Best place to retire - Bulgaria, Popina I Living in Bulgaria for 16 years

[@ashokdutta8321]

I am very impressed with the interview. I am a retired Maltese Citizen. I think I will seriously think about moving to the Bulgarian countyside and live the rest of my life in this quiet and peaceful country. God bless you my Scottish friend.Dobre Utro!

[@kway7676]

Thanks for the comment! You are welcome!

[@pavlingeorgiev1134]

you will be always welcome my friend, there are many houses for sale

[@KokoMac]

You are welcome, dear friend!

[@souiritv8355]

​@@KokoMac I wish to retire in Bulgaria too.i come from Morocco 🇲🇦

[@khankrum1]

If you have even a modest pension you would not regret it!"

[@susannicholson9899]

I'm from Scotland and I have lived in Bulgaria for just over 2 years and I love it!! Beautiful country lovely people and culture. And yes it's true, its very much like Scotland. I teach children in the local school to play the Scottish bagpipes and my husband teaches them drums.

[@kway7676]

Thanks for the lovely comments and appreciate your work with the community 🙏🙏🙏

[@khankrum1]

Bagpipe? How are they coping with their music genocide sessions?

[@huskytail]

⁠@@khankrum1 Bulgarians have bagpipes too, so it's just another option for the kids. I'm sure they really love these lessons 😍

[@Stormyweld05]

​@@khankrum1😂

[@billathighwoods4289]

Everything you say is true. My first visit was 1992, on business. Then vacations. Also raised in Scotland, immigration to Canada, but Bulgaria is a dream

[@shannonhamilton9321]

Good stuff grandad! Nice to hear you talking about your experience there ❤️ xxx

[@michaelgill8689]

He's surely acclimated: he swings his head left and right when he means "yes" :)

[@kway7676]

Absolutely..17 years now...long time

[@rossengeorgiew9589]

😂😂😂😂 Да, да, няма как. Ракия, салата, поклащането на главата, градинарство и ръчен труд, баница с кисело мляко, домашни туршии - неизбежно е! 😂😂😂

[@e-bikerbulgaria]

Great to hear of another Scot made a successful move. 👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

[@JS-jh4cy]

Imagine trying to speak Bulgarian with a hard ass Scottish accent 😮

[@kway7676]

All is possible 👌🏻

[@abdulwahabalwhaib3231]

😂😂😂😂

[@lud4o]

Happy to hear as Bulgarian, other people from different nationality retire and come live in Bulgaria!

[@NewBulgarians]

We moved to Bulgaria the same year as this gentleman and yes, the snow caught us out too.

[@freeradical1567]

Excellent talk. More please!!❤

[@simonaa_n]

Beautiful home, lovely people❤

[@MM-bc7rm]

250 човека били малко?? В моето прекрасно село Бръшлян са 20 и са ми много 😂😂 след 27г живот във Цюрих, ми се иска да си имам село само за мен 😆

[@slaviiliev4175]

20г живея по големите градове. мисля си вече , че колкото по-малко населено място , толкова по-добре. спокойствие и тишина.

[@hristiyanhristov2480]

Hey there good people, love the Scottish bagpipe in the beginning! I am certain you are by now very familiar with our type of bagpipes and music and that you like it also! Happy to have you here, good people are always welcome!

[@PUMPADOUR]

This Scot look like my bulgarian uncle, no wonder he fits so well😂

[@MarkandAnisha]

Really enjoyed your video, and the language challenges we can definitely relate too haha. Also my father had a very similar winter experience where he was caught off guard. Myself and my partner Anisha have been here since July 2021, and my father since 2017. We've never looked back. Thanks for the video!

[@kway7676]

Thanks for the comment 👌 Thanks for choosing Bulgaria!

[@krassir832]

Thank you for the video 👌

[@kway7676]

Thanks for watching it❤

[@elterrifico9522]

How about putting the microphone next to the person talking?

[@kway7676]

I did not have a microphone at the time. Sorry if it's not loud enough.

[@danieladalbokova9699]

You are nice people. Kisses to the cat.

[@Keluargasanoesi]

Interesting topic to discuss and follow.

[@kway7676]

Yes, we do have more houses for sale in Popina! Please come and visit the village ! We have a hotel where you could stay until you like a property and pay a deposit!

[@dobspatto4830]

We're is the Village at in Bulgaria. And how dose a man by a small plot off land with a building on it for a art studio. Thank you Neil. Dobspato Newcastle Upon Tyne England.

