Category: Sofia

Under 10 min/km

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I was tired this weekend and couldn’t do a hike. I did a walk instead, and hit a new and unexpected milestone. First kilometer under 10 minutes since I started tracking.

I was in a hurry to end the walk so I can watch the Starship 5 flight. Ended up at home on time to see the booster catch live.

Here’s a proof of my achievement. I’ve tried doing that before and failed, even downhill. It just randomly happened today.

The digging machine

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The municipality is building a new subway line near me. I wanted to see how they put in the giant tunnel digging machine. Kept going to the construction site during my daily walks, hoping to see something.

However, it seems like it’s delivered in pieces and assembled inside the hole. Won’t see the big thing without a drone. But I saw one fragment.

Blackberries

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Found this in Sofia. First time I see anything resembling blackberries in my area.

I spent years of my childhood in Stara Zagora where blackberries are common. I liked the blackberry jam my grandmother made.

WordCamp Sofia 2024

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I joined WordCamp Sofia 2024 this weekend by responding to the call for organizers.

WordCamp Sofia will be held on 24th of November in Sofia Tech Park.

I’ve been out of touch with the local community for years. My last WordCamp where I was part of the team was WordCamp Europe 2018 in Belgrade. Wanted to do Varna 2019 but it was cancelled due to Covid, and never returned to the WordCamp work after that. Sadly, I even missed the WCEU in Athens, which is reachable by car from Sofia.

I’m thankful that the organizers welcomed me to the team. I hope I didn’t forget how this type of work is done and will be able to help. It’s been awhile.