Small world! I enjoy the old town, the food and of course the alcohol of Bansko. I have been there three years running and I'm already booked in to go back next February. The Pirin Mountains of Macedonia are beautiful and I have toyed with the idea of exploring Bulgaria by car at some point, especially Veliko Tarnovo. I'll let you know if that happens. I hear Bansko has a lot of Dutch tourists in the summer time walking in the national park and mountain biking, that could be on the list too.
Two years ago I was too hung over to face the queue for the gondola and decided to walk up the ski road to the second gondola stop. I was wearing snow boarding boots and was carrying a heavy coat and my board. I had underestimated the distance and the gradient and it took me two hours to slog my way up there (as opposed to an hour and a half queue!). By the time I got to the top I was drenched with sweat! I would like to try it again in the summer with less of a burden to carry!!