journey to the east ... again

well one of the things that i wanted to do last summer when i was in europe was head to bulgaria. in the end i ran out of time and i was not sure of the whole visa issue as some of the countries from the former soviet block require aussies to apply for a visa as well as receive an invite from a resident of that country in order to visit. tunrs out that this is no longer the case with bulgaria and we can visit for up to 30 days without requiring a visa. what made me decide on going this time was a friends insistence as as he was going for a psytrance festival there, which is thought be the first one of its kind in bulgaria - so the vibes should be amazing and raw, still untouched by the grimy hands of commercialism. either way it should be an experience. you can check out the festival details here:

tchmala festival