by Auntie Bulgaria | Jan 16, 2019 | Bulgarian life
I have something of a love–hate relationship with driving in Bulgaria. Love it because no one gives a fig for the rules, you can (outside of Sofia) park pretty much wherever you like, and you can reverse back up the motorway if you miss your exit (not that I’ve...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Jan 8, 2019 | Bulgarian life
Yup, we built a bad-ass snowman. Be afraid. Be very afraid. Altogether now, exhale. That’s another Christmas and New Year done. We’ve emerged from our self-imposed, prosecco-fuelled hibernation, and are relieved – actually relieved – to have some form of...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Dec 21, 2018 | Bulgarian life, Food & recipes
You know what’s great about Christmas? All the lists. Sure, the mince pies, days off work, and presents are all very nice, but on top of all that jolly stuff, I get to write lots and lots of lists. (Does list-writing count as an actual hobby? I’m claiming it as one.)...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Dec 13, 2018 | Bulgarian life
I really enjoy winter in Bulgaria. It’s cold and crisp. I get to wear woolly hats every day. It rarely rains. And, best of all, everywhere seems so quiet. We’ve had family staying for the past week, so, in between some epic Trivial Pursuit battles and eating mince...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Dec 1, 2018 | Bulgarian life
How’s this for a short post? Yesterday we had breakfast wine and pork fat with the neighbour, and went for a walk in the snow. Oh, and a hawk flew over our heads. And now, snow pictures… I love it when it’s so cold (-9C yesterday morning) that the snow sticks...
by Auntie Bulgaria | Nov 23, 2018 | Bulgarian life, Food & recipes
Not bad food of the ‘bad for you but utterly delicious’ variety, like a bacon double cheeseburger or a Cornish pasty so dirty you smell it on your face (and scarf and coat) for the rest of the day. No, I mean food that turns out to be bad or off or, as seems to happen...
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