Thomas Azier “Year In A Spiral / Twenty Twenty Three”

Songs about unfulfilled longing are usually about love that fades, or love that never began. But what happens when love is still there—fully alive—and the person you long for is slipping into illness?

Day 4: Rhodope Mountains – The Quiet Path 🏞️🍃

The road from Plovdiv into the Rhodope Mountains began early and ended later than expected, as snow started to fall heavy along the way— heavy enough to make the landscape feel like winter had returned. I didn’t mind.

Day 1: Sofia – The Start of the Road 🌆🥐

I arrived in Sofia by train just as the city was waking up. There’s something humbling about watching a place come to life while you’re still groggy from travel. The morning chill hit me first. Crisp air with the bite of a winter still reluctant to leave. The smell of the train station..