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July 4, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at July 4, 2012
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Безплатна пешеходна обиколка на Пловдив

Сдружение “Фрий София Тур” търси дългосрочни доброволци за най-новия си проект – редовната безплатна пешеходна обиколка на Пловдив на английски език. Туровете ще бъдат организирани по подобие на тези в София и във Варна. Смятаме, че е крайно време Пловдив също да се нареди сред европейските градове, в които има подобни безплатни обиколки. Основната цел на нашето сдружение е да накара всеки чужденец да се почуства добре дошъл в България. Освен това искаме да събудим интереса на нашите гости към България по начин, който ще ги накара да се върнат и да препоръчат страната ни на своите приятели. Ние сме млади и ентусиазирани в онова, което правим. Непрекъснато се стремим във всяка една обиколка да има лично отношение, хората да се забавляват, да получават информация и помощ в своите пътешествия, както и да отговорим на техните специфични предпочитания. Ако се присъединиш към нас, ще: станеш част от мотивиран и ентусиазиран екип от млади професионалисти станеш част от една международна среда в България упражняваш ораторските си умения… …пред публика от 6 континента. […]
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July 1, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at July 1, 2012
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Free Sofia Tour Unplugged (Part 4 with Radina)

To be or not to be? The question I asked myself a lot during the training to become a guide with Free Sofia Tour. When I first saw the ad that the Free Sofia Tour are looking for new volunteers I asked myself the question “To be part of all this or not to be?” and answered it right away: “Of course!” [We asked our new volunteers to tell us what they thought of the selection process and this is Radina’s story. You can read also the first part of the series with Dessi here, the second one with Stefan as well as the third one with Yana.] I sent my CV (apparently necessary to become a volunteer nowadays :)) and on the next day I had a meeting with Deni. The meeting was two hours and Denitsa told me quite a lot. The organization was doing all these projects, everything was so well organized. Denitsa made me smile, I could not believe her enthusiasm and also I was very confused: was this a […]
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June 28, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 28, 2012
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Free bus to Vitosha

There’s going to be a free bus to Vitosha Nature Park this summer as well! It will be running until 30th of September. Leaving to Zlatnite Mostove area every non-working day at 9 & 10 AM from the National Stadium in Sofia and coming back at 4, 5 & 6 PM.
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June 27, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 27, 2012
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Mineral waters and SPA in Sofia

Now you might have heard that there are 8 different types of mineral waters in Sofia coming out of nearly 50 different springs all over the city. This is the good news. The bad news is that only a couple of the 10+ bathhouses in the city are working and they are in terrible condition… Until they fix them, you can try the mineral water swimming pool near Pancharevo lake. Recently a book was published about all the mineral water sources in Sofia. Some of them have not been explored in the last twenty years but this is one of the most comprehensive researches done recently. Unfortunately it’s all in Bulgarian. Mineral waters of Sofia used to cure a number of illnesses as the abstracts below from the book “София – 120 години столица” show. The one in the city center near the Central Public Bathhouse is supposedly good for problems with the kidneys, stomach, liver, musculoskeletal system as well as neurological and gynecological problems. Let’s hope that the municipality will […]
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June 24, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 24, 2012
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Free Sofia Tour Unplugged (Part 3 with Yana)

Training. Ah, yeah, it’s those 2 or 3 weeks when you have to learn “how it’s done” before you can actually start with the real work. Inevitably you feel completely lost at the beginning, sometimes even bored, and often it’s like you are back at school. Definitely not a favourite activity for many. As always though there’s an exception to the rule. [We asked our new volunteers to tell us what they thought of the selection process and this is Yana’s story. You can read also the first part of the series with Dessi here and the second one with Stefan.] Now, let’s try again. Free Sofia Tour training. A whole different story. Is it difficult? Yes, at times. Is it demanding? No doubt about it. Is it worth it? Definitely! So, everything starts with sending your CV. In case it’s approved by the Free Sofia Tour (FST) Training Commission (a.k.a – the scary bosses), you are good to go. Next step – meeting some of the organization members and […]
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June 24, 2012
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Suns of Clay

On June 23 and 24 Foundation “For the people” is cultivating the garden “Chaika” – by displaying decorative mosaics with traditional Bulgarian embroidery elements. The garden is situated between the streets “Rakovski”, “Gurko” and “Ivan Vazov”. The project is provoked by the interest in Bulgarian embroidery and the symbols hidden in it. It is part of the initiative “Suns of Clay” of the Foundation – for promotion of the Bulgarian embroidery and for regeneration of the urban environment. The initiative was supported by volunteers who were trained in the pre-history of Bulgarian embroidery and the creation of mosaics. “Suns of Clay” promotes Bulgarian embroidery typical for the region of Sofia. Beautiful ornaments embroideries are not used in modern daily life and remain alone behind the windows of museums and grandmothers’ chests. Prompted by this, the Foundation is committed to induce interest in Bulgarian embroidery and symbols hidden in it. Trough an innovative way young people learn about the beauty and characteristics of embroideries by transforming them into mosaics (learning by doing) and bringing them into the […]
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June 20, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 20, 2012
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Anima Fest’s Social Program

Last week the International Animation Film Festival ”Golden Kuker – Sofia” presented over 300 films. Free Sofia Tour was the media partner chosen to show around Sofia the international guests of the festival. Apart from the regular program, the festival’s weekend program included special entertainments for children in need. And since this year “Golden Kuker” had a focus on ecology, the organizers have invited quilling art masters to help the children create their unique paper postcards and presents. On Saturday Free Sofia Tour and Anima Fest hosted the children from the social house in Doganovo village – the social house, which is regularly supported by our Association thanks to the charity tours.     40 children learned one way to reuse the paper – by unfolding their creativity and designing numerous decorative designs.     After the great job, the kids were invited for lunch and watched one of the best animations of the festival. We are looking forward to their next trip to Sofia!
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June 16, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 16, 2012
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Free Sofia Tour Unplugged (Part 2 with Stefan)

We asked our new volunteers to tell us what they thought of the selection process and here’s what Stefan shared. You can read also the first part of the series with Dessi here. Stefan: I’d heard about the Free Sofia Tour before but, assuming its target group was mainly tourists, I didn’t pay too much attention to it, being a local. I think I liked the Facebook page, since I tend to like anything likeable and because I love active people who don’t watch life, but live it. I had previously shown around friends of mine from abroad or other parts of the country and their reactions were generally in the likes of “Wow, that’s actually a great place!”. So, when I found out, completely by accident, that the Free Sofia Tour Association was looking for new team members, I didn’t need a lot of convincing to give it a try. To be honest, it was a bit surprising to see how seriously these guys took what they were doing. […]
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June 15, 2012
Published by Free Sofia Tour at June 15, 2012
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Free Sofia Tour Unplugged (Part 1 with Dessi)

We are the best thing to do in Sofia. This is beyond dispute, just see the reviews. How is that possible? Take an amazing team and add hard work to taste. Here’s some more about the ingredients of the Free Sofia Tour recipe for success. In order to provide these 2 hours of incredible experience, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes. We try to make you a part of that by telling you about our training process. Remember how 43 people applied to become part of the team back in February? And how only 13 of them got to the last stage? Well, 9 of them are already walking the streets of Sofia with the Free Sofia Tour sign. We asked them to tell us what they thought of the selection process and here’s what the first one of them said: Desi: Guys, I made it to the final. The end of the beginning finally came. It lasted almost one semester, it included a presentation, a text book […]
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