[@kway7676]

We already have an artist living in the village. Welcome 😊😊😊

[@galimir]

Sladoled comes from "sweet ice"

[@yanbu000]

I think it is more important to learn Bulgarian if one is living in the cello. BUT, not 100% required in all of BG as almost everyone will speak english with you as soon as they hear your accent. Even if you stay with answering them in Bulgarian, they will stay with English... A hardheaded group here ;)

[@david9180]

Rubbish

[@chainedaddiction]

I’m gathering info to visit Bulgaria soon. Retired and ready to leave the insane USA.

[@kway7676]

Welcome to Popina. We have a hotel Danube pearl. You could stay there and look for a property. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻 Wishing you Good luck 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@khankrum1]

Come over and take a look around. But do not dive into the first property you see. Avoid Gypsy communities because there are too many problems with that, avoid wishy washy liberal sentiments about that issue!

[@khankrum1]

Take a look at Gorna Oryahovitsa, It is a well appointed Town Several large Supermarkets and quite a few shops and a market, No lack of builders Supplies and tool shops,as well as a short bus ride the VT, Dzulianits is close by where they hold a large Sunday market.

[@Radio280]

Same here. We have been away from Bulgaria 🇧🇬 for 30 years. Currently in Texas. I wonder how much a couple needs to live comfortably per month on the sea 🌊 🤔 without paying rent?

[@kway7676]

@@Radio280 welcome back to Bulgaria after so many years. I hope someone will answer your question!

[@user-gj1xl4wo5x]

Greetings for an interesting story!🎉

[@kway7676]

Thanks for visiting

[@user-gj1xl4wo5x]

@@kway7676 You are welcome!

[@vangeneche]

I loved this. I'm a Scot living in Sweden, hoping to sell up here and move to Bulgaria. :)

[@kway7676]

You are most welcome in this beautiful village Popina

[@vangeneche]

@@kway7676 Many thanks! :)

[@kway7676]

@@vangeneche just uploading a new video with Archie and his friend 💕

[@Fegga1955]

🎉🎉❤

[@darinroberts3528]

Попина.....страхотно селце....аз прекарах моите ваканции там...страхотно селце....Дунав е близо Ива и хотел

[@kway7676]

Дано успеем да го направим отново голямо, шумно и добро за живеене ❤

[@dobspatto4830]

I am in Bulgaria in May 2023 to Sunny Beach but would very much like to visit the village is there any guest house or hotel at the village. Thank you. Dobspato Newcastle Upon Tyne England. Neil

[@kway7676]

Yes 👍, there is a 🏨Danube Pearl Hotel [phone] g.co/kgs/7AkNnG

[@stefanvrachev992]

Hello from Plovdiv.I respect brits

[@stefanvrachev992]

@Batko Gele Едва ли,ако се има предвид тези, които не намесват политиката в общочовешките отношения.

[@dobspatto4830]

Hi can a man eather retire in Bulgaria or own a small plot holding how does it work for somone from England. Thank you Dobspato Newcastle Upon Tyne England. Neil

[@MAXMAX-nr8jc]

Hi. I have got a question if I may. How can you get a full medical cover in Bulgaria if you move form EU for example from Poland? Should I talk to a lawer or speak to the Bulgarian Health Department? Thank you

[@kway7676]

I suppose so. I personally do not know the answer. Hope someone else is able to help you with an answer 🙂🙂🙂

[@EricAkif]

The medical system of Bulgaria is abhorrent, and for older people with mobility issues it is nearly impossibleto get around! Consider that before permanently moving here.

[@kway7676]

Yes, people with medical issues are definitely not suitable for immigration in Bulgaria 👌🏻 However if their home country is not too far...is an option 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@mikeutube7888]

Archie from Scotland!!!!

[@kway7676]

That's him!

[@justmarie6257]

I am thinking of moving to Bulgaria now to retire. How can I get a permanent residency? From UK.

[@kway7676]

www.lawyers-bulgaria.com/residence-permit-in-bulgaria

[@dessievaughan5350]

Хубава шотландска музика, но защо не звучи и българска? Nice Scottish music but why don't we hear Bulgarian background music as well?

[@kway7676]

Good idea! Thanks for the suggestion! Will consider next time!

[@dessievaughan5350]

@@kway7676 Great! Thanks!

[@eyeCU13]

The guy is already indistinguishable from the local village people 😊

[@JS-jh4cy]

How big is the land of the property?

[@kway7676]

Not sure , have to ask. I reckon is more than 1500 square metres.

[@seamusblack5876]

Before you even think of retiring to Bulgaria rent for a while go to the local supermarket the prices and what's on offer will surprise you and not in a good way

[@huskytail]

You must be Bulgarian 😆

[@tototata2134]

Could we discuss about Bulgaria please ? I prepare my move to this country very seriously and I need true informations of the life there... I thank you per advance for your reply. Sincerely, (if you are agree we could exchange on some video plateforme or just mails or as you want...)

