The Alien Diaries

Adventures in Balkan Music and Folklore

Wednesday, November 26, 2025

Dances from Oltenia Part Eight

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In Romania, time dances to the rhythm of folklore, painting its landscapes with vibrant colours .  Carmen Francesca Banciu   It's back ...
Tuesday, October 21, 2025

A Tribute to Sunni Bloland

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Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life.  Jeanne Calment Sunni Bloland, a teacher of many popular Romanian folk dances...
Thursday, August 7, 2025

The Alien Diaries Visits Bulgaria Part Six: In Conclusion:

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Bulgaria, I reflected as I walked back to the hotel, isn’t a country; it’s a near-death experience. Bill Bryson Bill Bryson had visited Sof...
Wednesday, June 18, 2025

The Alien Diaries Visits Bulgaria Part Five: A Visit to the Bulgarian National Radio in Plovdiv

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The power of radio is not that it speaks to millions, but that it speaks intimately and privately to each one of those millions. Hallie Fla...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

The Alien Diaries Visits Bulgaria Part Four: Welcome to "Happy" Bulgaria

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If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.  Orson Welles The story began and ended in Sofia Airpo...
Saturday, December 7, 2024

The Alien Diaries Visits Bulgaria Part Three: Delicious Food, Colorful Signs and Murals

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Food, in the end, in our own tradition, is something holy. It's not about nutrients and calories. It's about sharing. It's about...
Monday, November 25, 2024

The Alien Diaries Visits Bulgaria Part Two - Offbeat Things About Bulgaria

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Life for most of us is full of steep stairs to go up and later, shaky stairs to totter down; and very early in the history of stairs must ha...
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If you love Balkan music and dance you have come to the right place! The Alien Diaries began in February 2010 and is updated at least twice a month. This blog is dedicated to the memory of my cat Fatso (see avatar), who passed away on April 9, 2011 from congestive heart failure. He was the inspiration for several of my early posts. Don't forget to check out my second blog, Light and Shadow, for some humor, satire, photos and poetry!
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