Bulgaria Country Overview

Although the people of Bulgaria are putting up a valiant struggle to re-invent their lives amid political and social chaos, they are friendly and hospitable and the country is remarkably cheap to tour. Backpackers will find the monasteries, churches, and mosques, and indeed all the amazing attractions of the country well within their reach, as well as the food and accommodation.

Daily Budget
Once considered the most expensive country in the world, Bulgaria is now more tourist-friendly and the struggling backpacker can even get by on $25 a day, if he swears off alcohol and other such luxuries, but for $50 a day he can enjoy a more comfortable vacation without going overboard.

When to Go!
Depending on how you view ice, snow and long never-ending nights Finland is a great place in winter, or if you prefer a sun that is reluctant to set and hangs around for as long as possible then possibly summer would be the best time for you and other sporting enthusiasts to visit. On Midsummer's Day Finns celebrate enthusiastically and drunkenly on the longest day of the year, when bonfires are lit and revelry reaches climactic proportions. Also held over the Midsummer weekend is the long running rock festival Ruisrock held in Turku in July.