Sofia Metro To Reach Airport In April - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency:
Good news.A taxi to the city centre is 15 lv, a Metro ticket 1 lv
Good news.A taxi to the city centre is 15 lv, a Metro ticket 1 lv
Friday, 31 October 2014
Golden Sands Holidays Bulgaria | Book & Save Online - Balkan Holidays
Golden Sands Holidays Bulgaria | Book & Save Online - Balkan Holidays:
It is getting cheaper as prices become more competitive.
It is getting cheaper as prices become more competitive.
Britain’s cheapest house goes on sale for £1 but is bought for more than £19,000 - Home News - UK - The Independent
Britain’s cheapest house goes on sale for £1 but is bought for more than £19,000 - Home News - UK - The Independent:
You can buy a property here in Bulgaria somewhere nice for this money !.I mean £19,000 not £1 !.
You can buy a property here in Bulgaria somewhere nice for this money !.I mean £19,000 not £1 !.
Bulgaria Should Brace for ‘Not Quite Positive’ EC Progress Report – Caretaker Minister - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Bulgaria Should Brace for ‘Not Quite Positive’ EC Progress Report – Caretaker Minister - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency:
The Elephant in the room is systemic corruption and the oligarchs.
The Elephant in the room is systemic corruption and the oligarchs.
Bulgarian Property Bargain in Balchik
This beautiful fully renovated 2 bedroom house with a big piece of land, five minutes from Balchik on the Black Sea and five minutes from 3 international golf courses, is now just 11,000 Euro's.Yes, you read correctly 11,000 Euro's ! (£8660). Go to www.gobg.co.uk for further information/pictures or e mail info@gobg.co.uk
Thursday, 30 October 2014
Bansko Opens Ski Season On December 13 - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Bansko Opens Ski Season On December 13 - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency:
Uncle's Comment: There are three big ski resorts in Bulgaria, Bansko is one, Borovets and Pamporovo are the others.Bulgarian ski resorts are consistently found to be amongst the cheapest for everything from ski passes to accommodation.
Uncle's Comment: There are three big ski resorts in Bulgaria, Bansko is one, Borovets and Pamporovo are the others.Bulgarian ski resorts are consistently found to be amongst the cheapest for everything from ski passes to accommodation.
Wednesday, 29 October 2014
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Monday, 27 October 2014
Sunday, 26 October 2014
West Ham United 2-1 Manchester City | Premier League match report | Football | The Observer
West Ham United 2-1 Manchester City | Premier League match report | Football | The Observer:
Brilliant match yesterday, real quality.Have not enjoyed a Hammers game so much in ages.
Brilliant match yesterday, real quality.Have not enjoyed a Hammers game so much in ages.
Saturday, 25 October 2014
Friday, 24 October 2014
Thursday, 23 October 2014
Wake Up, Europe by George Soros | The New York Review of Books
Wake Up, Europe by George Soros | The New York Review of Books:
A brilliant article it should be compulsory reading for all interested in Eastern Europe.
A brilliant article it should be compulsory reading for all interested in Eastern Europe.
Bulgarian Property Buying Guide
THE GO BG PROPERTY GUIDE
I have been asked by several people to produce a simple guide (I hesitate to say idiot proof) for those foreigners who may be interested in buying in Bulgaria.I have tried to produce a brief and yet informative outline of the purchase process.
1) Property Ownership: If you an EU citizen you can buy houses,apartments or land as an individual.The exception is agricultural land, which requires a company.
Non EU citizens must set up a company to buy property in Bulgaria.Company registration should normally be done via a lawyer the cost should minimal, and accounts should be filed every year (again at minimal cost)
2) Legal : For any kind of purchase you need a lawyer, simply relying on the Notary system can be a false economy. The Notary is a sort of state employed lawyer who signs off property and other legal transactions.It is not their job to represent you.The seller should supply the ownership document (Notary Act) for the property, a skitza (which is a sort of ordnance survey map of the property), and must swear there are no outstanding taxes/bills owed on the property.
Once you receive your ownership document you should go to the local Town Hall to register your ownership with them.Your property should be registered with the court by the Notary.
If you use GOBG we can recommend English speaking lawyers.
3) Cost : Total purchase taxes should be around 7% of the price on the Notary deed.
