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<font color=#000000 size=2px>The Ruff Guide to Bulgaria began back in 2005 when Photojournalist Cliff Norton and wife Andrea visited the country. Discovering a nation of warm generous people, miles of untouched natural beauty and a rural lifestyle not found elsewhere in Europe, they decided there and then, to make it home. Today, they live the ‘Good life’ in a small rural village surrounded by pigs, chickens, sheep and apet donkeys called Penna.
 Cliff’s passion and talent for photography has seen them travel the length and breadth of Bulgaria, visiting some of the country’s least explored regions. It’s this knowledge, passion and expertise which has made The Ruff Guide one of Bulgaria’s most comprehensive web-sites available today.
At the ‘The Ruff Guide’ we aim to bring you the very best, up to date, comprehensive information for whatever you hope to see and do while in Bulgaria. It’s packed with news, guides, language tips, travel ideas, annual events, accommodation options, places to eat, books, blogs, images and links
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