Bulgaria - what do youknow about the country?

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   Rural Bulgariaposted 12 years ago

   I'm amazed that this is the first forum post about Bulgaria. So please tell me what you know about the country and if you would ever consider visiting?

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      Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Am I to understand that you are willing to pay for our airfare and lodgings?
      
      I'm in!

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         Second Livesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         HubPages class......

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         Rural Bulgariaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         I would if I could Greek One.......alas I can't pay for airfare, but have plenty space for a tent

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            Second Livesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Tent? What food are you bringing on for us?

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               Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               yeah, we gotta eat!

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                  Second Livesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  Maybe, Rural Bulgaria will fry potatoes for us. Check his hubs, he has a garden.

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                     Rural Bulgariaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                     SHE has a garden lol it's my place to relax, get back to nature, learn, evolve and enjoy the weather

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                        Greek Oneposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                        what about alcohol????

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      Second Livesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hey, really like your hubs. You see, we live in a world which is poisoned by media and regimes. Bulgaria is a fine place, so are all other places. We live in planet Earth.

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         Rural Bulgariaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

         Thanks Second Lives. Food aplenty here, just gotta go find it in my garden

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            Second Livesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

            Hey, a few serious questions for you. First, what is the average price for a house in rural Bulgaria. Secondly, did you take Bulgarian citizenship? What was the procedure?

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               Rural Bulgariaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

               Average price for a run down, needing repair/renovation house where I live is around 10,000 Euros or less. All depends on the amount of work needed etc.
               
               No, I'm a UK passport holder and haven't taken citizenship as I don't need to. Have the right to reside within the EU

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                  Second Livesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

                  I see! That's affordable. Anyway, thanks for the information. The world is a small place indeed.

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   ptosisposted 12 years ago

   Read a book about travels and what he says of the woman behind the hotel check in desk was something like, burly, brusque and smoking a cigarette.
   
   Here a Bulgarian Muslim bride with special make-up -
   

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      Second Livesposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Hollywood edited special effects... those opera pictures.

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      Rural Bulgariaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      Burly, brusque and smoking a cigarette eh? Well you could say some are like that.
      
      They don't wear the masks everyday thankfully

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   ftclickposted 12 years ago

   I met some amicable Bulgarian folks a few years ago in Vegas. They were nice people, proud of their country, just nice people overall.

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      Rural Bulgariaposted 12 years agoin reply to this

      The majority of Bulgarian people are fantastic, I love Bulgaria

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   WriteAngledposted 12 years ago

   I know someone who went from the UK to Bulgaria and lived there for a number of years, somewhere in the middle of nowhere. He found the bureaucracy frustrating and now lives in Rome (personally I don't believe Italian bureaucracy is much better!).
   
   I don't have a closed mind to living elsewhere. Indeed, I lived in ex-Yugoslavia for five years. However, despite the rain and the economic problems of the region where I now live, I have fallen in love with Wales and now would not wish to live anywhere else.
   
   As to visiting Bulgaria. I might well do so one day. I used to travel abroad a lot. Now, I'm put off by the cattle-truck mentality of airline travel. Also, I now prefer short holidays of 3-4 days, where I learn and do things rather than going away for 2 weeks to tick items off a sightseeing list and/or fry myself on a beach. I find plenty of such activities relatively near to home. And I still need to work through my book of 100 places to see in Wales, which means mastering more Welsh since I have the Welsh edition, and then plan day trips and longer trips in order to visit them all

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