my name is Stef and i'm a disappointment to my family

First off, I’d like to welcome you to Kiss My Backpack. Hope it serves your interest and you stick around.

I won’t bore you with my biography, beacause it’s a bit long and you won’t get the right idea about me anyway. However, I will share this with you.

My bipolar personality causes me to love both the wild off-grid outdoors and the cosy interior of a posh villa somewhere on a gold-sanded beach. One day you’ll find me meditating on a mountain peak, greeting the sunrise, the other – you’ll see me getting shitfaced in a dodgy bar.

I travelled quite a few countries around Europe, including Italy, Finland, Turkey, Spain, The Canaries (I mention them separately from Spain because otherwise my Canary friends will kill me), The Netherlands and many more. Just before the Corona hit, I came back to Bulgaria and stayed here ever since. I have decided to focus this blog mainly on my homeland, because it certainly deserves the attention.

My own description of me: “A sunny girl, equipped with a camera, smile and many jokes”.

Other people’s description of me: “A crazy Bulgarian” (I hope in a good way).

I have green eyes and I’m extremely untalented when it comes to singing or drawing.

Travelling and photography are the only things that bring a spark in me. I’ve felt lost, I’ve felt down. And only the thought of exploring a place and meeting all the weird people there brought excitement.

My third passion that I recently discovered is writing and bringing life to this website.

I’ve combined all of the above into Kiss My Backpack with the hope I will:

• Encourage you to get up on that road
• Visit Bulgaria
• Make your stay memorable
• Help you take some great photos.

Kiss My Backpack is a blog that mainly concerns people who want to travel but think they do not have the cash for it, well-travelled individuals, photography newbies and enthusiasts and citizens of the world.

• if you want to travel but don’t know where to start
• if you want to visit Bulgaria
• if you ever doubt a place is “safe”
• if you wonder what to pack and when to go
• if you want to do something adventurous but you’re lacking courage
• if you just need a bit of inspiration…

Then Kiss My Backpack is for you.

• a humorous outlook on not so comical situations
• realistic view with a pinch of positivism (positive note: bad luck is better than no luck at all)
• articles, guides, travelogues – where I’ve been, what I’ve done, what I should have done and what I definitely should not have done
• reducing your misfortunes abroad to the minimum
• some photo essays with an occassional camera or editting advice
• ideas for awesome places to explore
• adventures for the non-adventurous
• safety tips for the ladies and gents
• sarcastic comments
• gear recommendations.