Behind the Fallen Iron Curtain: Bulgaria Part II

This post is for The Traveling Gator. She truly appreciates world history and I believe she'd really enjoy Nesebar!

I cannot recall all of the historical information regarding Nesebar, I visited over two years ago and details are fuzzy.  What I can recall is the fact that the Greeks, Romans, Byzantine's, Ottoman's, Bulgarian's, and Russians have all fought for control of this tiny town.  It was the original Constantinople before it moved to modern day Istanbul.  I was in awe at the age of these churches and other sites.  The weather was fantastic and the food was one of the most enjoyable dishes I've ever had (medium rare Duck with Blueberrys and slaw).  Enjoy the pictures! I'm posting a link to Wikipedia for history on Nesebar. 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesebar

Behind the Fallen Iron Curtain: Bulgaria

Hello all, The next few posts will be about my time spent in Eastern Europe. Very beautiful and the potential for growth is limitless. The food and history was the best part of the trip for me. I visited Varna and Nesebar, but this post will be for Varna. Nesebar has so much history behind it that it deserves its own post. The food in Varna was absolutely amazing! I've never been able to find it since, but Tuborg was a delicious beer with a very light, but powerful flavor. It is the best beer I've ever had. If anyone knows where I can find some here in America, please let me know! Feel free to ask any questions you have regarding Bulgaria in the comment section, I'll be more than happy to answer them!
-J

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Earthquake Relief, Haiti, 2010

I wanted to share a few photographs from my time in Haiti.  We deployed there for the earthquake relief in January 2010.  We offloaded hundreds of tons worth of humanitarian aid (mattresses, rice, water, medical supplies) from American, Mexican, and Colombian warships.  We spent a month in Haiti, doing what we could to help. 

Beauty is Only Skin Deep

Good morning, bloggers!
I plan on posting a couple of times today, I have a ton of content I want to catch up on.
Before the semester started, I was hell bent on either buying a new body kit for my DRZ, or painting the one I have. The flashy yellow, white, and blue just screamed "dirt bike", and since my dizzer had become my daily driver around town, I wanted the bike to not be so "loud". So one Sunday I decided to remove every body panel from the motorcycle to see about changing the color....and I must say that the title of this post explains it perfectly: Beauty is only skin deep. It looked like something you see in a post-apocalyptic world, just thrown together like a rat rod.
My ambitions turned out to be larger than my budget at the time, so I kept the current body kit (Ebay/ Amazon had a few listings but quality was lacking) and I've pretty much accepted the bike as is. I wanted to make it as "super motard" as I could, but the cost of a proper conversion is way more than I want to invest.
**The bike still has the radiator shrouds on in this picture, I failed to get a complete "naked pic" haha.**

The Dizzer

I believe my first picture added should be of my DRZ. This bike is more or less why I have this blog. Florida doesn't necessarily have beautiful scenery, at least not where I live. But here's a nice clean picture of her.

First Time for Everything!

Hello, any and all future followers-

I never believed I would start a blog, but a friend inspired me to start one.  She is a world traveler who loves to share her experiences (follow her at thetravelinggator.blogspot.com).  For quality food critique, along with traveling tips and tricks, she is the best I've seen!

I'd like to tell you a little bit about myself, and what I plan to share in my blog.

I spent four years active duty in the U.S. Navy, stationed in Norfolk/Virginia Beach, Virginia.  From 2008-2012 I deployed twice in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom with Assault Craft Unit 2 (embarked aboard USS Gunston Hall, LSD-44) and as a Logistics Specialist in charge of HSL-46 Det 4 embarked on USS Anzio (CG-68).  I have visited over 30 countries, some better than others, and I will post plenty of pictures with descriptions as I go.   I had an amazing tour of duty, and I wouldn't have traded it for anything.   But when my contract was up in June 2012, we moved back home to Florida.

I am a full time college student now, but I've been an avid motorcyclist for the past ten years.  My father used to be a professional motorcycle racer.  He used to race on Ducati's, Triumph's, and BSA's.  He's retired from the track, but he's always working on motorcycles and making sure his kids know their way around them.  In 2007, my dad bought me a 2006 Suzuki DRZ400, which I currently drive.  I love this motorcycle (plenty of pictures to be posted in the future).  The DRZ will be the featured motorcycle for my blog.  I love the dualsport/enduro/supermotard motorcycle style.

I'm also learning how to cook on a charcoal grill, and I appreciate the occasional cigar, so I'm sure I'll post about those topics as well.

-J