Why we skipped Sofia for Plovdiv.

Join us as we spend a few days in Plovdiv: Bulgaria’s second biggest city and a hidden gem!
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[@martinseele325]

I live in Plovdiv! It is indeed a delightful place.

[@JohnLemon-jm8nu]

Hello, I am grateful that you are visiting my native Bulgaria. I'm from Sofia. My family and I now live in Canada. Good luck!

[@ivanronin8209]

Im In Canada too . I was Born in the Amazing City of Plovdiv ! Amazing place ! Cant take Canada and the High taxes here and the Woke Crazy Justin Trud ' . Going back to Bulgaria with my Wife !

[@JohnLemon-jm8nu]

@@ivanronin8209, майна, бегай си у бугарско, ич нема да ни липсваш. Провинциалистът си остава провинциалист, а Трюдо е много добър МП.

[@johanvandijk2941]

Thanks Steph and Pete for you nice video about the great city that we live for over 7 years now. Well don!

[@ablphbt]

OMG hes so cute

[@knicklas48]

I've lived in Plovdiv for 5 years.Love it here and glad you did too!

[@DavePulsifer]

Haven't commented since you guys were under 10K Subs, but still one of my fav. channels!! Cheers. 🍻🍻

[@StephandPete]

Aw, wow! You've been around awhile! We really appreciate you watching! How did you find us in the first place?

[@DavePulsifer]

I would assume SE Asia videos & You Tube pushing your content out there, I'm addicted to all things SE Asia, so much cheaper than Canada & the West in general. & the people seem so nice!! Someday, when I can take more than a couple weeks at a time!! Cheers. @@StephandPete

[@StephandPete]

Makes sense! We’re back in SE Asia now so we’ll have some videos you’ll enjoy in a few weeks.

[@DavePulsifer]

@StephandPete lol...that's a funny coincidence, have fun and be safe!! 🍻

[@kshken]

GREAT JOB! Just added Plovdiv to my bucket list. (Note to self, don't take the train). Absolutely loved seeing Hays getting appropriate facetime. Can't wait for Istanbul.

[@aidenho6085]

Hey ya! I will be going to Plovdiv from Sofia. May I know why I shouldn't take train?

[@wannarockful]

@@aidenho6085 just don't. I'm a local, trust me. Get the bus

[@aidenho6085]

@@wannarockful sure. But I need a tangible answer why?

[@wannarockful]

@@aidenho6085 because they are slow, they stink, they have delays, they are dirty and so on

[@jordan9339]

@@aidenho6085 OK! You are safe with a train but they are VERY slow, and not that clean. It wouldn't be the most pleasant experience and maybe that's why they are so SLOW. Tickets are dirt cheap though.

[@asaggu1173]

was waiting for this video to see your train travel saga

[@sagarandami322]

Seriously, it's so fun watching your vlogs

[@StephandPete]

Aww, thanks y’all!

[@rickwoolcock5422]

Always good to see Pete on the floor with his Lego. Never heard of Plovdiv. Had to look it up. I love the idea of the 'artsy vibe.' Beautiful place. Looks nice and laid-back. It's a pity that Bulgaria is one of those countries that we foreigners know so little about. Really enjoyed that 😛

[@StephandPete]

The whole Balkan region is entirely underrated! It's a great place to travel-- as long as you don'g mind busses. 😉

[@jordan9339]

Sofia resident here. There are a lot of tourists lately. Steph and Pete made good choice to skip Sofia for Plovdiv. And as they said, the whole Balkans are extremely underrated and and it's safer than Western Europe for tourists. Busses suck a little less than a trains, and if you don't mind renting a car you can visit many many interesting places at less than 1 hour drive from Plovdiv but it's not that easy with a public transport. Driving here is a little challenging though, but not that much as in southern Italy. And as I said, there are a lot of tourists lately, and intensive tourism makes the places different. And not in a good way. So it's might be better to visit those places sooner.

[@mitkodimitrov8396]

of yes oldest city in Europe,you dig and find some ruin,thracian,roman and so on,but first you must learn,for Plovdiv is what word Айляк(Ailjack maybe in english) mean hhihihi.Healt and happynes,from Plovdiv

[@StephandPete]

Thanks for commenting!

[@peterkorek-mv6rs]

The guy from 2:00 is a turkish entertainer/sportsman who loves Plovdiv and performs his show at this place.

[@StephandPete]

Really? Cool!

[@adamandlinds]

"Ohh, he's playing with an ashtray..." 3 seconds later... "EWWWWW!!!" lol! I see the amount of Lego you are traveling with is ever-increasing, lol!

[@StephandPete]

You sir (or ma’am but I think it’s Adam), are observant. There are so many of these ashtray moments that I often edit out but occasionally I’m like, I want to remember this. The Lego multiplies but it’s basically the only toy so we don’t complain. 😆

[@ChefEarthenware]

Lol. I noticed "unique-est" as well :)

[@neboli4288]

l laike bulgarai

[@RJSyeah]

More of the city and less of you please

[@emircakr5705]

PLOVDIV IS SIMPLY BETTER