I actually have this book on order right now from Amazon! Your review makes me even more excited to read it. I have only visited Bulgaria once--for the entire month of January in 2009. I was freezing cold the entire time! Southern BG is beyond beautiful in the winter, but it's also beyond cold!

As an American I am used to just being able to walk to the wall and turn a little dial/press a button to turn up the heat. In Bulgaria you actually have to work for the heat! I learned how to chop up the wood and put it into the fireplace which would then heat up the water in the radiator pipes. If nothing else, I was semi-warm and got some exercise out of it! It really makes one appreciate the often overlooked conveniences we have in America.