JimJ
English expat in Bulgaria
Forum posts
1663
About me
English
Speaks Greek, English, French, Bulgarian, German
Registration: 07 December 2015
About
Occupation
I am Retired.
My expat journey
Bulgaria
Seattle, Washington, USA
Paris, 脦le-de-France, France
Athens, Attica, Greece
Singapore, Singapore
M枚nchengladbach, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
England
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How do you manage if your car breaks down by jeanmandredeix
Just a general query here out if interested.Our van recently wouldn鈥檛 start, charged battery, still no joy. Hubby decided it most likely was the starter motor. This is a Sunday. So, we only have the van and we had taken out breakdown cover ...
@jeanmandredeix Bulgaria IS a comedy sketch....馃槑 Read More
Price of a Square/M by paganini1x
Good evening for you I would like to know what is the the price of a square meter for building a house In a village near radnevo Thank you
@paganini1x In case anyone's interested in today's prices: in the region of 鈧�1,500 鈥� 鈧�2,000/m2 for a high-end turnkey house with Act 16; maybe 鈧�1,200 for something more modest but of reasonable quality. It all depends if you ... Read More
UK/NZ to new life in Bulgarian. by Bizet Cottage
Hi everyone! 馃槉My husband and I are originally from the UK and New Zealand, and we鈥檙e currently living in New Zealand until my husband retires.We鈥檝e recently purchased a home in the Pavlikeni Municipality, and we can鈥檛 wait ...
Personally, I want the Euro here to put a brake on corruption and to stabilise prices. - @fluffy2560 Good luck with those - it isn't panning out like that here in Euro-happy BG... Read More
UK/NZ to new life in Bulgarian. by Bizet Cottage
Hi everyone! 馃槉My husband and I are originally from the UK and New Zealand, and we鈥檙e currently living in New Zealand until my husband retires.We鈥檝e recently purchased a home in the Pavlikeni Municipality, and we can鈥檛 wait ...
@janemulberry https://tinyurl.com/5ax98xvr Read More
Moving around in Bulgaria by stephen100gok
Been in Bulgaria for nearly 20 years and have been in 15 places to live and finally bought a house but renovating it proved to hard so I went on holiday and have not returned yet till I decide what to do and that has been 2 years now so I decided to ...
@Zooldrool Actually, AI is very hit and miss with translations - you have to check the results very carefully if it's anything important. I've also noticed that Gemini, for example, has developed a tendency to display very poor grammar.. Read More
UK/NZ to new life in Bulgarian. by Bizet Cottage
Hi everyone! 馃槉My husband and I are originally from the UK and New Zealand, and we鈥檙e currently living in New Zealand until my husband retires.We鈥檝e recently purchased a home in the Pavlikeni Municipality, and we can鈥檛 wait ...
@SimCityAT We'll know who to blame when Interpol starts getting interested in our discussions...馃槑 Read More
UK/NZ to new life in Bulgarian. by Bizet Cottage
Hi everyone! 馃槉My husband and I are originally from the UK and New Zealand, and we鈥檙e currently living in New Zealand until my husband retires.We鈥檝e recently purchased a home in the Pavlikeni Municipality, and we can鈥檛 wait ...
@janemulberry Talking of which, you might like to check out Trendyol - they're a Turkish company but have warehouses in the EU. The last thing I ordered from them arrived in Sofia the following day!They're cheap for some things, less so for others.. Read More
UK/NZ to new life in Bulgarian. by Bizet Cottage
Hi everyone! 馃槉My husband and I are originally from the UK and New Zealand, and we鈥檙e currently living in New Zealand until my husband retires.We鈥檝e recently purchased a home in the Pavlikeni Municipality, and we can鈥檛 wait ...
@janemulberry Cheapskate! Buy 5 t-shirts and pay an extra 鈧�3... 馃槑Not to mention that Temu often gives you 鈧�3 discount on items to offset the tax. Read More
UK/NZ to new life in Bulgarian. by Bizet Cottage
Hi everyone! 馃槉My husband and I are originally from the UK and New Zealand, and we鈥檙e currently living in New Zealand until my husband retires.We鈥檝e recently purchased a home in the Pavlikeni Municipality, and we can鈥檛 wait ...
@janemulberry You can get different percentages 馃槑 I should add that i buy mine from Temu - same shirts but a quarter the price... Read More
UK/NZ to new life in Bulgarian. by Bizet Cottage
Hi everyone! 馃槉My husband and I are originally from the UK and New Zealand, and we鈥檙e currently living in New Zealand until my husband retires.We鈥檝e recently purchased a home in the Pavlikeni Municipality, and we can鈥檛 wait ...
Since I've long ago given up wearing a suite and (bow)tie every day, I dress very informally nowadays, ie jeans/shorts and t-shirt.聽 This is one of my favourites, although I went for an orangey-beige one since we have a long-haired ginger ... Read More
Navigating friendships as an expat in Bulgaria by Cheryl
Hello everyone, Moving to Bulgaria reshapes many aspects of life, and friendships are often one of the biggest changes. Whether you're maintaining lifelong bonds back home, building new local relationships, or forming connections with fellow ...
Unfortunately Brits do seem to have a habit of dropping in on other expats. We aren't antisocial, but I'm not really one for small talk. Plus we are already very busy, usually have our days planned, and it can be frustrating when people just turn up ... Read More
UK/NZ to new life in Bulgarian. by Bizet Cottage
Hi everyone! 馃槉My husband and I are originally from the UK and New Zealand, and we鈥檙e currently living in New Zealand until my husband retires.We鈥檝e recently purchased a home in the Pavlikeni Municipality, and we can鈥檛 wait ...
@Bizet Cottage All manner of "stuff that brings joy" is available in and behind the Chalga clubs in Sofia's Studentski grad....馃槑https://tinyurl.com/4h4fuky3 Read More
Moving around in Bulgaria by stephen100gok
Been in Bulgaria for nearly 20 years and have been in 15 places to live and finally bought a house but renovating it proved to hard so I went on holiday and have not returned yet till I decide what to do and that has been 2 years now so I decided to ...
@stephen100gok Do you live under a bridge, by any chance? Asking for a friend...馃槑 Read More
UK/NZ to new life in Bulgarian. by Bizet Cottage
Hi everyone! 馃槉My husband and I are originally from the UK and New Zealand, and we鈥檙e currently living in New Zealand until my husband retires.We鈥檝e recently purchased a home in the Pavlikeni Municipality, and we can鈥檛 wait ...
@janemulberry You could always drive over with the furries (and their pet passports) - it's not an enormously long trip and undoubtedly cheaper than using a Pet Transport company.. Read More
How do you manage if your car breaks down by jeanmandredeix
Just a general query here out if interested.Our van recently wouldn鈥檛 start, charged battery, still no joy. Hubby decided it most likely was the starter motor. This is a Sunday. So, we only have the van and we had taken out breakdown cover ...
Thete are lots of recovery (袩褗褌薪邪 袩芯屑芯褖) companies but you have to be careful with them; there have been TV expos茅s about very dubious practices.Your best bet is to join SBA (sba.bg) ... Read More