Day Trip from SOFIA | Vitosha Mountain & Aleko Ski Resort in BULGARIA 🇧🇬

[@MattWhitingsEurope]

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[@Cyberpeople]

Glad you had a blast in Sofia and in Vitosha mountain! Cheers mate!

[@MattWhitingsEurope]

Thanks! 😃 Shame I didn’t make it to the summit but I enjoyed the experience nonetheless.

[@WITYTRAVELS]

Stepping to the BEAT! Matty ICE in the building. That is a lot of snow. We wanted to see all of you sking talent! In our book this Channel is the top of the mountain.

[@MattWhitingsEurope]

Yeah I learnt those moves during my auditions for New Kids on the Block - sadly I didn't get the gig, their loss if you ask me! Well thank you, it's hard to beat standing on top of the mountain if you ask me.

[@WITYTRAVELS]

@@MattWhitingsEurope 😂😎

[@lord8139]

We're visiting Sofia 27.12.23 - 31.12.23 and hope to try out skiing here 🎿

[@MattWhitingsEurope]

Have a good one, hope the slopes treat you well!

[@dwartbg1]

Fun fact : That middle part you saw from your hotel room isn't the top and that's not Black Peak. Black Peak cannot be seen from the city, just like most of the ski tracks. The top part in the middle is peak "Kamen Del" but that's not the highest point of the mountain, although this is the best place for views of the city, it's harder to reach, just like Black Peak. There is no view of the city from Black Peak. Also Vitosha is part of the city, it's not outside the city and is part of the city limits. Hence you got both the gondola and public transport running there.

[@MattWhitingsEurope]

Very interesting, thanks for the comment. Makes sense, I guess that’s how I managed to get there without too much effort. 😃

[@jackleaney8640]

So good

[@MattWhitingsEurope]

Thank you sir! 👍

[@sleepybubbi9638]

That looks amazing! Thanks for sharing 😄 How have you found visiting Bulgaria as a whole- and how did you find the Bulgarian trains (were they easy to use)? 😊

[@MattWhitingsEurope]

Thank you for watching. I really enjoyed Bulgaria despite it being a short trip, it’s a friendly country and there is certainly lots to see. I only visited Plovdiv and Sofia, next time I’ll try and get out of the city a little like what I did in this video. In terms of trains, I actually didn’t experience any of them - just one semi-longish bus journey from Plovdiv to Sofia. Went well and was very reasonably priced.

[@sleepybubbi9638]

@MattWhitingsEurope super interesting, thank you! I always find Eastern European countries to be friendly 😊 I asked about the trains as I went for a solo trip to Gdańsk/Poland last month and found the trains there really hard work to understand 😅 have you been doing any travel between countries in Europe, without coming home to England inbetween? I ask as I'm just wondering whether we still get passport stamps for travelling between countries within the EU 🤔 I'm a big fan of passport stamps (and I'm trying to collect as many European stamps as poss before the system changes!). Hope you're having a good day whenever you read this 😁

[@sleepybubbi9638]

@MattWhitingsEurope as an aside, I've just looked at your channel and see you have some super interesting videos all over Europe! I will definitely be watching more of those 😁 I really love travel and I've gotten into solo travelling across Europe this year ( I've done 7 trips to Europe this year so far, 6 on my own, hoping to get some more in before the year end!)

[@MattWhitingsEurope]

Thank you, glad to hear you'll be watching more. Much appreciated. Wow, 7 trips already? You're really cooking on gas!! I enjoy travelling solo - there's plenty of benefits to it like doing what I like, when I like. It's all good. Which countries have you made it to so far?

[@Watfordfc2030]

I know you were gutted you never made it to the top but still some view , we don’t plan things ever and most of the time it works out perfect. Again a lovey country

[@MattWhitingsEurope]

I’ll bag it next time if it’s the last thing I do 😂. Not planning things definitely has its advantages, things do have a habit of working out!!

[@vilianapantaleeva9644]

You should definetely come back some day! Sofia, despite being my hometown, is the least beautiful big city in Bulgaria. Plovdiv, Veliko Turnovo. Also the other mountains, which have amazing breathtaking views and don't forget the sea! Plenty to see. Your videos are great, keep on shooting 😊

[@MattWhitingsEurope]

Thank you Viliana, much appreciated. Next time I visit Bulgaria I think I'll probably rent a car and see what I can find away from the big cities. Thanks for those suggestions, I'll add them to my map. Thanks again!

[@sajjadhossain8618]

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[@MattWhitingsEurope]

রাজি! ধন্যবাদ.

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[@MattWhitingsEurope]

Thanks for the heads up. I’m going to give it a miss right now but if I change my mind you’ll be the first to know. All the best.