4) Bank Accounts: You will need a bank account in Bulgaria, but this simple.If you transfer money internationally the money transferred will be converted into the currency of your account.The law in Bulgaria used to be quite lax re cash purchases, but now bank transfers are pretty much compulsory.
5) Minimum deposits.You may want a preliminary contract and to complete in 28 days.You can place a 10% deposit to secure your purchase. However, with the absence of the need for a company for EU citizens, this may not be necessary.Usually the deposit acts to reserve the property until your company registration is complete.
7) Air Flights and accommodation: Wizz Air fly in to Varna throughout the year, and there are many charter flights from May to October.Throughout the year there are flights to Istanbul,Vienna and Moscow. There are numerous scheduled flights into Sofia from the UK; including Easyjet, the budget airline, which flies from Gatwick,Luton and Stansted, they also fly to Burgas. Internal flights may be obtained from Sofia to Varna or Burgas. Additionally there are numerous cheap flights from the Romanian capitol Bucharest, if you are heading to Northern Bulgaria. Ryan Air fly to Plovdiv airport from Stansted.
Hotel accommodation is plentiful and cheap.However many hotels on the coast only open in the summer.If you wish GoBG to book you accommodation then we are more than happy to do so : e mail us at info@gobg.co.uk.
8) Charter Deals :For a seamless, and less stressful first/second visit, it may be an option to get a package for around £280, i.e. hotel and flight, as it may be cheaper. The main North Black Sea resorts are Albena and Golden Sands.In the South, Sunny Beach is the biggest.
9) Travelling about in Bulgaria : You can hire a taxi for a few hours to drive around for circa £25-35. The taxis are not metered, unless you request it, so it is best to negotiate a price before you hire them. Taxi ranks are in all resorts, but you may also want to use the same driver whilst you are there (if you find him cheap and reliable) and a daily/weekly rate can be negotiated. However we can also supply you with a taxi driver for whichever period you require at a competitive rate. Trains in Bulgaria are infrequent, slow and dirty, but cheap. Bus travel is recommended, these are modern, frequent and inexpensive.However there are almost never any toilets open on the buses. There are numerous car hire companies throughout Bulgaria, including international brands.
10)Building and Renovation: We realise that your property may need work done on it and provide a full building service from day to day repairs to new build.
11) Annual Property Taxes.These are small compared to other countries.Typically 40-50lv a year.Failure to pay incurs annual penalties.
12. Residency.EU residents and come and go to/from Bulgaria as they please; for all others there are visa free stays of 30/90 days depending on the nationality.For those wanting to reside here they should get a lichna karta (photo i.d card) from the police, as photo i.d. is compulsory for everyone here.
Contact us at info@gobg.co.uk. For further information, or for an informal chat Skype: darrin2433 .For property offers take a look at www.gobg.co.uk
The district governor will hold a meeting for winter training Dobrich - Dobrich News | Classifieds Dobrich | Dobrich Companies
The district governor will hold a meeting for winter training Dobrich - Dobrich News | Classifieds Dobrich | Dobrich Companies:
They have identified the key roads to keep open in the event of heavy snow, namely; Varna section to Sofia, The North-South pass through Shumen etc, Varna-Dobrich and Ruse/Silistra
They have identified the key roads to keep open in the event of heavy snow, namely; Varna section to Sofia, The North-South pass through Shumen etc, Varna-Dobrich and Ruse/Silistra
Bulgaria, Romania Agree to Build 2 More Bridges over Danube River - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
Bulgaria, Romania Agree to Build 2 More Bridges over Danube River - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency:
Uncle's Comment: This can only improve trade and tourism; two things that Bulgaria desperately needs.The bridge at Silistra is especially good news.Faster trains to the rest of the Balkans/Europe would be desirable but the track is antiquated and needs replacing.
Tuesday, 21 October 2014
Lonely Planet selects Salisbury among top 10 cities to visit | Travel | The Guardian
Lonely Planet selects Salisbury among top 10 cities to visit | Travel | The Guardian:
In this list Plovdiv ranks 6th in the world !.
In this list Plovdiv ranks 6th in the world !.
