karen
@Kazman
English looking for information about Bulgaria
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Lives in Staffs
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Registration: 06 October 2013
TV usage and access by Kazman
HiAre there any streaming companies you can watch both in the uk and Bulgaria? Netflix no longer allow this so we're stuck with no tv in Bulgaria at present. msny thanks
@geoffreywebb21thanks, we're definItely going to try this method Read More
TV usage and access by Kazman
HiAre there any streaming companies you can watch both in the uk and Bulgaria? Netflix no longer allow this so we're stuck with no tv in Bulgaria at present. msny thanks
@wtruckyboyooohhh definitely worth looking into thank you! Read More
TV usage and access by Kazman
HiAre there any streaming companies you can watch both in the uk and Bulgaria? Netflix no longer allow this so we're stuck with no tv in Bulgaria at present. msny thanks
Thanks ill defo have a look Read More
TV usage and access by Kazman
HiAre there any streaming companies you can watch both in the uk and Bulgaria? Netflix no longer allow this so we're stuck with no tv in Bulgaria at present. msny thanks
Yes we were able to use our Netflix subscription both in the uk and Bulgaria. But when i contacted them, though they said we couldn't do this. Guess I'm going to have to wait until we're next there and test it out! Read More
TV usage and access by Kazman
HiAre there any streaming companies you can watch both in the uk and Bulgaria? Netflix no longer allow this so we're stuck with no tv in Bulgaria at present. msny thanks
@Anastasija_gustthank you! Read More
TV usage and access by Kazman
HiAre there any streaming companies you can watch both in the uk and Bulgaria? Netflix no longer allow this so we're stuck with no tv in Bulgaria at present. msny thanks
Thanks all. some great idea's for us to try! Read More
TV usage and access
HiAre there any streaming companies you can watch both in the uk and Bulgaria? Netflix no longer allow this so we're stuck with no tv in Bulgaria at present. msny thanks Read More
Your best culinary memory in Bulgaria by Mickael
Hello everyone, As you know, every country has its own flavours and tasting the local cuisine is a great way to discover the culture of a destination. Whether it's a small typical restaurant to taste local dishes, a traditional meal in a local's ...
I absolutely love cornflake chicken, Shopska salad and perlenka. I love the cuisine there. Tomatoes are the best tasting in the world! Read More
Cess pit or septic tank? by Kazman
Hi, we are after a bit of advice. After our cess pit collapsed, which had been put in by a builder to the side of our property, we have decided to start again. We keep getting conflicting advice though. Some people say to install a cess pit, ...
Hi. Our cess pit collapsed as it was as the side of the house. We've had to get the house underpinned as it started sinking into the pit. Turned out to be a very costly lesson! we've now had a septic tank fitted. We used a local builder in our ... Read More
Driving / buying a car by Kazman
Hi all! We鈥檙e hoping to spend longer amounts of time in at our house Bulgaria next year when we retire. We鈥檙e not sure whether to drive from the Uk to Bulgaria and back, or to buy a car in Bulgaria and leave it locked up when fly ...
Thank you so much. We hope to spend longer and longer over there as we retire. I'd also like to 'holiday' on the route over. Here's hoping! Thanks for your reply. Very useful. Read More
Driving / buying a car by Kazman
Hi all! We鈥檙e hoping to spend longer amounts of time in at our house Bulgaria next year when we retire. We鈥檙e not sure whether to drive from the Uk to Bulgaria and back, or to buy a car in Bulgaria and leave it locked up when fly ...
Thank you. Read More
Driving / buying a car by Kazman
Hi all! We鈥檙e hoping to spend longer amounts of time in at our house Bulgaria next year when we retire. We鈥檙e not sure whether to drive from the Uk to Bulgaria and back, or to buy a car in Bulgaria and leave it locked up when fly ...
Thanks for you reply. Much appreciated! Read More
Driving / buying a car
Hi all! We鈥檙e hoping to spend longer amounts of time in at our house Bulgaria next year when we retire. We鈥檙e not sure whether to drive from the Uk to Bulgaria and back, or to buy a car in Bulgaria and leave it locked up when fly ... Read More
Common misconceptions and clich茅s about life in Bulgaria by Priscilla
Hello everyone, Old clich茅s die hard, as the saying goes... and living in Bulgaria can generate lots of misconceptions in the eyes of the people. What are the most common misconceptions about the expat lifestyle in Bulgaria? What are the ...
