Overseas Vietnamese Tina Yuan has released a new book entitled Co hen voi Bulgaria (Dating with Bulgaria) to share her experiences in the so-called "Kingdom of Roses".

It's a chronicle of Tina Yuan during her trip to explore Bulgaria. Her book describes the landscape, architecture, culture, gastronomy, and lifestyle of the local people.

Author Tina Yuan and poet Duong Ky Anh at the book launch. Photo: The Hanoi Times

She loves to travel and explore the world. Fluent in four languages, Tina has traveled to over 100 countries and territories. This is her second book after the first one about Paris, France.

"I see myself getting smaller every day as I learn more things on each long trip. I want to expand my knowledge by exploring the whole planet," said Tina Yuan.

So she wrote the book intending to inspire people to travel to new places and expected that readers would find her itinerary interesting so that they feel inspired to know more about Bulgaria.

With her experience as a tourist, the author offers readers her itineraries when exploring Bulgaria.

To come to Bulgaria, Tina Yuan crossed to Germany, where she had an unforgettable experience visiting ancient cities and enjoying many typical dishes such as veal, bacon, and sauerkraut.

In Bulgaria, Tina Yuan went to many attractive cultural and culinary addresses and destinations. It is Veliko Tarnovo - a province in the central north of Bulgaria, bordering Romania, once the capital of Bulgaria, attracting tourists with ancient monuments and architecture such as Tsarevets Fortress. It is Melnik - Bulgaria's smallest town - which attracts tourists with its ancient houses and wine-producing vineyards. Tina recommended visitors to Melnik to climb the mountain and explore the sandstone pyramid.

Beef stomach soup and salted figs served with yogurt are some of the Bulgarian gastronomic tips she gave in her book.
For Tina Yuan, each country left her with many unforgettable impressions, but it was in Bulgaria that she found the warmth of a family. The kind people here make her journey in a strange country no longer boring and alone. She also found her fiancé in Bulgaria.

At the book launch on July 8 in Hanoi, poet Duong Ky Anh, former editor-in-chief of Tien Phong (Vanguard) newspaper, remarked that Tina wrote the book with a novel style of the generation of young writers.

The book inspires people to travel and discover the world. Photo: The Hanoi Times

"With Tina's book, I think the author goes through the places not only to discover foreign countries but also to discover herself, to understand herself," he said.

Poet Duong Ky Anh paid many compliments to Tina Yuan and affirmed that the book inspires young Vietnamese readers to travel, experience, and learn.

Tinay Yuan currently lives in Singapore. She is a writer, teacher, and businesswoman. She has taught free English classes to overseas Vietnamese.