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Our home grown holiday in 2009 found us abandoning our soggy campsite
and heading for a hotel, bed and breakfast or anywhere that provided
shelter, hot water and warm food. Yes it was the year of holidays at
home with more brits than ever opting for a UK holiday due to the
recession. Our experience of a UK holiday was to say the least a little
disappointing. The south west of England is undoubtedly beautiful,
however we seemed to travel mile upon mile without as much of a glimpse
at the views. The Devon banks that border the roads and lanes leave only
the odd fleeting glimpse of the countryside through farm gates which
was frustrating for us and our increasingly restless children. The
driving rain that forced us and many others from the campsite, also
ensured our confinement at our bed and breakfast accommodation. Our next
holiday will most definitely be abroad, away from the UK s jammed
roads, packed resorts and miserable weather.
In order to alleviate some of the negatives from our UK holiday, I set
about booking our break for 2010. After a brief family consultation, I
sat down in front of the PC and browsed the search results for a
mountain holiday. I was instantly impressed by a particular web site,
with further investigation into the facilities and easy going approach
at this exclusive mountain retreat in Bulgaria firmly clinching the
deal. Sadly, the mountain retreat was booked sometime ahead with no
vacancies at all during 2010. After becoming so excited by what we had
seen on the web site, the children finally convinced me to make a quick
call to the owners, which turned out to be a good decision. I was
informed by a well spoken gentleman that our interest would be noted if
any vacancies appeared during 2010 and that they had just received a
cancellation notice for a two week period during September 2009.
Brilliant, the whole family nodded in agreement, we were heading out to
the mountains for our second holiday of the year. The booking procedure
was very simple and the next day I received our booking confirmation and
balance of payment invoice. Also attached to the welcome email was a
thoughtful booking form, which asked a few simple questions about our
personal requirements during our mountain holiday.
Despite our flight being delayed, we were met at Sofia airport by a
friendly Bulgarian gentleman who made up for his lack of English with a
warm smile and genuine mannerisms. Our driver loaded our luggage into a
spacious, executive car and we set off for Kardzhali. The journey was
broken up with a brief stop for refreshments and before long we were
rolling into Kardzhali town for our rendezvous with the owners. We were
met by one of our hosts, who offered us additional refreshments while
our luggage was transferred into a land rover for the final ascent .
There was no doubt in our minds that the Rhodope Mountains are indeed a
special place. Upon arriving at our mountain retreat, our decision to
try a mountain holiday in Bulgaria was already beginning to surpass our
expectations, the location of the house and the views are absolutely
stunning.
The self-contained accommodation is of an excellent standard. The
apartment delivers the perfect mix of rustic charm with warm wooden
floors and furniture coupled with exceptional cleanliness and a
wonderfully spacious shower room. Everything was very well presented and
the kitchen was fully stocked with seemingly everything we could
possibly need for our stay and lots more to boot. My husband and I
settled in to the large double bedroom while the kids set up camp in the
equally spacious twin bedroom.
During our mountain holiday in Bulgaria we wanted to try a little of
everything. The beautiful forest walks, the mountain hiking, the
kayaking, the mountain biking and even the fishing had been discussed by
the boys when we crossed the river earlier that day. However, it was
the life and soul of the village that offered the real fascination for
the children. The whole experience of life in the mountains had struck a
chord with the kids who were fixated with the animals, wildlife and the
way of life to such a degree that my daughter would run outside to join
the locals at milking time every day. Our mountain holiday in the
Eastern Rhodope Mountains in Bulgaria was truly an experience that we
will cherish for years to come.