@Fossilkid93 is this as bad as it looks or does it mean maybe a bit of rain each day? Seems to be the forecast in perpetuity when I have looked lately:
are there any rooftop tent enthusiasts here? mine is arriving tomorrow, and i have high hopes of road trips between washington and colorado.
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Check each individual day to check. Personally, I donāt find the weather on Google reliable. It was supposed to rain in Varna but itās been in the upper 80s and sunny all day.
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This is definitely one of my pet peeves with Google weather. If there is rain predicted at all, even for the smallest duration, then they will give the rain icon for that day.
It probably will rain every day, but probably 30 min to 2 hours max.
It can look perfectly clear one second and be raining hard 30 min later, so Iād probably always have an umbrella, or be ready to duck into a cafe/restau.
Itās an annoyance, but nothing like lengthy downpours that will ruin your day.
Also, can be a bit chillier than expected if cloudy and the wind picks up, so if youāre someone who doesnāt like cold much, then you might want to bring a light jacket.
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You should join the Overlanding USA group on Facebook. Thereās an endless war going on between the RTT crowd and non-RTT crowd.
i get too much drama on this forum already. 
iāll check it out, but iām almost off facebook completely, so my preference isnāt to periodically visit it.
Itās interesting how many Spanish-speakers Iām running into in Bulgaria.
Iām not talking other tourists but rather locals who speak Spanish. Normally, I get around in English but several times Iāve been asked if I could speak Spanish. I obliged and while I wasnāt good, I did much better than expected given that I havenāt spoken the language regularly since 2016.
I mean maybe itās a coincidence but itās not every day Iāve had people ask me to switch to Spanish instead of English given that Iām that the whitest guy on Earth.
Thatās interesting, Iāll have to tell my girlfriend. I wonder if there are other countries in the area that also speak more Spanish or if itās a peculiarity with Bulgaria.
Itās a limited sample size. The numbers donāt substantiate my experience.
Just some unusual incidents.
Yah I looked up the numbers too. Thatās one hell of a coincidence meeting so many Spanish enthusiasts.
Well you asked for it. Spent all day drinking and eating in the centro district and it didnāt suck. I turn 40 tomorrow so spending some time on our 15th floor airbnb balcony in mostly nothing enjoying a few more drinks and the storm rolling in:
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We vacation the same wayā¦ Enjoy man and Happy Birthday!
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I would heart it butā¦ those pointy elbows
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Pointy af.
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itās a private fb group? nice try zukkerbrrg, not joining.
tent arrived today. the prospects are about to get overwhelming.
Are you Dan Price?
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Thereās some Jesus-related double entendre in there somewhere
Kinda rough day in Veliko Tarnovo. First off, the walking tour was canceled without notice. My plan was go to Tsarevets but my God was it a long walk.
You see, VT is a literal city on a hill. Itās probably why it served as the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire. Given how uneven the ground is and the circuitous nature of the roads and paths, the army must have had forever to prepare to defend the fortress. When you walk these paths for 2+ hours straight in 90+ degree weather, it can grind on you (but get you fit too). And for a pale white guy, that means lots of sunburn.
Tsarevets was imposing but it appeared to me that it was made for Bulgarian tourists. There were no signs providing any context for why the things I was looking at were important and it made things a bit less fulfilling.
The payoff for walking the whole thing is that you get to the tower of a church in it and get a panoramic view of VT. Of course, it was closed. A lot of people were hanging around the church pissed that they made the walk for nothing.
Too damn hot. Iām enjoying a beer in the shady part of the terrace. Probably sit under a cold shower soon. I really need a nap. Not sure what Iāll do afterwards.
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No matter what you do never buy a two liter of this when you are drunk at the convenience store on the way home thinking how bad could it be and wanting something ridiculous:
Worst hangover ever especially after drinking beer and tequila all day before that. I did get to puke blue which is neat.
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