed with the sand contribute to the erosion of the rocks as they are nowadays.

Every stone has its own name and story. The most famous are: Adam and Eve, the Schoolgirl, the Bear, the Shepherd Boy, the Dervish, the First Slabstone, the Camel, the Mushrooms, the Madonna.

One of the most famous stories is that of the Madonna. The legend says that there was a nun who felt in love with a man with a white horse and got pregnant from him. When she decided to leave the nunnery the monks discovered her secret and once it happened the Madonna, the Man with the white horse and the Monks were all transformed in rocks.

As I anticipated before, I have been there some years ago and here's the picture of me (on the right) with other Erasmus friends from italy, Belgium and Netherlands. Good old times!


Have a nice Sunday :)

Saturday Suggestions: Bled Lake in Slovenia

Good morning!
Since we live close to it today I'd like to write something about Slovenia. Have you ever heard about this little and beautiful country that hides a lot of treasuries ready to be discovered?

Located in the North-West of Slovenia, Bled is a touristic attraction no matter the period of the year.
By the way my personal opinion is that it's better to go there during Christmas holidays.

The village is distributed around the perimeter of the lake, with a little island and the Assumption of Mary Pilgrimage church just in the middle of the lake, and with its iconic castle over the hill dominating the landscape.

















As I mentioned before, I've been there two years ago with my girlfriend and I was surprised on how many activities Bled provides: there are spas, hotels with saunas and thermal baths, gyms, beer, museums, trails for hikers, little trails for families, canoying on the lake, beer, many good restaurants, and did I mentioned beer?

Last important thing I want to share with you is that from Italy the Bled village is reachable easily by direct train called "Transalpina" from Gorizia. What are you waiting for?



Have a nice weekend guys :)

Busking Bears team starts blogging

Welcome to Busking Bears' blog, a place for inspiration, exchanging ideas and an overview on our daily life.

If you don't know us, don't worry, here a small presentation of us two.

"Us" who?

We're two siblings, Irene and Tommaso Dose, passionate about traveling and explore the world.

Our childhood was full of adventure, explorations, being scouts and roaming with our backpacks. We've always been free spirits, hard to keep at home.

We grew up selling comics down the street for few cents and helping out our grandma who was - and still is - an old fashioned italian tailor. 

While being distant for almost two years, we thought about a way to combine Tommaso's business management skills and Irene's creativity.

In less than six months Busking Bears was born.

The project reflects our past experiences and our goals for the future. The core of our business is to put the highlights on italian design as well as the quality of our materials.

With a keen eye on eco-friendly fabrics and minor details, our products are the result of personal activities: years of hiking, trekking, extreme sports and camping.

Busking Bears is a brand for explorers, adventurers and weekenders who care about wearing comfortable clothes as well as looking good in them.

You can find us online in our Etsy shop, where you can take a look at our products range; we are quite active on Facebook and Instagram as well.

We love to receive pictures of people traveling around the world - especially if they're testing our tshirts or backpacks -, so please feel free to share your experience using our hashtag #buskingbears

For business enquiries or just say "hi" drop us a line at buskingbears[at]gmail.com

Hope to hear from you soon!