I've found the Bulgarians to be very warm and welcoming - once they get to know you! Our neighbour always keeps us in supplies of fresh fruit and vegetables every time we visit. We do get builders thinking we are millionaires though and trying ... Read More
Window grilles by Kazman
Does anyone know if you can get the wrought iron window grilles made. We want them for additional security. They were on our windows when we bought the house, but seem to have got 'mislaid' in the renovations. Thanks.
Going to do lots of research!!! Read More
Window grilles by Kazman
Does anyone know if you can get the wrought iron window grilles made. We want them for additional security. They were on our windows when we bought the house, but seem to have got 'mislaid' in the renovations. Thanks.
Hi Steve. Ice had lots of info from another member. Let me know if you can't see it and I'll forward websites. Read More
Window grilles by Kazman
Does anyone know if you can get the wrought iron window grilles made. We want them for additional security. They were on our windows when we bought the house, but seem to have got 'mislaid' in the renovations. Thanks.
Wow! I'll do some research. Thank you so much! Read More
Window grilles by Kazman
Does anyone know if you can get the wrought iron window grilles made. We want them for additional security. They were on our windows when we bought the house, but seem to have got 'mislaid' in the renovations. Thanks.
And yes we originally had them on all windows but they walked! Read More
Window grilles by Kazman
Does anyone know if you can get the wrought iron window grilles made. We want them for additional security. They were on our windows when we bought the house, but seem to have got 'mislaid' in the renovations. Thanks.
I'll keep you posted if I get to hear anything! Read More
Window grilles
Does anyone know if you can get the wrought iron window grilles made. We want them for additional security. They were on our windows when we bought the house, but seem to have got 'mislaid' in the renovations. Thanks. Read More
Cess pit or septic tank? by Kazman
Hi, we are after a bit of advice. After our cess pit collapsed, which had been put in by a builder to the side of our property, we have decided to start again. We keep getting conflicting advice though. Some people say to install a cess pit, ...
JimJ thanks so much for your helpful advice. Our house is only in a small village and is off the beaten track so no mains sewerage is available. Looks as if the septic tank is the way to go. We've been quoted between 3000 to 4000 lev for full ... Read More
Cess pit or septic tank?
Hi, we are after a bit of advice. After our cess pit collapsed, which had been put in by a builder to the side of our property, we have decided to start again. We keep getting conflicting advice though. Some people say to install a cess pit, ... Read More
Best cities to live in Bulgaria by Julien
Hi, It聮s not always easy to decide in which area to settle in when moving to Bulgaria. According to you, what are the best cites to live in? Which regions offer most of the job opportunities, a good quality of life, an affordable cost of ...
Thank you. We have friends in the village who keep a close eye on the property for us. Yes we made the silly mistake of sending a huge chunk of cash. No receipts or anything ever produced. Oh well. A lesson well learnt, albeit an expensive one! ... Read More
Best cities to live in Bulgaria by Julien
Hi, It聮s not always easy to decide in which area to settle in when moving to Bulgaria. According to you, what are the best cites to live in? Which regions offer most of the job opportunities, a good quality of life, an affordable cost of ...
After visiting several areas all around bulgaria, we finally chose a little village 6 miles from chirpan. Can get to the house from Plovdiv airport in under an hour which was an essential thing for us travelling to and from the uk. I've joined ... Read More
Builder in VT needed by Ruthie-Davies
Hi, We are moving to live in Merdanya, near VT as soon as We sell our house in Wales. We purchased a cottage last year. Can anyone recommend a good reliable builder. I need to convert an out building into living accommodation and re-surface patio ...
Try and get someone local so you can project manage and can contact them if anything goes wrong. We've been left with a half finished house that we've had to get repaired ourselves resulting in duplicate costs etc, mainly due to our lack of ... Read More
Shower
Hi, not sure if anyone can help. We're trying to fit a shower but our builder has put the pipes in at an angle and we're struggling with connections. Our builder has also disappeared! Is it possible to buy a shower using external pipe work ... Read More
Bulgarian cuisine by Priscilla
Hi, When living abroad, tasting the local cuisine is part of discovering the country. What is your favorite food in Bulgaria? What is the local speciality? Share with us the local tastes of Bulgaria and why not your best ...
