mickg
Irish looking for information about Bulgaria
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Bitten over night by Kath948381
What on earth is taking bites out of me while I'm asleep in bed? How do I put the bugs off? I had short sleeved pj's on so tonight I'm putting a long sleeved top on.
Mosquito repellent plugins I find work well, also maybe spray Mosquito/fly killer in room, under the bed a few hours b4 sleep time.Do you leave your windows open, then maybe get Mosquito nets fitted to your windows, I have and them work fine for me. Read More
Most common scams in Bulgaria by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Settling in Bulgaria as an expat implies navigating into a new and unfamiliar environment and habits, making you potentially vulnerable to scammers. Whether it’s immigration or finance advice, housing scam, online traps or ...
That's what a lot of builders do in uk, most likely s few small jobs to make it worth their time to turn up.We have been getting quite a number of calls to our bulgarian mobiles from unknown numbers, but just ignore them then check to see if we can ... Read More
Wood worm treatment by Kath948381
How often do we need to spray wood worm killer in our village house ? We did it every year until last year but husband has seen an adult bug this year in our downstairs area and I saw and killed one a couple of weeks ago in the same general area.
Retirement but with additives lolThat's how I feel, especially keeping on top of the garden/field. Read More
Bulgarians divided on euro after approval to join currency by SimCityAT
Bulgarians divided on euro after approval to join currency
The issue is understanding that your money looks like it will have halved.1 euro = 1.96 lev,1 lev = 0.51 eurofluctuates a little but not much.So your 1 lev converted to 0.51 euro people see the smaller figure and assume it's worth less.The issue ... Read More
Mains sewerage by Kath948381
Is it true that if a village house has an upstairs bathroom it's on mains sewerage?
Try Google translate or similar app, ask neighbours or your mayor.Our neighbours are bulgarian with no English but when we talk they say Google phone which works great. Read More
Mains sewerage by Kath948381
Is it true that if a village house has an upstairs bathroom it's on mains sewerage?
It all depends on the village, we live in Klimentovo near Polski Trambesh, we have upstairs bathroom but no mains sewer only soak aways.Our neighbours are all the same, don't know if there is mains sewer in village as,we live on village edge. Read More
Ethernet vs internet by josephsaad44
Good morning friends.any one have idea or has an ethernet installed the old ways? if so I want to know more things about it and a shop maybe that sells it please🌹🌹
Not all locations will have wired network option.I have a 5g WiFi box as no wired connection, works fine, sometimes drops off but not often.I live live on edge of village and my provider is vivacom, only provider I can use for my location for now. Read More
Sharing Property Search Feedback by JimJ
We get lots of requests for advice about areas that people are considering but very little, if any, feedback on how those searches are going, what the searchers did/didn't like when they got there, what real condition the properties are in ...
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Sharing Property Search Feedback by JimJ
We get lots of requests for advice about areas that people are considering but very little, if any, feedback on how those searches are going, what the searchers did/didn't like when they got there, what real condition the properties are in ...
The house we brought was previously owned by English couple, was unoccupied when we viewed then had fire in barn (bulkhead light was left on and overheated) prior to us putting offer in.Negotiated price to cover cost to repair barn, new roof ... Read More
Sharing Property Search Feedback by JimJ
We get lots of requests for advice about areas that people are considering but very little, if any, feedback on how those searches are going, what the searchers did/didn't like when they got there, what real condition the properties are in ...
Their likely talking about the English people in the village lol.My village has couple English people, apart from my wife, I'm Irish but they still call me English. Read More
Any tips for finding a long term rental in Veliko Tarnovo please? by davidg12345
Hey all,I'm about to start looking for a long term rental in VT. Ideally I'd find something in a smaller village in the VT municipality, but failing that I'll look for a place in the town.I'm looking to spend around 300 - 350 Euro max per month. I ...
Lol, not seen them ruins yet, Nikopolis ruins near Nikyup went last year where they do enactments, very little restoring done.Wive had great time, slipped and broke ankle, 3 months no weight on it during summer, don't think she'll be going this year. Read More
Any tips for finding a long term rental in Veliko Tarnovo please? by davidg12345
Hey all,I'm about to start looking for a long term rental in VT. Ideally I'd find something in a smaller village in the VT municipality, but failing that I'll look for a place in the town.I'm looking to spend around 300 - 350 Euro max per month. I ...
Went into vt couple weeks ago to visit fortress with family who were visiting.There was some running event on, took ages find parking which is free on weekends and most places after 5 during week.Some decent restaurants and a nice cafe that mainly ... Read More
Earthquake warning by Kath948381
I've just received an earthquake warning on my Bulgarian mobile then we felt a mild shaking. The actual quake was in the sea just off Turkey and it was felt in Bulgaria, Masadonia Greece and Turkey never felt anything like that before but I'm glad ...
Are you near to Turkey, not felt anything up here towards Ruse but seen reports about the quake. Read More
My Experience of Bulgaria Never go to Bulgaria by GuestPoster357
NEVER go to Bulgaria you have been warned 1. Most EXPENSIVE Country in Europe2. Bulgarian Drivers are Devils 3. Groceries are 40% more expensive than Asda UK4. Weather 45 from May to September5. Dogs The Villages are full of dogs and Bulgarians ...
Have you had anyone overtaking with on coming traffic, last second dart in to avoid crash, then 50 metre up road is empty lol Read More
Bulgaria Schengen Borders by alanjolly65
I understand that Bulgaria (and Romania) became full Schengen members in January and agreed that checks would still be in place at land borders until July 2025.What difference has it made? Are there still barriers / checking booths in place or a car ...
Drove to romania last week, no border checks, just toll over ruse bridge crossing to pay.The checkpoints at bridge are unmanned, random checks on vehicles though once over bridge. Read More