Darina
@PumpkinPie
Bulgarian expat in Switzerland
Forum posts
10
Contacts
3
About me
Bulgarian
Lives in Dudingen
Speaks English, Bulgarian
Registration: 15 September 2011
Activity
Bulgarian Food
I'm curious what expats think of Bulgarian cuisine. How do you like it? Do you have any favourites? Have you ever cooked something Bulgarian yourself? Read More
Relocating to Sofia by germainchar
Greetings, I am Canadian, and looking to relocate in around 2 months less... Wanted to know the ropes that needed to be achieved and what abouts jobs - rent - finding a place - papers - etc. Canadian passport is all I have. Thank you for ...
20 minutes in Sofia? Your fiancé does not live in the suburbs apparently. Only the beautiful part of the centre is walkable like that. Well it does get better with the subway these days. But yes, the lifestyle is different. Bulgarians count on ... Read More
Relocating to Sofia by germainchar
Greetings, I am Canadian, and looking to relocate in around 2 months less... Wanted to know the ropes that needed to be achieved and what abouts jobs - rent - finding a place - papers - etc. Canadian passport is all I have. Thank you for ...
I wouldn't say it is a 3rd world country, but it is not exactly a developed one either. My husband who is Swiss liked it from the beginning too. After living a year there he still likes it. It is a puzzling thing for me. Not that I don't love my ... Read More
UK to Burgas / Varna by clairegiles
Over the next few months, we are looking into investing in a property in these areas, around Burgas/Varna. What we are looking for is, a 3 bed house that needs a little work, lots of land so we can be self-efficient. Meaning, growing crops, fruit, ...
Another option for travel will be to travel to Sofia and the get a bus to Varna or Burgas. It costs around 30 BGN per person (or less). Also check some low cost airlines, have a look on kayak.com. But I think air.bg flies even at winter months from ... Read More
Relocating to Sofia by germainchar
Greetings, I am Canadian, and looking to relocate in around 2 months less... Wanted to know the ropes that needed to be achieved and what abouts jobs - rent - finding a place - papers - etc. Canadian passport is all I have. Thank you for ...
Try getting a job in some of the call centres. They prefer native English speakers and you can make friends with all the Bulgarians that live there and speak your language. You can try Call Point, 60k and other such companies. The salaries there are ... Read More
Moving to village in Bulgaria without income-self sufficient by Gamb
Hello everyone I am looking for stories and advices from people who already moved in rural Bulgaria village... Me and my fiance are no strangers to living "off the land" I am not saying that we are exactly used to live on the farm but small time ...
Wow this sounds a bit adventurous to me. I suppose it is possible but you have to have in mind that it is not very safe in most small villages. There are gangs of gypsies that go trough small villages and steal and torment the grandmas that are ... Read More
Do and don't in Bulgaria by expat.com
Are you living in Bulgaria? We need you to share your experience of the local customs :) Is it difficult to adjust to the local customs in Bulgaria? Could you please share with us a list of the do's and don't's in Bulgaria? Thanks!
Not all taxis on the airport are bad. In fact, if you go out from the right exit (viewpoint of someone who just landed and gathered baggage) you will see two queues of cabs from very legitimate companies: OK Supertrans and Taxi S Express (a.k.a. 9 ... Read More
hi looking to buy by anniem
hi we are coming to vinograd and surrounding areas in april and looking to buy a house while we are there its near veliko turnovo i think we have houses to see in vinograd, maslarevo, nova bovka, kessarevo, chervena, tsarski izor, dimcha, ...
Those places must be small villages. You really should see them yourself. Some of the smaller villages with cheap houses are basically deserted because of lack of employment. The infrastructure might be real bad as well. Read More
l wish to improve my Bulgaria lang. by peter009
l need more information how to start a class.
Hi guys, You can try learn-bulgarian.net. It is an online course, so finding friends for practice would be another issue. However, Bulgarians are pretty friendly and most of the younger ones speak English. Good luck! Read More