Bulgaria is about the only country in the world that shakes their heads to say yes, and nods for no. This causes much confusion for foreign travellers! In Kalofer we had been trying to buy cigarettes from small shops. We’d gone in asking for them and they said something, and shook their heads, so we…
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Day 3: Koprinka to Byala
Feeling much refreshed, if a bit grubby, after our night wild camping beside the dam at Koprinka, we headed back along the main road to Kalofer for a meal with some people we’d met on Facebook; Amelia, Mick, Charlie and her daughter Gabby. We had a few hours to kill so we tried to buy some…
Read moreGirl’s night out
Driving past Vratsa, lots of girls, dolled up to the nines, standing in laybys. Julie says “Look at them, all off for a night out in town”. Er, no, they’re prostitutes, waiting for clients.
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Day 1: Sofia to Belogradchik
The plane dumped us at Sofia airport at some ungodly hour of the morning; the downside of budget flights I suppose! We’d expected to be able to recuperate with a coffee and a snack in the airport lounge before collecting our hire car, but everything was closed (we later discovered that there aren’t actually any…
Read moreIn the beginning
Friends and family have often asked us why we’re wanting to emigrate to Bulgaria. It doesn’t seem to be the place people first think of when they are wanting to leave the UK. So here’s a bit of background. A few years ago, when Julie and I lived in Penrith, we experimented with living the…
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