[@huskytail]

@@tototata2134 you should first check the National Institute of Statistics information per area and per economic activity and domain you're interested in. Frankly, as much as I adore Bulgarians, many are absolutely obsessed with complaining and exaggerating [mind you, many without any reference] the real situation in the county. The fact is that it's still very cheap compared to Western Europe in most anything you could think of. The reality is also that there is an ABYSS of difference between Sofia, the rest of the big cities, and an even bigger one between bigger cities and smaller cities and villages. The difference is so stark that the only really coherent information you can get is from other expats who live in the same area you will move to. That's it. Unfortunately, there's no other, easier way.

[@daraka1754]

If you have UK pension, yes, Bulgaria is good place to retire. But not to live with Bulgarian pension of 170£

[@souiritv8355]

Is it enough to live with 1000$ monthly retirement sir in Bulgaria?

[@pog519]

@@souiritv8355 In a village like this - for sure. People do survive on the Bulgarian $200 per month (barely survive), so $1000 would be pretty comfy life. I assume you would buy a house (which in similar village would cost you like $10k or something and will need another $10k to make it clean and comfortable. In most smaller towns (under 50k population) you can even rent and still be enough, because outside of the big cities 2 bedroom apartment would be around $200/month. About 3-4 times more expensive in big cities and coastal places. The minimal wage at the moment is like $440, and the average is $1000, so that would make you live like the average Bulgarian :D

[@axl1002]

If you don't have to maintain a vehicle or GF $200 is enough for everyday expenses country side, assuming you are healthy and own the house. Finding a cheap property in good enough condition can be tricky because the prices have risen the last years.

[@Radio280]

​@@pog519how much a couple needs to live comfortably per month in Burgas without paying rent 🤔?

[@pog519]

@@Radio280 depends... young ones going to parties twice a week... like 6000-7000 bg leva. Just for food and utilities and 1-2 dinners out a week, 3000-4000. A very "saving" couple can live of 2000 leva, but that'll be a struggle. Anything under 2000 leva for 2 people is unlivable, although there are people who live like that even with children...

[@user-hl1jp6zb3l]

His face looks shockingly bulgarian ))) If you meet him on bulgarian streets... if he don't speak you never going to tell that he's not bulgarian )))

[@ChefEarthenware]

I'm retired and I find Bulgaria very attractive, but I recently read that their sewer system can't cope with toilet paper and that a waste basket is provided in the bathroom instead. Can anyone please expand on this? It's very different from what I am used to.

[@kway7676]

I hope someone has an answer for you.

[@PurpleStoneOwl]

In most small settlements in Bulgaria there is no central sewage system. You have two options. You build a septic tank that needs regular cleaning or you buy a local sewage treatment plant.

[@ChefEarthenware]

@@PurpleStoneOwl Thanks.

[@huskytail]

It really depends on the village. You just have to look at where you buy property for the availability of the sewage system. If there is a central sewage system, there's no problem at all.

[@ChefEarthenware]

@@huskytail Thanks.

[@dobspatto4830]

Please can you tell me we're the village is please thank you. And if I can rent a small plot off land for a Allotment garden with a hut on it. For an art studio. Thank you. Dobspato Newcastle Upon Tyne England. Neil

[@kway7676]

Please google Popina Silistra and you will get the exact location. there are houses for sale and land as well. the best way is to visit the village and speak to the Village Mayor & Council. The village has a hotel Danube pearl. please book ahead and u can stay there while looking for the right place for you. www.hotelmap.bg/popina-hotel-danube-pearl.html

[@arkparan]

Good afternoon. I live in Popina. I am a painter. Here it is quiet and calm. Peace of mind for work and life.

[@kway7676]

We are waiting for art to arrive in Popina! Still interested?

[@valentindanev1703]

Hey, my Father lives in Popina :)

[@kway7676]

Would he like to talk about Popina? Please ask him! Happy to see him 😊

[@plamenjekov4568]

nice garden !!

[@kway7676]

Добър градинар!

[@mitkodimitrov8396]

take bulgarian bagpipe (gaida),and sing with her,is like scotish,and enjoy :)

[@kway7676]

Very similar, indeed ❤

[@JS-jh4cy]

What village is this?

[@kway7676]

This is Popina, near Silistra

[@rAd3aL]

its so nice you came here to live easy and cheap life and at the same time we go in your country to work for pennies in the hope some day we can have the same retirement as you

[@MrKosh72]

You earn more in his country than yours.

