Hi Karenm , I'm not a fan of aircon , and like you like woodburners which I use in the village cottage I'm currently living in , backed up electric heating when neccessary . However , I'm trying to renovate an old house in VT which currently has no heating (although I've had the chimneys rebuilt) or...

Well as its been chucking it down with rain all day and I've got the flu , I've spent most of my time researching air-source heat pumps , with fairly mixed results . Karenm had previously posted some links (which of course can lead to other links) and with a bit of googling you can end up even more ...

I was planning on a bank tranfer to BG sometime in 2012 , so 2.50 plus would be great . I imagine that the Swiss Franc is still a pretty safe bet , so if people are going for pounds maybe they know something ; upwards and onwards ! Tim .

Well smokers of the Woodstock generation certainly gained a reputation for rebelling , particularly against the Vietnam War , but I suppose generally they've been a bit quieter since then ; probably it's more that governments are afraid that they might rebel , or at least subvert 'soceity' . It is e...

Yeah Charieboy , I was down at Irakli beach for July morning last year , very clean compared to most Bulgarian beaches , and a couple of bar/restaurants ; good vibes . The campsite there doesn't have any trees unfortunately ,so like most people we free camped in the woods behind the beach ; there is...

Oh yeah banjo , I can't imagine why you think that !!! But as it goes I think its frowned upon , but not very seriously ; unless you get done for it . There are teenagers in my village that openly smoke and sell 'weed' , and the local 'bobby' is well aware , and does nothing about it ; in fact I wou...

I like to party , but I don't need or want a concrete jungle to it in . A beach and a good sound system will do it for me . Tim .

Bulgaria Air , Heathrow-Sofia are not the cheapest , but do include 20kg checked baggage in the price , and tube into London is much cheaper than train , so for me can be a good deal . Tim

I spose as modern houses go it looks alright , personally I'm usually after places that are at least a 100 years old , although i have considered building an 'Earthship' . Whatever takes your fancy I guess .

Iagree with you MW , it cannot and should not be assumed that all expats are some unified group . I've been given registered mail before , that was supposed to be signed for ; naturally i delivered it , but that is pushing trust to the limit . Tim .