Death of a Hotel: The Last Days of Interhotel Veliko Turnovo
A eulogy for one of my favourite works of architecture.
Bulgaria
Exploring an Abandoned Surface-to-Air Missile Base in Bulgaria
Cold War relics.
Skeletons of Utopia: The Story of Shumen’s Central City Square
When Bulgarian architects high on Le Corbusier run out of money halfway through building utopia.
The Mystical Origins of the Kukeri: Bulgaria’s Strangest Folk Festival
Sun gods, mystery cults, ancient initiations... this bizarre festival is older than you might think.
Hunting for Pokémon in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Digital psychogeography & the gamification of dark tourism.
Five Abandoned Churches & A Cellar Full of Skulls
A detailed look at six religious ruins, scattered across Romania, Bulgaria, Kosovo and the UK.
The Abandoned Palace of Sports
The abandoned sports hall in Bulgaria that's rumoured to be an unused Olympic venue.
Avtomorga: Rust & Snow
A winter visit to a scrapyard, transformed into beautiful & bizarre shapes by the drifting snow.
No Leaf Clover: Walking an Abandoned Train Tunnel
Exploring unfinished communist-era train tunnels beneath the hills of Bulgaria.
The Strange and Tragic History of Bulgaria’s Cape Kaliakra
Cape Kaliakra is a beautiful peninsula near Balchik, Bulgaria, which hides a bloody history.