Monday, 20 October 2014
Sunday, 19 October 2014
Saturday, 18 October 2014
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Thursday, 16 October 2014
Wednesday, 15 October 2014
Serbia-Albania game abandoned after drone flag lowered on to pitch
An Albanian nationalist flag was lowered onto the pitch from a radio controlled drone, provoking a mass brawl and pitch invasion.Obviously big sensitivities over Kosovo.
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
New 5 star hotel in Balchik Bulgaria
Interesting developments here.A new luxury hotel has started construction right on the harbour.It compliments the great golf news coming from the three international golf courses, about high booking levels and spring and autumn charter flights.Contact us on info@gobg.co.uk or see our property website www.gobg.co.uk
Monday, 13 October 2014
Great News for Golfers going to Bulgaria
Status Update
By PE Consulting ltd.
Super News from Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort – Lighthouse charters its own plane in spring and autumn for flights to/from Scandinavia. From 4th April 2015 until 16th May 2015 and from 9th September 2015 until 31st October 2015 the Lighthouse plane is flying exclusively for Cape Kaliakra Golf guests from Copenhagen and Stockholm directly to Varna. You can book your seats already from today, directly at Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort. We have 60 seats per plane left for golfers, golf bags are included in the package. Any questions or comments? Let me know or contact Lighthouse Golf & Spa Resort.
Remember for property here in Bulgaria go to www.gobg.co.uk
Sunday, 12 October 2014
European Tour suffers huge blow as Volvo pulls out of long-running sponsorship of World Matchplay Championship - Telegraph
European Tour suffers huge blow as Volvo pulls out of long-running sponsorship of World Matchplay Championship - Telegraph:
Bad news.I attended the Bulgarian tournament last time.
Bad news.I attended the Bulgarian tournament last time.
Saturday, 11 October 2014
Friday, 10 October 2014
Helping Those in Need in Bulgaria- A guest post from Bernadette Leggett
Hi as promised a guest post from Bernie from Silistra Orphanage Appeal and many other worthy causes !.
The Bulgarian
Orphanage Appeal None profit Organization Hi we are Bernadette & Douglas
Leggett, we are from Peterborough in the UK. We are just two ordinary people
trying to make a difference to the lives of those children and young adults and
elderly who are less fortunate than ourselves. We have for the past 7 years
dedicated our time and skills to helping 21 organisations here all over
Bulgaria. Now we mainly focus on Silistra as this is where we have a house. We
set up a small none profit charitable organisation in the UK The Bulgarian
Orphanage Appeal. The Dimcho Debelainov Orphanage will always be our main
priority. We also have the Baby Orphanage, the Disability Day Centre, The home
for the Elderly, the new SFTH Disability Centre for young children and adults,
also Malek Preslavez orphanage and now our newest project is The Teenage
Disability Centre in Glavinitiza
We bring donated
items of clothing, shoes, toys, tools computers, machines, materials,
toiletries Christmas shoe-boxes etc form the UK and one year from Belgium for
the orphanages, disability centres hospital and home for the elderly in
Silistra Malek Preslavetz orphanage as well as sending good to Plovdiv, Vidin,
Dobrich, Karlovo and other areas. Our aim is to give these children/adults a better
quality in life with the necessities and if possible a little more. Our latest
project is The Teenage Disability Centre in Glavinitiza - We have visited this
home and are appalled at the conditions they live in. This centre is in a very
bad condition and is in need of a big refurbishment however, we cannot afford
to do that ourselves therefore, we are asking help from the local Municipality
and the community and anyone else that feel they can help us. We do NOT want
MONEY, what we need please are donated items of materials to renovate the
properties, or if you cannot help with them, than there are other items such as
new beds, settees, dining room tables and chairs, fridges freezers, cookers
curtains to rugs, toiletries, laminated flooring, paint, showers, toilets, hand
basins basically anything you feel you as a company or an individual can
donate, all items will be made good use of. Thank you in advance..
If we do manage to
get the buildings repaired they will need monitoring and maintaining, perhaps
your company can donate a contract for general upkeep checks etc. We are doing
what we can to help. The youngsters living there have nothing or very little,
they lack the necessities like toiletries, clothing, shoes, food and much more.
