26. Heathrow, snow, woe

26. Heathrow, snow, woe

This, but for breakfast.   It’s so sad to see people’s Christmas travel plans disrupted by the weather. We had our share of stresses when we went to Bulgaria at the beginning of December, right in the middle of the first heavy lot of snow. But at least we managed...
25. What a bunch of bankers

25. What a bunch of bankers

  Life as a homeowner goes on much the same as before. We can’t afford to do any work on the house for a few months and won’t be going back to Bulgaria until April at the earliest. So, for now, it’s back to business as usual: working, saving, working, saving,...
24. We’re back. And we own a house!

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...
23. We’re off to Bulgaria! Maybe.

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...
21. An update on the house

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 together!...
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