@Lee4
English looking for information about Bulgaria
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Lives in Sliven, Sliven
Registration: 14 May 2019
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Input and advice r.e villages by Mannysnan48
Hi all. I have been considering Bulgaria for a few years. Researched a lot (I thought). I came in March for a week to Bucharest, stayed in VT and visited various villages and houses driving hundreds of miles, north and south. I came home ...
In Bulgaria i heard that you dont really get houses situated on their own outside villages, as all the houses tend to be grouped within a village, and a house on the edge of a village is the most remote option most of the time. Is this true? Read More
Water and electric and meters by Lee4
In Bulgaria do all houses have water meters? Are water and electric meters at Bulgarian properties digital meters (as in a smart meter), or are analogue water and electric meters also available? Also, a lot of houses for sale in Bulgaria have a ...
I don't imagine a shortage of fresh water due to the small human population and low population density.Choose the wrong area and you can be without mains water for weeks on end, or have the mains on for a couple of hours per day onlySuch as ... Read More
Expat life in Bulgaria - expectations V reality by Lee4
Hi I'm attracted to expat life in Bulgaria as I like - the landscapes, the weather and seasons, the low population density, the cheap £ prices on almost everything compared to in England. I want a place to live life, relax, enjoy my ...
Costs comparable to the UK are creeping up, some things are even more expensive hereSuch as what? Read More
Expat life in Bulgaria - expectations V reality by Lee4
Hi I'm attracted to expat life in Bulgaria as I like - the landscapes, the weather and seasons, the low population density, the cheap £ prices on almost everything compared to in England. I want a place to live life, relax, enjoy my ...
I see the lidl small supermarket chain is more prominent in Bulgaria than in GB, probably as GB has more supermarket chains. If you spent £100 on a general food shop in a GB lidl, approximately how much £ do you think the same trolley ... Read More
Expat life in Bulgaria - expectations V reality by Lee4
Hi I'm attracted to expat life in Bulgaria as I like - the landscapes, the weather and seasons, the low population density, the cheap £ prices on almost everything compared to in England. I want a place to live life, relax, enjoy my ...
I've read bits and pieces about the prominence of the bulgarian mafia. Not really sure what this is or how visible it would be to regular people in daily life. What is it? Is it local street gangs like exist in most places in the world? Or is ... Read More
Expat life in Bulgaria - expectations V reality by Lee4
Hi I'm attracted to expat life in Bulgaria as I like - the landscapes, the weather and seasons, the low population density, the cheap £ prices on almost everything compared to in England. I want a place to live life, relax, enjoy my ...
If you're in bulgaria right now, particularly if you're a caucasian, whats the weather like right now in June in terms of - Does it feel too hot and sunny or humid to do anything outside? Is it dry heat or humid heat? Whats the pollen ... Read More
House Insurance by Lezzi
Hi everyone! Can anyone advice a good, read honest, insurance company? The insurance is for our house and its contents. We have an insurance with a well known company, but are not satisfied. To make a long story short: we had a serious water ...
I think house insurance here is like the car insurance - not worth the paper its written on :)Whats wrong with the bg car insurance? I'm guessing the insurance industry in bg is not as regulated and organised as in the UK (which also costs a ... Read More
Expat life in Bulgaria - expectations V reality by Lee4
Hi I'm attracted to expat life in Bulgaria as I like - the landscapes, the weather and seasons, the low population density, the cheap £ prices on almost everything compared to in England. I want a place to live life, relax, enjoy my ...
One thing about the geographic layout of Bulgaria that isnt ideal for me is that the mountains are not closer to the sea, as ideally i'd like to be close to both but thats not possible as its about 100km from the sea before the mountains ... Read More
Expat life in Bulgaria - expectations V reality by Lee4
Hi I'm attracted to expat life in Bulgaria as I like - the landscapes, the weather and seasons, the low population density, the cheap £ prices on almost everything compared to in England. I want a place to live life, relax, enjoy my ...
In Bulgaria are street buskers aloud to use microphones? In england they are and most seem to, and this is another minor reason to leave. Read More
Ticks by guest1232
Hello everyone i have read that in central eastern and south eastern Europe there are a lot more ticks than in England. This is concerning as ticks can transmit Lyme disease and other tick borne illnesses. A big part of our reason for wanting to ...
Yes, they should be fewer, but anywhere there are high grasses, there are likely to be ticks, even if livestock do not regularly pass through. Learn to regularly check yourself for ticks when you get undressed. Learn how to properly remove a tick. ... Read More
Ticks by guest1232
Hello everyone i have read that in central eastern and south eastern Europe there are a lot more ticks than in England. This is concerning as ticks can transmit Lyme disease and other tick borne illnesses. A big part of our reason for wanting to ...
I think ticks are spreading, and quite fast too. Maybe its to do with freer movement of pets and livestock within the EU and world. A local farmer (village in england) told someone i know his dog gets ticks from running in the long grass in the hay ... Read More
Ticks by guest1232
Hello everyone i have read that in central eastern and south eastern Europe there are a lot more ticks than in England. This is concerning as ticks can transmit Lyme disease and other tick borne illnesses. A big part of our reason for wanting to ...
We live in a village in the Balkan mountains and get a lot of ticks when walking in the forest and long grass, I must have removed about 20 from myself last year and about the same from my partner. We got a vaccine in the UK before we left to ... Read More
Ticks by guest1232
Hello everyone i have read that in central eastern and south eastern Europe there are a lot more ticks than in England. This is concerning as ticks can transmit Lyme disease and other tick borne illnesses. A big part of our reason for wanting to ...
I have recently moved to Opan,Stara Zagora to live in a small village in the country side and I can confirm where there are sheep there are ticks when walking my dogs in the first week I removed lots of ticks I have changed their spot on flea and ... Read More
Health insurance, healthcare, EHIC by Lee4
Hi guys if I move to Bulgaria as a UK citizen without buying Bulgarian health insurance once there, which from what i've read costs around £12 per month per person, and i only have an EHIC card, what happens if I am taken ill and need ...
"As soon as the UK is out of the EU, that door will be shut, locked and barricaded so to speak, right? Does it take long to go through all formalities in Bulgaria? I mean securing the right to stay." I don't think that is the ... Read More
Expat life in Bulgaria - expectations V reality by Lee4
Hi I'm attracted to expat life in Bulgaria as I like - the landscapes, the weather and seasons, the low population density, the cheap £ prices on almost everything compared to in England. I want a place to live life, relax, enjoy my ...
Hi Nomadetta i spoke to a bulgarian estate agent who said they know several english clients living in bulgaria who don't speak any bulgarian and manage to get along okay. i think many eastern european migrants to GB have probably been ... Read More