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13 Reviews PLEASE NEVER DEAL WITH ANY MONEY EXCHANGE SHOP WHO WILL STEAL YOUR MONEY OR GIVE U FAKE 2 OR3 PAPERS IN BETWEEN THE MONEY. OR INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE IN THE STREETS WHO WILL KNOW THAT U R A VISITOR & TRY TO...
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Stay AWAKE! Sofia
16 Reviews As an employee of the Italian embassy told me on one of my first days in Sofia, when you walk in Sofia, you should always look downwards to avoid falling in one of the several holes that "decorate"...
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Beggars Sofia
7 Reviews It's still some poverty in Bulgaria, even though the economy is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe. Some beggars complain about the situation in the country, and use inventive methods to...
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everything in bulgarian Sofia
6 Reviews When I enter the trainstation in Sofia and I planned to go Plovdiv, I did not get much help from the people selling tickets at all. First of all I am not used to the letters of Bulgarian alphabeth,...
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Orientation in Sofia when driving Sofia
3 Reviews Yes, Sofia is a big city and has all the advantages and shortcomings of the large towns - it is busy and full of live, noisy and dynamic, crowded and so huge, maybe a little more dirty and still with...
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unless you are out in the early hours you wouldn't even know they were there,but down by the beach in the early hours,be carefull of the prostitutes,i heard about a man who had his wallet stolen,they come at you in groups,and the plan is one gets your attention,while another tries to get your wallet,to put you at ease,they only seem to go for single men,or groups of men,but if you are with your lady,im sure they will leave you alone.
Toilets! The toilets here in Bugaria can be an adventure all in themselves, and anyone who may think toilets are uniform and bland hasn't been to a bathroom here!! Where it is a hole in the floor with a scary old babuska with a mop at the ready... Remember never look down if you wear glasses!
Never change money from men on the street offering higher rates, they are professional thieves. You can go to an currency exchange location. There are many and not hard to find. But if you don't want to pay currency exchange fees, You can go to any ATM (at a bank, instead of a stand alone machine) take out your money (in bulgarian currency). Most machines will only let you take out 200 leves (bulgarian currency) at one time. Always best to let your bank or credit card company know you are going to be in the country and check your statements when possible to make sure all is well.
1) An own carIn June 2003 there was still a mad law. If your car is stolen you must pay import taxes from that. It can be up to 12 000 Euro. Such a law will probably be cancelled some day but at the moment do not visit Bulgaria with your own car.NOTE : (16.5.2006) Bulgaria is propably joining Europian Union in the year 2007. Therefor this mad law is mos likely already canceled !2) Money Exchange -Some Money Exchange offices have cheated tourists. The rate has been different than what was promised.-Outside Money Exchange office there can be text for Euro We buy 1.93 We sell 1.95But some Offices have text We buy 1.5 We sell 1.95 If you use them it's your own fault.-At least in Varna there was some attempts to change money in the street. Nobody should be foolish enough to try it.-Money can be changed at hotels with little lower course than at bank but it is safe.3) There are pickpockets....
unfortunately roads in bulgaria are not the best, esp. the second-class roads between smaller cities or even roads in the cities( see the photo of a road in varna); sometimes in order to protect your car and kidneys u have to drive with 20km/hand the thing that drives me crazy the most is the lack of roadsigns (someone makes business out of stealing them and selling them for the metals they're made of); anyway...sometimes even i can't find my way around places i've visited before...so get yourself a nice map, pen and paper..so whenever u ask for directions people who don't speak english they can draw u the directions.also due to the business with metals, lots of road manholes are missing..so watch out for the big uncovered holes!and again bad roads are the reason for the weird zigzag drving and sudden changes of direction...no..not all the drivers are drunk, it's just that they're trying...
Bulgaria joined NATO in 2004, some people were happy about it, some weren't. Bulgaria is supposed to join the EU in 2007 and some people are expecting rise in prices of almost everything (we are not so sure about the rise of salaries, though). So if you want to pay less visit Bulgaria before that.On the pic here you can see the official Bulgaria-joining-NATO poster. The small dog is wearing a Bulgarian flag ribbon and the big dog is supposed to be the friendly big brother NATO. Our son Marty on the pic (who had a laugh at this poster too) shows that children are bigger than politics.
I would love these guys to move the lazy buggers who park'n'ride outside my house every Saturday!! Don't park along the sea front on Sunny Beach, they don't like it! You won't get a ticket or a telling off, but they will make sure you have to pay to get your car back!This made our day....I suppose I could get away with putting under Transport Tips too!!
Native people drink water from water tap...but tourists are highly recomended not to do that. You can buy big bottle of 10l of water for about 2 leva (1 euro). It is cheaper to buy these big bottles then smaller ones.
While hiking in the mountains , watch out for Urtica dioicaThis herb stings ,avoid touching it or walking around with unprotected skin areas . On the other hand it tastes better than spinach when cooked and it is packed with iron that is good for the blood and vitamins C and K.My herbs book says it's good by rheumatism and other deseases.Around rivers and places with alot of moisture
Be warned the Police being very hot about speeding.However the traffic all moves fast. So just by keeping up you will be breaking the speed limits.I was pulled by the police for doing 99kph in a 50kph zone. One of the policemen spoke good english and told me off for speeding. He threatened a punishment, but was kind enough to let me off with a warning.Thankfully all my documents were in order and a sincere appology by me seemed to help. However my passenger did start looking out for her driving shoes just in case I got carted off to prison.
Grand Hotel Sofia Sofia
6 Reviews and 104 Opinions I also stayed here on business and was very happy with the accomodations. The fitness facilities...
Splendid Hotel Varna
1 Review and 38 Opinions The hotel is just across the road from Varna Cathedral, its name is Splendid and that sums it it...
Trimontium Princess Hotel Plovdiv
6 Reviews and 57 Opinions this hotel is a part of famous Turkish hotel chain "Dedeman" They have many hotels in Bulgaria...
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Q: Could someone help us ? we are traveling by train from Plovdiv to Sofia, then Sofia to Veliko Tarnovo. How many train are there...
A: I haven't yet been to Bulgaria but whilst you are waiting for other VT-ers to reply... The...
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