While staying in Varna for a few days we visited the ruins of Aladzha Monastery and Catacombs, half way between Varna and Golden Sands. These caves, set high into a cliff are thought to first have been occupied in the Stone Ages by ‘pygmies’ and .. Read More
Life in Bulgaria, Sightseeing | 08.1.10 | No Comments
Now back in Bulgaria for the summer, we decided to head to the Black Sea Coast for a few days. We had a house to visit and a garden to clear around Yambol, so once that job was completed we carried on to the coast and headed for Sozopol. Accordin.. Read More
Life in Bulgaria, Sightseeing | 07.12.10 | No Comments
Would you buy a property if you had to hack your way through over grown vines, nettles and weeds just to get to the front door and then wait around for 20 minutes while the agent struggled with a rusty old lock, before being thrust into a room full o.. Read More
About Bulgarian Property, Life in Bulgaria, Miscellaneous | 04.22.10 | No Comments
I have now spent the last 2 months cleaning up the mess left behind by the last lot of Bulgarian builders. It seems they have never heard of masking tape and all the windows had paint clarted all over the frames and speckles all over the actual glass.. Read More
About Bulgarian Property, Life in Bulgaria | 08.10.09 | 6 Comments
I initially heard of this rescue centre from a friend of a friend back in November 2007 when I was desperate to re-home 2 of the 4 puppies from a street dog I had taken in. I took the dogs, met the lady (Margarita) who runs the place and saw the cent.. Read More
Life in Bulgaria, Miscellaneous | 09.9.08 | No Comments
A couple of weeks ago we planned to go camping at the Nature Reserve/Eco sport - Irakli, situated just past Banya and before Obzor. We arrived and followed the track to the beach, where there were several cars, a cafe and fair few people. Looking .. Read More
Life in Bulgaria, Miscellaneous | 07.24.08 | No Comments
Just look at what I found in the dog's bowl. Horrid isn't it? Not sure of the name of the thing but apparently eats all your plants. So this little sucker got tossed over the wall. And on with ant saga...... The Raid just keeps on getting them... Read More
Life in Bulgaria | 05.23.08 | 2 Comments
While ants are amazingly organised creatures, this level of organization can cause havock in the garden. The above photo was taken of a huge an colony on a tree branch in my garden. This army got blasted with RAID ant killer as the little buggers kep.. Read More
Life in Bulgaria | 05.18.08 | 1 Comment
The other weekend we decided to head up Kotel way. We left Stara Zagora around 5pm and headed towards Sliven in search of the 'Blue Rocks' in the mountains behind. After a couple of hours we reached Karandila, an old communist resort area high in the.. Read More
Life in Bulgaria, Sightseeing | 05.12.08 | No Comments
Well from what I had been told Lada's just kept going and going for years and years. Yes they may rattle, struggle to get above 80 km/hr and be about as luxurious as a tank but they were supposed to be reliable! But not mine..... Only a year af.. Read More
Life in Bulgaria, Miscellaneous | 02.19.08 | 1 Comment
