pleasantplacesbulgaria Memento Mori – A Road Trip to Turkey
Our home close to the Black Sea is in easy travelling distance of Turkey. We are not much more than an hour away from the border crossing. This was our…
Are You Thinking of Purchasing a Property in Bulgaria?
Are you thinking of Purchasing an older property If you are thinking of moving to Bulgaria, then you are probably also considering purchasing a property in Bulgaria. Unless you have…
Home Made Pinecone Fire Starters
These home made pinecone fire starters are so easy to make, they are made from sustainable materials, they work really well! they are also very pretty so they look nice…
An English Christmas in Bulgaria
If there were three pieces of advice I could give to people moving to Bulgaria they would be “integration, integration, and integration“. This country has so much to offer: the…
Damson Gin – Quick easy recipe
This post explains how to make damson gin – a quick easy recipe. Summertime is the season of abundance! The garden is bursting with fruit and vegetables of all kinds.…
How to make home-made organic seasoning salt
Salt is something that most of us use every single day. The Bible even refers to its ubiquitous importance. As I use so much of it I always try and…
Our Cosy Bulgarian Holiday Home
We love to come and enjoy some slow living in our cosy Bulgarian holiday home not far from the Black Sea. Our home is a few miles inland from. Burgas.…
Cottagecore -Live Your Dreams
Introduction This post begins with a brief description of Cottagecore . It then looks more critically at the movement, and how it differs from a typical self sufficient lifestyle. The…
Blue skies and red tiled roofs
Setting the scene It was the morning sunlight that captured the scene so well. The house was in disarray, we still hadn’t finished redecorating and refurbishing, and my crumpled bed…
How we Grow and Preserve our Own Tea
This post describes how we grow and preserve our own tea, and also my own journey of ‘tea’ discovery. Before embarking on this explanation, however, let’s quickly look at why…