I have an affinity for Bulgaria — so overlooked and underappreciated, and yet so charming in a Slavic way. In my student days I spent lots of time exploring Bulgaria and its capital city, Sofia: ...

In Rick Steves’ Sept. 4 column on Bulgaria, he states that the country barred the deportation of approximately 50,000 Bulgarian Jews to the Nazi death camps. While it is true, it is not the full story ...