"He [Borisov] suggested that the vast tracts of deserted land in the country should be cultivated." This from the novinite item mentioned by the OP. What a brilliant idea from dear leader Bate Boiko. Wonder why no-one thought of it before. The fact is, it's nearly 20 years now since the start of th...

It may be more common - it's not any better

BalkanKiwi (CertTESOL)

Hi there, With the ongoing economic crisis and all, I've been thinking about what I could do - realistically (meaning in a financial sense) - with my lake-front land, or part of it. The projected villa development is not going to happen any time soon - possibly not this century - and meantime I have...

What's an "ESOL", please? .... It's not a qualification I recognise. As has been noted, "ESOL" is just an acronym used in the English-teaching world. Others are "EFL" (English as a foreign language) and "ESL" (English as a second language). The most recognised teaching qualification which uses "ESO...

If it's mainly Web-based content you want to translate (ie, html text), you could use the free programs available on the internet. There's Microsoft's Bing Translator and Google Translate for example. My observation has been than Google Translate performs better, tho' neither are perfect. Also, if y...

I guess the original poster has long since lost interest but a bit of info on teaching English, at least in Sofia. There is a modest/steady demand for native-speaking teachers - ie from the English-speaking world - with either a general teaching qualification or a recognised "ESOL" (English for spea...

Hi Mem, And welcome to Troyan, my favourite small Bulgarian city - it's good to hear of people moving in rather than out! (It's official population has been savaged in the recently completed national census.) I'm sure it'll be possible to find a suitable teacher of Bulgarian for your daughter, tho' ...

I've had a squiz on this forum but can't find anything on point. Does anyone happen to know whether any of the banks operating in Bulgaria also have retail banking operations in the UK, specifically England? Eg, that work-related payments in the UK could be paid into, for transfer to a Bulgarian acc...

As someone else has noted, the categorisation of agricultural land starts at 1, being the most valuable for agricultural purposes, with 10 being the least valuable. It's not just soil fertility - irrigation, accessibility and other factors are taken into account. So category 8 is near the "least val...

Hi all, Travelling from Bulgaria to Holland this week. I was wondering if it is necessary for me to get Serbian Dinar and Croatian Kuna for the trip or will my credit card and Euros be sufficient. Thanks Did the run myself week before last. As for motorway tolls, you can get all the way across Serb...