Gene Genie
@worldlywanderer
Scottish expat in Bulgaria
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About me
Scottish
Lives in Svirachi
Speaks English
Registration: 16 November 2010
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Discouraged to move after latest visit... by GuestPoster249
Hi All! I hope those living in and around Edinburgh can help clarify some recent observations. First, I am a Toronto born Canadian living in a vibrant and mostly affluent part of Toronto (The Beaches). I have been married to a Scot for 21 years ...
Whatever has the divorce rate to do with the quality of life in Edinburgh? There must be a very low birth rate in Vatican City and a very high percentage of single people; parking must be horrendous and the crowds... We tolerate t bff at odd ... Read More
Discouraged to move after latest visit... by GuestPoster249
Hi All! I hope those living in and around Edinburgh can help clarify some recent observations. First, I am a Toronto born Canadian living in a vibrant and mostly affluent part of Toronto (The Beaches). I have been married to a Scot for 21 years ...
I live in a small Scottish town which includes some of the areas of greatest multiple deprivation in Scotland. My wife and I chose to move here because it has some of the friendliest people and more open society than anywhere we have travelled in ... Read More
Discouraged to move after latest visit... by GuestPoster249
Hi All! I hope those living in and around Edinburgh can help clarify some recent observations. First, I am a Toronto born Canadian living in a vibrant and mostly affluent part of Toronto (The Beaches). I have been married to a Scot for 21 years ...
I understand perfectly how Steffiegirl may have had a few bad experiences but to make such sweeping statements is irresponsible and for someone who claims to work for The Law Society it is doubly so given the accuracy with which we expect our legal ... Read More
Moving to Edinburgh by MarieHenny30
Dear all, My husband and I are coming from Switzerland to stay in Edinburgh for one year. We will be staying at a Hotel at first while looking for a flat to rent. How does it work for foreighners to rent a place here? What kind of documents one ...
There is an onus on private landlords to ensure their tenants are not living in the UK illegally but with your passport that's no problem. The opening of an account with a UK bank depends very much on the bank. In my experience you need an ... Read More
Living cost in Edinburgh- is 3850 GBP salary good ? by sramya
Hi, How does a 3850 GBP / month salary looks like in Edinburgh when accommodation is taken care of by the company. how much would i have to pay in taxes? Thanks, Saurabh
A very sensible question I would have thought. If you allow 25% of salary as taxes you will err on the side of caution. Read More
Where to live in Edinburgh by georgiusthegreat
Hello! We are moving to Edinburgh and have been offered an apartment to rent in Murrayfield. What is this neighbourhood like? Is it pleasant? Is it safe? Our daughter will be studying at the vet school in Roslin. We realize that Murrayfield is far ...
The only areas of Edinburgh which are any busier than normal when there is "rugby going on" are those around the rugby grounds. The main ground is at Murrayfield but that is only really busy for international matches, a few Saturdays in a ... Read More
Where to live in Edinburgh by georgiusthegreat
Hello! We are moving to Edinburgh and have been offered an apartment to rent in Murrayfield. What is this neighbourhood like? Is it pleasant? Is it safe? Our daughter will be studying at the vet school in Roslin. We realize that Murrayfield is far ...
Here are a couple of examples of flats in areas popular with students: http://www.gumtree.com/p/flats-houses/2-bed-fixed-price-flat-near-edinburgh-university/1080536460 Good transport links. One can walk to the main university in ten minutes and ... Read More
Where to live in Edinburgh by georgiusthegreat
Hello! We are moving to Edinburgh and have been offered an apartment to rent in Murrayfield. What is this neighbourhood like? Is it pleasant? Is it safe? Our daughter will be studying at the vet school in Roslin. We realize that Murrayfield is far ...
It does, to some extent, depend on how she will be travelling but I would not recommend Murrayfield for easy access to Roslin. You would be much more conveniently located in Morningside, Newington, Marchmont or Bruntsfield. It then depends on the ... Read More
People joining Expats blog who are very obviously not expats at all by Jim Davison
What do you expats think?? It just means we already have lots of posting from people trawling including a probable bumster type For myself I'd prefer a closed fb group which works really well for other groups I belong to Then there is the ...
I clearly missed something here. I'm not sure I know what a bumster is,nor do I understand the point about trawling. I certainly don't see the point of a closed group as that defeats entirely the objective of shared experience. How do you ... Read More
Gambia by gambiakennington
Can anyone tell me as a British person what I would need to do if and when I leave England to live in the Gambia with my husband who is Gambian, and works here in England?
The aliens identity card and the residents permit are different documents. Any alien requires both to stay in The Gambia for more than 90 days and the issue of them is the usual Gambian shambles. The underpaid police force who handle the process are ... Read More
Tourism in BG by worldlywanderer
A correspondent on another thread suggested that the low tourist numbers in Bulgaria are a result of inadequate infrastructure. i don't see why he thinks that, surely, the need for infrastructure depends on the type of tourist. If you are the ...
Clearly, any business or facility which is legal, decent and honest must be tolerated. It is, however, not the case that we cannot do anything about them nor is it true that it is not possible to promote things which people do not wish to buy. Take ... Read More
Tourism in BG by worldlywanderer
A correspondent on another thread suggested that the low tourist numbers in Bulgaria are a result of inadequate infrastructure. i don't see why he thinks that, surely, the need for infrastructure depends on the type of tourist. If you are the ...
An interesting justification of mass tourism from the home of mass tourism. Spain reaps 10% and Greece 20% of GDP so the rest of us must suffer. All inclusive resorts do nothing for the areas where they are situated but because they have crept into ... Read More
Tourism in BG
A correspondent on another thread suggested that the low tourist numbers in Bulgaria are a result of inadequate infrastructure. i don't see why he thinks that, surely, the need for infrastructure depends on the type of tourist. If you are the ... Read More
Have you heard about bestbgproperties.com ? by chaotic
Has anyone heard of bestbgproperties.com and gave any comments about them? I am viewing a couple of properties on their list, and want to know if any members here had any dealings, good or bad, with them.. Thanks in advance
Speaking as a buyer i would not buy from BG Properties as they are pushy and bombard potential buyers with completely unfiltered information, they do not remove email addresses from their list when asked and the properties on their web site are ... Read More
Immigration, Visa, Legislation, you name it , they fail at it. by germainchar
Ok title is pretty descripive for a reason: When you speak to the consult they mislead you to sayin to get visa D you need work permit. or anything else under article 24 of the bulgarian ...
I can't agree that they fail at it. Let's be completely honest here, the objective of most governments is to keep their nationals in the country, paying taxes, doing what they are told. Governments don't really like strangers and the ... Read More