Sorry to hear that, Scot. You were the one person I admired when I first started posting on here, along with Dusty, who no longer posts, I believe. I loved your posts about Bulgarian life, and you were always so informative and helpful. I think you will miss Bulgaria very much, as I do when I'm not ...

I spent the last two years looking for a house (UK north east). I wanted something cheap as that was all I could afford, coupled with the fact that at my age I no longer want, or need, to be hampered by a mortgage. Every single property within my price range seemed to be snapped up even before I man...

I used to watch tv programmes in Bulgarian, especially things like the BG version of Wheel of Fortune, where I picked up loads of words, sounds of letters etc. When I lived there, I was fluent enough to cover most things... ordering stuff from builders, menus, the market etc, and holding everyday co...

Good to know, and hopefully the situation won't change before I am driving over in September. I got asked for car docs at the Hungarian border once before, but that is the first time. Will be doing the Romanian route with the dogs. Is there any update on how the motorway through is progressing?

Full employment??? Have you been to the north east recently???

Such a shame this once-great forum has gone the way it has. It was literally a 'bible' for so many of us ten years ago, when we were new to Bulgaria and there was so little information.

The 'best' place is wherever makes you happiest.

How can you say there is 'no terror threat' anywhere in the UK? We are on the highest terror threat there has ever been, and nowhere is safe because you never know when or where they are going to strike next. No guns, Mafia or gypsies? Dream on! Maybe fifty years ago - not now! In Bulgaria you can c...

I sold a house with Stara Planina a few years ago, and used their Notary, without any problems.

scot47 wrote:OK Taxis at Sofia Airport will be happy to provide. Go to the office inside the terminal. Is it still there ?

Yes Scot, still there - or it was in January, at any rate!