Hump day getaway: Bulgaria
Posted on May 5th, 2009 – 7:35 PMBy Elizabeth Larsen
Yes, Bulgaria. The country celebrates both St. George’s Day and the Day of the Bulgarian Army on May 6.  It’s a national holiday where the people who celebrate their patron saint take part in folk dancing and other traditions and the city folk in Sofia, the nation’s capitol, watch a military parade. Further afield, the resorts on the Black Sea exude a more Cancun-like vibe.Â


Kerri Westenberg has globe-trotted for National Geographic and other magazines. Now she zips around the region, on the lookout for travel news you can use.
Elizabeth Larsen lived in Salzburg, Austria, and has traveled throughout Europe and the Americas. She can say "diaper," "bottle" and "crib" in four languages.
Troy Melhus has heli-skied on glaciers, dived alongside Monk seals and raced for 24 hours on a mountain bike. All this, and he rarely spends more than $500 on a trip.