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24. We’re back. And we own a house!
That’s right, it all turned out fine in the end. We managed to make it to Heathrow (that was quite an adventure in itself - more details to follow later), our back-up BA flight went ahead, I had £12k in cash strapped under my top(!), and the house transaction went...
23. We’re off to Bulgaria! Maybe.
Some proper Bulgarian snow... Sorry readers for the lack of updates lately – it’s been a hectic week. Great news: We have an appointment with the notary in Bulgaria for Friday morning - that’s this Friday 3rd December. This is the formal completion of the...
22. Learning to speak the beautiful language of Bulgarian
So we have a Teach Yourself Bulgarian book and CD comprised of 20 units. So far, we’re on unit 2. We have been on unit 2 since September. This is not exactly lightning fast progress on our part. Clearly we’re struggling, which is not helping our motivation....
21. An update on the house
Boris The Lawyer has confirmed the paperwork is all okay so now we just need to find a date to complete the sale. Simples? Well no, not when you need to find a date that works for us, the lawyer, the estate agent, the notary and the vendors to all get...
20. Our company is formed!
A quick update: just had an email from Boris The Lawyer to confirm that our company has been registered. It’s great news. It means that Boris can now start preparing the paperwork for the company to purchase the house. We now have to sign another letter of...
19. Things we’ll miss about home
Of course the main thing we’ll miss is our family and friends. I hope we’ll have lots of visitors. In fact I’m sure we’ll have lots of visitors – if only to satisfy people’s morbid curiosity at first! But hopefully people will continue to come back after...
18. Why Bulgaria?
A lazy, list-based post today. Reasons to move to Bulgaria: Property is very cheap. Seriously, check out property prices on http://www.offbeatbulgaria.eu/. It’s a really beautiful country with the Black Sea coast and dramatic mountains. Less time working and...
17. The Plan
People are always asking about the plan. What will you do for work out there? Will you live there all year round? What will you do in the winter? Will you get a donkey? The house sale should go through before Christmas, but we won’t be going out to Bulgaria...
16. An update on the house sale
It’s been a while since we posted anything about the house, mainly because not much is happening right now. The lawyer is working on setting up our company and we won’t complete on the house sale until that is done. It usually takes about four weeks to...
15. Sightseeing in Sofia
A post about Sofia, the capital city, in case anyone fancies a visit. As the plane comes in to land at Sofia airport, the city looks ugly indeed – many a crumbly tower block. But, once you get passed the outskirts, the centre is rather pleasing. Small enough...
14. This is a man’s world (but it wouldn’t mean nothing without a good Bulgarian woman)
Socialising in parks, according to gender. As far as I can tell, feminism is yet to make its mark in Bulgaria, and I'm mystified by some of the more sexist aspects of Bulgarian society. Men hang out with men. Women hang out with women. Presumably at some...
13. Food, vkoosno, food (and the importance of cheese)
One morning at the guesthouse, on our house-hunting trip, Max’s neighbour, Vassa, brings us up a freshly baked banitsa for breakfast. This is a large round pastry dish - Vassa handmakes her own pastry which is then formed into rolls and wound into a round...