Purchasing a Holiday Home in Bulgaria
pleasantplacesbulgaria Bulgaria is a beautiful country and has a lot to offer as a tourist destination. The Black Sea coastline in particular attracts many visitors each year. Stunning scenery, lots of…
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Stray Cats and Dogs
The majority of what I have written on this site is in appreciation and celebration of Bulgarian life. Animal welfare, however, particularly in relation to stray cats and dogs, is…
The Troyan Pass
The Troyan Pass is as impressive as the name belies. Stunning in summer and fall, and impassable in winter and early spring with ten foot high snow drifts. How exciting…
A Short Introduction to Our Home in the Valley of the Roses
A field of wildflowers on the edge of our village Our Village Our home is situated in ’The Valley of the Roses’ in central Bulgaria. We live in a small…
Seasonal Scenes in and Around Our Village
These are just some of the many photographs I have taken of seasonal scenes in our Bulgarian village. Our village is surrounded by mountains on all sides, typical of the…
The Bulgarian winter
Our first Bulgarian winter There was no water. The previous day’s hesitant spitting followed by a gregarious rush had given way to a total silence. Not even a distant gurgle.…
Summertime and the Living is Easy
Summer time and the livin is easy, Fish are jumpin and the cotton is high (Ella Fitzgerald) A slow morning in summer It is thirty two degrees, and it’s only…
Bulgarian Village Life
Where we are In this post I will describe typical Bulgarian village life. Our village is situated about 15 kilometres from the main town of Karlovo . It is a…
Runaway Chickens and Enthusiastic Builders
Since moving to Bulgaria every day seems to bring a new adventure. This morning we were proudly presented with three chickens by one of our lovely neighbours. Excited to welcome…
Baba Marta – Rites of Spring
The advent of spring was traditionally seen as a transition between the death of winter and new life and rebirth. Countless fertility rituals exist across the world to mark this…