We love shopska salad followed by chicken coated in cornflakes served with a garlic yoghurt dip. We also have polenka which is a form of garlic bread. Absolutely delicious and one of our favourites. Read More
Looking for a reputable builder in Svishtov area by candyz9229
We have been let down by a builder who was supposed to be renovating our house. We need a reputable and reasonably priced Bulgarian builder to carry out some work. Does anyone have contact details please
It's looking as if that may be the way for us! Read More
Looking for a reputable builder in Svishtov area by candyz9229
We have been let down by a builder who was supposed to be renovating our house. We need a reputable and reasonably priced Bulgarian builder to carry out some work. Does anyone have contact details please
Hi, did you find another reputable builder? Do you have any details please. Read More
Builder in VT needed by Ruthie-Davies
Hi, We are moving to live in Merdanya, near VT as soon as We sell our house in Wales. We purchased a cottage last year. Can anyone recommend a good reliable builder. I need to convert an out building into living accommodation and re-surface patio ...
Just a note of caution - get prices for jobs before they are started, otherwise you may find costs spiralling out of control! Read More
Looking for a reputable builder in Svishtov area by candyz9229
We have been let down by a builder who was supposed to be renovating our house. We need a reputable and reasonably priced Bulgarian builder to carry out some work. Does anyone have contact details please
hi, its axinia,milanova@yahoo.com Read More
Renovationuseful information by lana4321
Hi, people, we bought a house near Ivailovgrad, which needs renovation. it seems to be quite hard to find relyable builders here. Does anyone know a reliable bulgarian, who speaks English and could help us to find good workers and may be supervise ...
We've used a builder called Phillipe schotte. Excellent standards. His partner uses this site. She is called axinia. Read More
Looking for a reputable builder in Svishtov area by candyz9229
We have been let down by a builder who was supposed to be renovating our house. We need a reputable and reasonably priced Bulgarian builder to carry out some work. Does anyone have contact details please
We use a builder called Phillipe Schotte. He has been carrying out renovations at our property to an excellent standard. He admits he himself is a 'perfectionist'. I can pass on his email if you like? Only thing is he is always very busy ... Read More
Bank account by agreen70
I will be coming to Varna or Burgas initially for 3 months so that I can see what it is like to live there. I am in my mid forties and like peace and quiet but do like to have access to restaurants and cafes, not into night life. With that in mind ...
We managed to open a bank account without too many problems and our bulgarian is very limited! We chose our local bank and the english speaking person was extremely helpful. We now have an account with a debit card. Hope all goes well. Read More
Property bought - time to renovate
We've bought a house in rupkite, a village about an hour from Plovdiv. We visited the coast and decided we wanted one in a village location. Read More
Property bought - time to renovate
We've been over lots of times and have always enjoyed our visits. We are looking forward to spending more time there! Read More
Property bought - time to renovate
Well, our property is now legally ours! Very exciting times. We're back over next month to get quotes for renovations so we can start living in our beautiful home. Will take a bit of time but we have patience! Looking forward to spending some ... Read More
Looking for work in bulgaria for English speaker by jobo20
hey there im looking for working in Bulgaria Karlovo area but i do not speak Bulgarian yet i am in the process of learning from my Bulgarian girlfriend but i need job there. i have wanted to live there for about 5 years but never been able to do it ...
Hi, my husband has just left his IT job and wondered what sort of work would be available when we were out there? Thanks Read More
Living abroad
We've decided on rupkite. Need to carry out lots of repairs to the property but we like the location. Just need to sort out builders once purchase is complete. Read More
Living abroad
Hi, we have found 2 new properties - Panicheri and Rupkite. Does anyone have any experience of these places as like both? Many thanks, not sure which one to go for - one minor repairs one major! Read More
Buying a house by Kazman
We are looking for a property in rhodope mountains. Holiday home initially until children old enough to fend for themselves! Anyone suggest any good estate agents please? Hoping to visit October half term. Many thanks.
Does anyone know laws on purchasing a property. Do we have to be a limited company or not? We keep getting conflicting views. Thanks x Read More
Buying a house by Kazman
We are looking for a property in rhodope mountains. Holiday home initially until children old enough to fend for themselves! Anyone suggest any good estate agents please? Hoping to visit October half term. Many thanks.
Thats great thanks. Will do some more research. Read More
Buying a house
We are looking for a property in rhodope mountains. Holiday home initially until children old enough to fend for themselves! Anyone suggest any good estate agents please? Hoping to visit October half term. Many thanks. Read More