Interesting, I'll be sure to follow all the links. I'd love to vist there, and other new places, just don't get the opportunity very often because I'm 2000 miles in the middle of the damn ocean! and it costs an arm and a leg to get almost anywhere. Sounds awesome!

Aloha,

James

>Heh,
>In Bulgaria there are also great mountains like Rila, Rodopi (Rhodopes), Pirin, Balkan or Stara Planina (Stara Planina is translated Old Mountain).
>As for the black sands - we have Golden ones (Golden Sands is name of one of the greatest health resorts at Black Sea coast)
>If you are curious about Bulgaria and the Black Sea see:
>http://goeasteurope.about.com/library/weekly/aa042202.htm
>http://www.bulgariantourism.com/
>http://www.bulgaria.com/travel/resorts/goldensands/
>http://www.beachbulgaria.com/varna/index.shtml
>
>Sorry for advertising :)) (if it makes you mad)
>
>>I actually wouldn't mind a little snow once in a great while which we sort of have but it's on top of a mountain on the Big Island of Hawaii (different island than I'm on).
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>>I'm not familiar with Black Sea coast. I've been to the black sand beaches which are also on the Big Island of Hawaii.
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>>Aloha,
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>>James