We brought them a huge lorry load of goods from the UK and our sponsors Bon
Marine Shipping Agency in Varna also send a truck load of goods including a
pallet of food. The youngsters were over the moon and they all received
something - Nasuf, Nasuf Governor of Silistra and Vjara Deputy Governor were
very supportive to our cause - They found us storage to store our 40ft
container load when it came to Bulgaria and also found sponsors Stefvano Ltd in
Silistra to supply us with transporting the goods from storage to Glavinitza. As
you can imagine this was indeed a great help to us as we are only too people
struggling to do everything ourselves and also try to raise transport cost from
UK to Bulgaria. This year we were very lucky our followers and supporters
raised the transport costs for us.
Our cause is NOT
about money, we fund raise all year to reach the transport costs from
UK to Bulgaria - we are very lucky we have fantastic supporters in UK and
Bulgaria Belgium and Italy. We have sponsors here in Bulgaria too Nominal
Accounting Ltd in Burgas, Bon Marine Shipping in Varna, NZT Transport in Sofia,
SewAge Solution in Sofia, Pescott's Foods in Yambol and Pelican Guesthouse
Serberna and lots of wonderful Ex pats who rally round when we need help. We
hold an Annual Garden Party at the Dimcho Silistra to raise funds to go towards
items needed. Over the years, we have bought 40 new bunk beds, 46 bikes,
swimming pool, marquee, trainers and more. The funds raised last year will go
towards a holiday for the children in August this year...
These are the
conditions the youngsters live in at Gavinitisa so as you can see, we are in
great need of help with this project. These youngsters are based out of the
town away from everyone and everything. They needs so much it is very hard to
know where to start, the main priority is to ensure they have sufficient food
and the buildings are habitable - The shower rooms and toilets are disgraceful
as is the kitchen/dining room and broken furniture. They make the best of what
they have by adding paint here and there for colour. You can see many photos on
the Facebook below as well as on our website.
You can contact us
direct on our website or Facebook below or tel no 0888 487394 or contact the
Mayor of Glavinitza or Vyara Deputy Governor of Silistra. Please feel free to browse the website and
the Facebook. Thank you so much for your support, with your help we can all
ensure these youngsters have a safe and more comfortable home.
Links facebook and
website here http://www.bulgariaorphanagesillistra.com/ https://www.facebook.com/
Berni & Dougie
Thursday, 9 October 2014
Silistra Bulgarian Orphanage
Two or so nights ago I had a wonderful conversation with Bernadette Leggett who does magnificent work with needy groups all over Bulgaria.I promised to put something on this blog just to start working for the kids she does so much work for.Then I had power cuts and general pandemonium here, so just had the time to post a holding reply and will promise to get something substantial in the next few days.
Sunday, 5 October 2014
Ukrainian Mob Throws Deputy Vitaly Zhuravsky Into Rubbish Bin
This is the 'Rubbish Bin Challenge'; whereby Ukrainians throw politicians they suspect of corruption into a rubbish bin.Perhaps it will catch on elsewhere !.
Saturday, 4 October 2014
Friday, 3 October 2014
Breaking News: Austrian Airlines plane forced to make emergency landing at Varna
An Austrian airlines plane travelling to Vienna from Varna, was forced to return to Varna after the landing gear failed after take-off.Fortunately no-one injured.
Post Script it tried to take off again but that was aborted.So the flight was cancelled and today's flight is fully booked.Some complaints on the web about similar experiences with this airline.
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Post Script it tried to take off again but that was aborted.So the flight was cancelled and today's flight is fully booked.Some complaints on the web about similar experiences with this airline.
Thursday, 2 October 2014
The Strange Case of the Missing Tourists.....
Has anyone, apart from me, noticed the lack of reporting in Bulgaria of two missing Polish tourists who disappeared, and then were 'maybe' found dead in separate locations hundreds of kilometres from where they disappeared in Golden Sands, or the German tourist who ran out of Varna airport in some sort of paranoid crisis and, it appears has not been seen since ?.Has anyone any ideas or news.These stories have simply vanished.
Great Property Bargains in Bulgaria at the end of the season
www.gobg.co.uk
Try out our many end of season bargains at our website.Particularly apartments in Balchik, and some very special seaside villas.
Try out our many end of season bargains at our website.Particularly apartments in Balchik, and some very special seaside villas.
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