JimJ
English expat in Bulgaria
Forum posts
1297
About me
English
Speaks Greek, English, French, Bulgarian, German
Registration: 07 December 2015
Activity
Repeat Prescriptions by alanjolly65
I'm not a resident in Bulgaria but I visit for 4 or 5 months per year.On my last visit, I needed a prescription for drugs I get in the UK.I visited a doctor who wrote me a prescription and I was surprised after I bought the drugs that the ...
Some drugs are available with a paper prescription, others - like antibiotics and drugs likely to be used "recreationally" - are on electronic prescription, ie your prescription is on the central register and the pharmacist can't give the drugs to ... Read More
The pollution caused by old diesel cars in Bulgaria has made me sick by GoingDutch
Just as a warning to other foreigners looking to move to Bulgaria. The air quality is very bad because of the pollution caused by old German diesel cars and fossil fuel burning in winter for heating. The old diesel cars, often the exact types ...
I might stay in bed tomorrow and keep my head under the sheets until the worst has passed. - @mickg That might take longer than you think, but don't worry - it'll give the archaeologists of the future something to build far-fetched theories ... Read More
The pollution caused by old diesel cars in Bulgaria has made me sick by GoingDutch
Just as a warning to other foreigners looking to move to Bulgaria. The air quality is very bad because of the pollution caused by old German diesel cars and fossil fuel burning in winter for heating. The old diesel cars, often the exact types ...
So the mega rich put the seeds in place to neutralise and control the masses by putting chemicals airborne, do they then hide in isolated from the atmosphere spheres, been unaffected. Thought not, bye bye. - @mickg I think that there may be more to ... Read More
Glass Blocks by Ozzy183a
Hi all,Can anyone recommend or direct me to a shop that sells internal clear and coloured glass blocks as can鈥檛 seem to find anything. Thanks Ozzy
@Ozzy183a Try caem dot bg They have a whole range of colours, shades and designs of glass blocks, from 13 Leva to 40 Leva per block. I searched Google with "褋褌褗泻谢械薪懈 ... Read More
Glass Blocks by Ozzy183a
Hi all,Can anyone recommend or direct me to a shop that sells internal clear and coloured glass blocks as can鈥檛 seem to find anything. Thanks Ozzy
Google is your friend! 馃槑They're called "小褌褗泻谢械薪懈 褌褍褏谢懈" in BulgarianHere's one supplier: https://tinyurl.com/yc7asu7w Read More
The pollution caused by old diesel cars in Bulgaria has made me sick by GoingDutch
Just as a warning to other foreigners looking to move to Bulgaria. The air quality is very bad because of the pollution caused by old German diesel cars and fossil fuel burning in winter for heating. The old diesel cars, often the exact types ...
@jeanmandredeix The street dog problem is hugely improved compared to even a decade ago. Twenty-something years ago it was very bad, with people even being killed in attacks in Sofia (including a world-renowned retired Professor who was killed near ... Read More
Advice on practicality please. by stansfieldsimon
Hi allI am considering retiring to Bulgaria with my wife. We have 拢35000 to spend on a property and around 拢1500 to spend on life per month. Is it possible to purchase a nice property and live comfortably for that in a region with an ...
And whether you'd want to live anywhere near an "expat community" is a very moot point - we're a rum lot in Bulgaria....馃槑 Read More
How to get my stuff from UK to Bulgaria by wendygould2
Hello can anyone please tell me how easy it is to take all my stuff from UK to Bulgaria? Which is best way id like to take most of my belongings over there. Thank you any advice would be appreciated .
It's asking for trouble if you have an unoccupied house with anything in it, including building materials, tools, household appliances (and often even sanitary fittings or electricity cables in the walls!). You MIGHT be lucky and get away with it ... Read More
Independence Day by JimJ
Today is an important National Holiday here in Bulgaria, so let me greet everyone using the words that you can use to impress your own neighbours and friends:效械褋褌懈褌 袛械薪 薪邪 ...
@Zooldrool Which particular national costume did you have in mind? 馃槒 The Memsaab and I may well be sinking a few rakiyas and gorging on a large Shopska salata this eventide, albeit Bulgaria was rather late to the Balkan Independence ... Read More
The pollution caused by old diesel cars in Bulgaria has made me sick by GoingDutch
Just as a warning to other foreigners looking to move to Bulgaria. The air quality is very bad because of the pollution caused by old German diesel cars and fossil fuel burning in winter for heating. The old diesel cars, often the exact types ...
@janemulberry investigate you say? 馃馃what is exactly you need to investigate? all you need to do is lift your head up in the sky and look at the planes spraying above your heads with chemicals. trying to block your Co.2 and make you ... Read More
The pollution caused by old diesel cars in Bulgaria has made me sick by GoingDutch
Just as a warning to other foreigners looking to move to Bulgaria. The air quality is very bad because of the pollution caused by old German diesel cars and fossil fuel burning in winter for heating. The old diesel cars, often the exact types ...
@gwynj I assume that you ARE aware that " In any case, the "dirty diesels" headline is WAY off base, it's absolutely the case that the vast majority (95% ish) of Bulgarian pollution is generated by industry (inc. transportation and power) and ... Read More
How to get my stuff from UK to Bulgaria by wendygould2
Hello can anyone please tell me how easy it is to take all my stuff from UK to Bulgaria? Which is best way id like to take most of my belongings over there. Thank you any advice would be appreciated .
Sell as much as you can in the UK and buy second-hand (or new) in BG. Unless your stuff is really valuable, even if only emotionally, shipping is just another hassle you can do without.. Read More
Independence Day
Today is an important National Holiday here in Bulgaria, so let me greet everyone using the words that you can use to impress your own neighbours and friends:效械褋褌懈褌 袛械薪 薪邪 ... Read More
The pollution caused by old diesel cars in Bulgaria has made me sick by GoingDutch
Just as a warning to other foreigners looking to move to Bulgaria. The air quality is very bad because of the pollution caused by old German diesel cars and fossil fuel burning in winter for heating. The old diesel cars, often the exact types ...
@josephsaad44 Well, their legitimacy - such as it is - comes from being elected to run things on our behalf. "Every man for himself" is simple anarchy; in a world of intelligent and informed adults that might well work - but we don't live in such a ... Read More
The pollution caused by old diesel cars in Bulgaria has made me sick by GoingDutch
Just as a warning to other foreigners looking to move to Bulgaria. The air quality is very bad because of the pollution caused by old German diesel cars and fossil fuel burning in winter for heating. The old diesel cars, often the exact types ...
@josephsaad44 And what do you find so objectionable about accepting the fact that there are too many people on the planet for the available resources to sustain? Is it perhaps that the supply of millinery-grade aluminium will be insufficient? ... Read More