New members of the Bulgaria forum, introduce yourselves here - 2023

Thanks for letting me join hi I'm Sean currently dipping my toes into moving to Bulgaria for a more relaxing life.

But also still lots of life left in me so looking for a decent home with possibly some part time work.

I'm a Veteran and I'm currently a linesman for National Grid used to work on the towers now on the sticks

Nice to meet you all

Sean

@sryan4824.

Hiya. Good to get to know you.

What part of Bulgaria are you thinking of moving.

We have a holiday home there.

Be good to hear more of your plans and if you want to make friends. 

Best wishes.   

K and D. 

Hi, I am Chris, thanks for the join. Have been living in Varna for a few months. I am Swedish but have lived in Malaysia, Spain, Costa Rica, Mexico, and now Bulgaria. Computer programmer and entrepreneur. I am currently setting everything up with a home, car, etc. Looking to meet new people. I am into traveling, science, bars, politics, aviation, and cultures. Cheers!

Welcome on board everyone !

Thank you for introducing yourself.

Should you need any info, feel free to open your own thread on the Bulgaria forum so that members can get in touch with you.

All the best

Bhavna

@Chris920  Good to hear about yourself.

We have visited Varna and we loved our visit there.

What sort of property for you live?

Is it a house you are working on.

We are not far from Borgas.

Do you know this area?

Take care.   

@donnabradford I bought a two-bedroom apartment that is completely empty. In the middle of putting in floors etc. I know Burgas because I have a small apartment in Sunny Beach and went there a lot this summer. Plovdiv, Varna, and Burgas are my favorites so far. How long time have you been in Bulgaria?

Hello Chris920,

Do not hesitate to contact donnabradford privately by going on her profile and messaging her

https://www.expat.com/forum/profile.php … mp;lang=en

Cheers,

Yoginee

Expat.com team

Hi there I'm a Brit waiting for an EU passport looking to leave blighty for a better life in a country more suitable for me, with spacious and affordable Bulgaria being top of my list.

I feel sorry for British people as they're so busy working paying excessive bills dealing with overcrowding traffic jams and a lack of wilderness that they never really get the chance to find or be themselves.

I want to escape that existence for more of a self sustainable and self sufficient life on my terms in my own space surrounded by nature, not traffic and roadworks.

Thanks Britain for everything so far but it's time for a change.

@Earthling1

Hiya nice to hear of your plans to move to Bulgaria.

What area are you looking to buy?

We have a holiday home which we have owned for many years.

We try to get out as often as we can.

Maybe you would like to make friends???

Best of luck.

@Julien Hi thank you for letting me join.  We bought two houses in the Vidin area going back to 2013 with the idea then when we retire we will spend half the year there and half in the UK.  With the way things are going in the UK it may be all of the time!  We travel to Bulgaria as often as we can which because of covid has not been much over the last three years, but hopefully this can now be recetified.  Both my husband who is a marine engineer and myself a psychotherapist are both still working, but I am cutting down now as past the age of retirement.  Would be good to meet up with others when we are next in Vidin.

Hello, my name is Liza.

I hope you don't mind me sharing this post.

I'm working on popular British TV series A New Life In The Sun (Channel 4). We are currently looking for our next sets of Brits braving the move to start a new business out in Bulgaria, or perhaps already running a business there, and expanding or renovating their business this year. Please do get in touch if you are interest in applying for the series!

Thanks so much,

Liza x

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Hello Liza,

Welcome on board !

Please note that these ads are not allowed on the forum section. I suggest you refer to the Bulgaria Classifieds and add your advert in the Testimonies section.

All the best

Bhavna

@Bhavna Hi Bhavna! Noted, thank you for the information

Thanks very  much for allowing me to join. I am Ali from Ireland and have recently  bought a little  place in an area known as the rose valley. I have so much to learn so looking forward to reading how others are getting on especially in a rural setting.

@Ali Lee59

Welcome to the expat.com forum and good luck with your new life in Bulgaria!

The Rose Valley is not so well known by expats, but it's a great area. Tip-top choice, I commend you. :-) Our village house is also here, and we were so lucky to find it (we're just outside Kazanlak, near Enina and Shipka).

For giggles (worked for me, anyway) have a watch of "A Land of Roses", a quaint (but informative) British travelogue on the area:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpnAdVhfosY&t=138s

Rose Oil is very expensive, so this a valuable industry, centered on Kazanlak where there is an annual Rose Festival. There are Rose Museums in Kazanlak and Damascena.

This area is also called the Valley of the Thracian Kings and there are numerous tombs (including the UNESCO-listed one in Kazanlak, where the ancient Trakkies were buried) and the Megalith at Buzovgrad.

You also get the Balkan Mountains and the spectacular Central Balkan National Park and Balgarka Nature Park. We've even got a gondola (at Sapot, just outside Karlovo) to save a few hours of hiking. Botev Peak (near Karlovo) is 2,400m, but even our local Yellow Beach Peak is 1,500m, higher than anything in UK. We have great walking and biking trails from our house. To live this close to an AONB/National Park would be prohibitively expensive in the UK.

