greenergrass
English expat in Bulgaria
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Registration: 16 August 2010
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House rental wanted. by greenergrass
Hi everyone, Before anyone suggests using the classifieds I already have but am covering all bases here. I am looking for a house to rent quite urgently. We are a young professional couple who are taking the advice everyone seems to give and ...
Hi Carl Like I told you before, thank you very much for the offer but the location of your house isn't right for us. You have obviously read all my posts from the last 6 months or so I don't really know why as I have no business with you. Yes it is ... Read More
House rental wanted. by greenergrass
Hi everyone, Before anyone suggests using the classifieds I already have but am covering all bases here. I am looking for a house to rent quite urgently. We are a young professional couple who are taking the advice everyone seems to give and ...
Possibly, would consider other areas depends where it is. Do you have something in mind? Read More
House rental wanted. by greenergrass
Hi everyone, Before anyone suggests using the classifieds I already have but am covering all bases here. I am looking for a house to rent quite urgently. We are a young professional couple who are taking the advice everyone seems to give and ...
Hi everyone, our house hunt has become quite urgent now as we have just been let down by someone. We are heading out to Bulgaria next week (week beginning 11/7)and would greatly appreciate any help, even if it is land with electric and water where ... Read More
Shopping in Bulgaria by Yud
Hello dear members, I guess this could be an interesting topic. I invite all members in Bulgaria (both locals & expats) to share their daily/weekly/monthly experience about shopping. You may also include some shopping tips/suggestions! So can you ...
Hi With regard to food shopping, I've used supermarkets like Penny market and Billa, one of the Billas I went in even had an electronics store upstairs although we were followed around the whole time by the staff and the security guard. I have ... Read More
Receiving mail in Bulgaria
How do you get your post in Bulgaria in rural areas? Am I right in thinking it goes to the village shop and you collect it from there? I have also heard that the post is rather unreliable and often things go missing is this true? Read More
Finding building materials in Bulgaria by greenergrass
Hello Thought it would be interesting to start a discussion around sourcing materials for renovation and allow people to share thier experieces and clever ways of saving money. I know there are the big DIY stores in towns but what about out in the ...
Has anybody had an experience of using electicians in Bulgaria? Just wondering what the round about cost of re-wiring an average size 3 bedroom house would be? Read More
House rental wanted.
Hi everyone, Before anyone suggests using the classifieds I already have but am covering all bases here. I am looking for a house to rent quite urgently. We are a young professional couple who are taking the advice everyone seems to give and ... Read More
Cheap accomodation wanted near Popovo
Hi there We're looking for some cheap accomodation around Plovdiv for a trip to Bulgaria. Anyone know of any reasonable b&bs or guest houses in the area? Thanks Read More
Finding building materials in Bulgaria by greenergrass
Hello Thought it would be interesting to start a discussion around sourcing materials for renovation and allow people to share thier experieces and clever ways of saving money. I know there are the big DIY stores in towns but what about out in the ...
Thanks Worldexpat, i was thinking more of people sharing there own renovation experiences and perhaps the clevers ways of reusing or recycling things. But also finding the things you perhaps wouldnt find in diy stores like glass? Read More
Finding building materials in Bulgaria
Hello Thought it would be interesting to start a discussion around sourcing materials for renovation and allow people to share thier experieces and clever ways of saving money. I know there are the big DIY stores in towns but what about out in the ... Read More
Bulgarian speaker wanted.
Hi We are looking for someone who speaks Bulgarian who could help us with negotiating a deal on a house. We're very aware that foreigners often get ripped off and taken advantage of and the fact that we don't speak the language is proving to make ... Read More
Bulgarian houses confuse me, somebody explain!!
Can anybody please tell me why Bulgarian houses have the front door upstairs and the stairs on the outside of the house?? I'm sure there must be some logical explanation to do with the way they live or used to live but it's a mystery to me! Read More
Food in Bulgaria
Hello Thought I'd start a discussion about the food in Bulgaria. I am particularly interested to know if you can get fresh cows milk in Bulgaria. DonÂ’t think I could live without milk in my tea and I canÂ’t stand that long life stuff. Can this be ... Read More
Buy a house without an estate agent? by greenergrass
Hi Is it possible to buy a house in Bulgaria without an estate agent? You hear of whole villages that are abandoned how would you go about buying one of the houses? There are so many companies with thier over animated websites who don't exactly ...
Hi Dominic I'm interested to know how you found the owner of the house you bought. I have seen houses for sale on the internet, you'll see the same house on more than one website with very different prices on each one it's very fustrated. I'm ... Read More
Taking cats to Bulgaria by greenergrass
Hello Has anyone taken their pet cats to Bulgaria? I'm aware of the pet passports you need and all the vaccines they need to have like the rabies injection. Our vet is charging around £100 per cat for the vacines and paperwork (we have 2 cats). Is ...
Hi Thank you both for your replies. Great to hear about the cheap vet bills! Slightly concerned about the jackals. I wonder if you can get collars for cats to help with the mosquitoes? I know you can get them for dogs I've seen dogs in Spain ... Read More