This year we bought a house in Bulgaria. Whilst the buying process was relatively straightforward, living there has been more challenging. These are the 10 things that we wished we’d known before buying a house there. What’s happened? Lots of things have gone wrong for us, they haven’t jaded us (because things do go wrong)…
Sofia is definitey an up and coming city. If you were looking to make an investment in a city that is destined for bigger things, I would definintely recommend it now. It’s a city that looks a little dusty and rough around the edges but it regularly surprises me and the vegan scene is growing…
We arrived into a semi-deserted Sunny Beach late September 2017. The sunshine was fading, the winds were picking up and Autumn was definitely on its way. What we didn’t realise is that Sunny Beach runs very much on seasonal bookings and that most hotel doors had been locked and their pools had been drained. After…
We recently bought a house in Bulgaria and are now renovating it and trying our best to learn the cyrllic alphabet and string a few words together. Don’t worry we’re planning our next travels too but in the mean time we’re attempting to get to grips with the culture by living in Bulgaria. Pin this…
So the last thing nomadic people do is buy a dog, right?! Well, not only did we adopt a dog but we bought a house too! Don’t worry though, this isn’t the end of our travels, far from it, but we decided the time was right (thanks Brexit!) to buy something we could use as…
We recently drove from West Sussex, England to Sofia, Bulgaria and we’ve had many questions about the cost and how effective it was to drive in comparison to flying. This post addresses some of the costs of driving down through Europe to Bulgaria not travelling through Serbia. Disclaimer This post is proving contentious with certain…
Just as Autumn hit Bulgaria we travelled from the east (Varna) across to the west (Sofia), stopping in Veliko Tarnovo for two nights. We spent a few hours exploring the fortress in the drizzle! Tsarevets The hill around Veliko Tarnovo Fortress, also know as Tsarevets, dates from the 2nd millennium BC. It was settled in the 4th century…
Veliko Tarnovo is a small town that has a rich and brutal history. Once upon a time it was the capital of the Second Bulgarian Empire but now this city is a popular destination for travellers as they make their way from one end of the country to the other, and we were no exception….