Very important monuments to Bulgarian history are at Kalofer (the Hristo Botev Statue) and Shipka (Shipka Memorial, Shipka Church). Near Shipka is the Buzludzha Monument which is a big draw for foreign visitors (it recently received a grant from the Getty Foundation to support preservation efforts). If you haven't seen it yet, I encourage you to get up there ASAP!

Plus watersports at Koprinka Reservoir and mineral water spas at Pavel Banya. Civilization (and Lidl/Kaufland) at Karlovo and Kazanlak. A couple of monasteries, and plenty of good restaurants.

@gwynj

That video is priceless 😂. Life in the " good old days " is so appealing.

@gwynj  Thanks so much for all the information. I had done a little reading and as you have said it sounds like a very interesting  area . I actually haven't visited yet , my husband has been a few times.A friend of our is luving there years.  I hope  to be there  for the festival. So looking forward to it.

Hi, my name is Kirsty, I am in the Process of purchasing a house in Momina tsarkva, initially to use for holidays but with a view to move at some point in the future.Thankyou for letting me the join this group.

@jackietancred welcome to the forum.

My name is Donna.

My partner and I have a holiday home in Bulgaria.

For many years we have worked on this property.

If you would like to make contact then please do.

It be good to make friends. 

Hi Donna

We have a home in Pomorie..retired so spend a lot of the summer there.

My wife is Bulgarian..with excellent english..well she was a language teacher in the uk..now also retired..

But because of animals we cannot come over together..as our daughter is engaged and unable anymore..so my wife coes in June for a month..i come over for July..August..and September  and she joins me again..hooray.

Been in pomorie for 12years..married for 30 yrs..have a home in chatham kent...and another in Russe..so all is good..

Hi Jenny and Tony here,

we will be moving our family of 7 to near VT August time. We have purchased a property. 😊 looking for the peaceful homesteading way of life simply not available in the Uk. Thanks for allowing us to be here. I’ve already had so many questions answered by all you lovely people. X

hello Tony, where you moving to.

My wife and I are moving over later this year, we have a house in Klimentovo near Polski Trambesh, approx 40km north of VT

@mickg Hello. We will be in Stefan Stambolovo.

@Tony Wheeler

I know some other expat members in Stefan Stambolovo - a very nice couple from Yorkshire-way. It should be pretty easy for you to bump into them.

@gwynj We will be staying a few days in the village for our honeymoon in May 😊

Congratulations to you both, Tony and Jenny! Happy honeymoon!

Hi. I am only just starting the journey. Thanks for having me and i will be asking loads of queations and needing loads of asvice, but i am super excited.

Regards

Simon. Uk

@biergatecanine welcome Simon!  Looking forward to your questions!   Here to help if we can.

Ian

@wtruckyboy

Good afternoon

Thank you for your reply.

It's good to know you would like to make friends.

We love pomorie it's very pretty.

Have visited a few times.

Yes animals do need to be looked after and I understand.

Glad that you can get out when you can.

We hope to come out early September this year.

Hopefully we can catch up.

Have you bought an old property to renovate?

Take care. 

Donna.

Hello All,

just joined and now posting my 'Hello' in the correct place... (Oops)

I am a married Pensioner living Near VT. (Veliko Tarnovo)

(Bloody Brexit, who would vote for such nonsense..!)

@SimCityAT Yes, but residency is not citizenship and doesnt carry the same rights.

hi ya all

me and hubby have lived in burgas region for 10yrs and we love it we are retired age 72 both of us we live in a smashing village ust to say hello to you all gel.

@Julien

Good evening all,

I am Carl, I am looking at getting a property in Bulgaria, I would like a semi-Rural place where I can holiday for the next 10 Years before retiring, I will be renovating the property over the years, I am looking for a blank canvas.

Sorry, I forgot to add, I am looking around the VT Region.

Hello CarlS1986,

Welcome on board !

Feel free to create an advert in the Housing in Bulgaria section of the website. You may also open a new topic on the Bulgaria forum to seek for advice from members.

All the best

Bhavna

@Julien Hello everyone. My husband and I have bought a house in Ostritsa. I feel we'll be the only Brits in the village when we arrive, but that's OK. The plan is around September. At 68 for me,and 62 for him, it's a big step( he's not worried at all LOL). We both love to meet new people. Learning Bulgarian isn't easy,but we're practicing the basics

We just want a peaceful life,growing vegetables and collecting eggs from the 4 chickens we plan to get,and integrating into Bulgarian life

The house needs a bathroom and kitchen,so we'll have to live in a caravan for a while, something we're used to thankfully

Friends think we're mad. We know we're doing the right thing

Friends think we're mad. We know we're doing the right thing
-@joyburtonbewdley

You're not the only ones there! I hope it all works out wonderfully. 🙂

@joyburtonbewdley you've definitely done the right thing!  Most of my friends thought the same.  I absolutely love Bulgaria, for loads of reasons!  Enjoy!

Not mad just adventurous and forward thinking.  As far as I'm aware we,re the only English in our village but when we arrive there word gets round very quickly and it seems that everyone walks past our house to have a look.  When I'm there  by myself , which is most of the time I'm treated with respect  because i/ we don't prop up one of the many village  bars but work in the garden and shop local. Enjoy this new adventure.

I love Bulgaria and village life. But it's amazing how many of my friends and acquaintances just can't understand why I'd want that lifestyle.