JimJ

A real outside toilet - with walls AND a roof? Ey-oop, lass - you were LUCKY! 😎 Read More

Uncle Vlad is no doubt hiring, if you need a side hustle: El Presidente blew his own cover decades ago and so many folks have accidentally fallen out of windows lately that he has to rely on BTv and FaceBook for all his information..😎 Read More

Bulgaria imports as much from the US as it does from Macedonia, ie a tiny c1% of annual imports (worth c$500million) and exports c2.5% to the US (c$1billion - including some rather weird exports, like coin)The primary effects we're likely to feel ... Read More

@Kath948381 Off the top of my head, as an S1 pensioner registered with NHIF, I think I pay 2 leva per GP visit. Personally, I don't think that's nearly enough, so I bung my GP 20 leva every couple of visits; I don't make a big deal of it, but he's ... Read More

I thought you were hosting that? - @janemulberry I am - but I didn't mention WHERE...😁 Read More

I was thinking that. Much as I love my hubby, part of the appeal of visiting my Bg house on my own is having some peace and quiet! - @janemulberry And here I was, hoping you'd post the address so we could organise an Expat(dot)Com Group Rave at ... Read More

@Kath948381 It took about 5 weeks for my S1 to arrive in Sofia... 😎 Read More

Meanwhile I heard that the Mayor of any village knows which homes people can squat in their village. - @Kath948381 I'm not sure what you mean by that. The local mayor may know which houses are empty/unoccupied, especially in a smaller village, but ... Read More

@rogergarinmichaud Why not "equitable for both parties"? There are certainly some pretty shocking landlords in every country, but the behaviour of some tenants is equally appalling! Read More

I hope that it's obvious but in Cyrillic "SOT" is СОТ 😎 Read More

ENT is Ear, Nose and Throat.GP is Общопрактикуващ лекар Read More

What kind of doctor? Have you looked on Superdoc? Search by Speciality, within the area you need - most doctors have a short CV, including which languages they speak.. Read More

@JimJ I'd be curious to know what the electricity price is. They told me 0.12, and I have an electricity meter. What's the special rate? Thanks. - @Trinidad58 There's no "special rate": "commercial" electricity is a traded commodity, so the actual ... Read More

There's a new (to me at least) site with quite a few properties advertised here: pazarluk(dot)com/sc/nedvijimi-imoti-za-prodajba/nedvijimi-imoti-prodajbi-kasti-i-vili?currency=euSome are cheap, others pretty expensive/overpriced, but it's still ... Read More

Also, some folks have apartments (typically in holiday complexes) without independent electricity meters and/or with electricity provision under commercial supply. This can make the bill very expensive, even for small apartments. - @gwynj That's not ... Read More