Kath948381
English expat in Bulgaria
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Registration: 29 November 2023
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Off topic - whats on your mind? by SimCityAT
As with a lot of Forums, there are dedicated posts in which members can talk about anything. They generally are for just chit-chat and as the Bulgaria Forum has a high volume of participants it's about time it had its own. You still have to abide by ...
Getting fed up of all the emails I keep getting from this site if they don't stop soon I'll be coming off it. Read More
Off topic - whats on your mind? by SimCityAT
As with a lot of Forums, there are dedicated posts in which members can talk about anything. They generally are for just chit-chat and as the Bulgaria Forum has a high volume of participants it's about time it had its own. You still have to abide by ...
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Off topic - whats on your mind? by SimCityAT
As with a lot of Forums, there are dedicated posts in which members can talk about anything. They generally are for just chit-chat and as the Bulgaria Forum has a high volume of participants it's about time it had its own. You still have to abide by ...
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Getting older in Bulgaria by Kath948381
Do I have to return to the UK from my Bulgarian village home as I'm getting older ? I miss the peace and quiet when I have to return to the UK now and then so what do I do when I get older and older, I'm 72 , 73 later in the year.
I'll make do as well as I can Jane , I've never had a credit card or bothered with living beyond my current means but I'll manage as I'm sure you two will as well. Read More
Getting older in Bulgaria by Kath948381
Do I have to return to the UK from my Bulgarian village home as I'm getting older ? I miss the peace and quiet when I have to return to the UK now and then so what do I do when I get older and older, I'm 72 , 73 later in the year.
So , I don't expect anything for free. Read More
Getting older in Bulgaria by Kath948381
Do I have to return to the UK from my Bulgarian village home as I'm getting older ? I miss the peace and quiet when I have to return to the UK now and then so what do I do when I get older and older, I'm 72 , 73 later in the year.
Thanks Jimj but what do I do with my UK toyboy who's here with me now? I'm 72 and he's 61 but has an ICD Read More
Shopping On Amazon by Snowball6
Does anyone know of a way to shop with Amazon for BG?
Never done it and I think I'll never will. Read More
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 ...
I get my prescribed meds and my husband's from the village chemists no questions asked but we do have to pay for them unlike in the UK. Read More
Long Life to Everyone! by JimJ
Well, yesterday was my 76th birthday (I can't believe how quickly those years have passed!) so I've now comfortably exceeded the average male Bulgarian's life expectancy of 71.9 years. Now I have to pass the same milestone for female Bulgarians, ...
Congratulations Jimj Read More
Getting older in Bulgaria
Do I have to return to the UK from my Bulgarian village home as I'm getting older ? I miss the peace and quiet when I have to return to the UK now and then so what do I do when I get older and older, I'm 72 , 73 later in the year. Read More
Advice on practicality please. by stansfieldsimon
Hi allI am considering retiring to Bulgaria with my wife. We have £35000 to spend on a property and around £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 ...
That really depends on the life style to aspire to though. It depends how you live now and your past, when I was about twelve my parents split up and Mum moved us from a lower middle class home with hot water and a bathroom to a two up two down ... Read More
Advice on practicality please. by stansfieldsimon
Hi allI am considering retiring to Bulgaria with my wife. We have £35000 to spend on a property and around £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 ...
The more I read subjects like this the more grateful I am to have bought in 2017 prices here seem to have gone through the roof and if we were to do this all again we wouldn't be able to buy so close to the Black sea and Burgas both of which are ... Read More
House Insurance by Kath948381
Do you have house insurance ? Is it worth buying it? What are your feelings about it? We live in a largish Bulgarian village in the Burgas area.
We're living here in the village full time Jimj close to the city of Burgas. We will have to go to the UK when husband's sold his late Mums house would we be able to get insurance while we're there? We did have it when the house was our holiday home ... Read More
House Insurance
Do you have house insurance ? Is it worth buying it? What are your feelings about it? We live in a largish Bulgarian village in the Burgas area. Read More
Husband wanting to buy a reliable car in the Burgas Area by Kath948381
I don't drive and I've heard a lot of horror stories about buying a car in Bulgaria. So husband wants to buy a car which at a pinch needs to hold visitors arriving at the airport be did have an automatic car in the past and I think he'll be looking ...
Thank you but we did live in the NorthWest of the UK so much so that when I ve met someone who speaks English in the city of Burgas who think I'm Scottish. So when we go back to the UK we will be flying into Manchester. Read More