[@scarlettskies100]

I think that might have been your CHOICE to live and work in the uk for pennies as you say!! .....on research I would say that the average pay in Bulgaria is approx £180 a month .....even a part time job in the uk would pay that to you in a week ....I don't understand you're snipey little comment🤔

[@sayedshah5484]

I want to join

[@kway7676]

Most welcome!

[@vasildjunov4687]

Ofcourse is nice to retire here because a house in a viliage is not expensive around 10 000 euros you can buy a good house with a big yard.... and the retire money from a different country is bigger than here and i mean alot bigger you can live like a normall person in your old days Bulgaria have many beautifull places to go and see but only if youre retired from a different country out old people suffer here and have a hard time to survive because moust of them have around 200 euro to do so....

[@souiritv8355]

Great to know .thanks sir

[@rossengeorgiew9589]

It depends. It could be 200, but it could be also 700-900 hundred.....plus after the bulgarian maidan in the 90' it used to be 5 dollars for all of them, which is with far not comparable with the situation now.

[@ibryamosman1239]

You're not going to find some free lunch BG.

[@beam3819]

I am looking to retire in Bulgaria or Romania. Do you know an agent/or privat person willing to contact me. I am 60 years young and a retired nurse. I seek a contact for a long term rental? I am seeking just a one bed or studio, maybe a timy home or plot to build one on. Merry Christmas from Norway 💟☃️🎅👋😊

[@kway7676]

I hope more people will answer your questions 😉. If you like to buy in Popina you could book a stay in the hotel Dunube pearl Popina and look for a place around. In silistra you could easily find a place to rent. In the villages it is better to buy!

[@nkem-2194]

Hello, I am a Romanian living in England. If you still need help, please let me know. My family lives in Arad country, in a village close to hungarian border, called Macea. Take care 😊

[@traveltonshl]

It is the best place to retire! But not for Bulgarians in general........ I just spoke with my friend who is in Ireland with his brother for 8 months already (they're working). He told me about a Bulgarian family where they stayed for a few days (job related). But that family is residing in Ireland, the man is self employed and his behaviour and mentality are the same. Like he is still here.....Always complaining, trying to give everyone advice, like he knows everything better, etc. Yes, there are people like him everywhere, but in Bulgaria they are majority...... Nevertheless, he told me that he is happy for the first time in years... Just beeing there, working hard (although he feel like is on holiday) and enjoying the quiet life and people who are people, not animals....... So this is a root cause to all the problems here. This is why everyone want to retire and come here, and Bulgarians wanted to escape screaming..... I don't know if you are familiar with the term "working poor class". It's invented for us...... I hope everyone that want to retire and come here to see more good things than me.

[@rossengeorgiew9589]

Напротив. България я има, защото има българи. Тя си е наша, каквото кажем това ще ѝ се случи. Ако ти лично не си успяваш да намериш баланса в страна с 4 сезона, море и планина (това го има много рядко), в която може да се яде истинска храна, то проблемът не е точно в един от многото, които имаме за решаване. Не пропускай факта, че този шотландец е изкупил селото и сега гонпреподава. Това е позорно, като цяло, и такива събития идват да покажат, че щом за шотландски пенсионер може да е добре - то е абсурд за млади хора да не може. Някой друг е запалил чергата, но ние трябва да я угасим и разтребим, преди всъщност да изгори цялата къща.... Все още има време...

[@Ll-bp7dt]

Lyssna inte på honom. Det är inte sant.

[@KanKubrat1]

А вие, госпожо която го интервюирате доволна ли сте от това, че сте изоставили Родината си, и с такъв кеф говорите на чуждия английски език , вместо шотландския стърчок да научи български след толкова дълго време в България...

[@ptr3Vdol]

Простак!

[@KanKubrat1]

@@ptr3Vdol Простак или простакеса сте вие, антибългари и предатели

[@petarantonov8947]

Като гледам, тя говори английски по-добре отколкото ти български..! "Стърчок"..!?

[@KanKubrat1]

@@petarantonov8947 Проблемът е, че български нещо, не иска да говори, не сте схванал акцента на забележката ми. Аман от соросоиди, отцепродавци в изстрадалата ни страна. За няколко сребърника сте готови да продадете и народа и страната си, много добре знаете за какво говоря, не залитайте в дребнотемието на буквализмите.

[@ivankisyov8802]

Аз съм доволен,че съм изоставил родината си за да не съм до такива като теб.Големи патриоти сте само като се наливате с ракия и държите сметка на другите,защото нищо не става от вас.

[@nikolayduschev5988]

Какво му са падмазваш ма а а а не виждаш ли наоколо

[@milsh9406]

Now go home please

[@chriskonarski6400]

The gentleman just told you, that Popina is home for him. What is wrong with that? Home is where your heart is. And if he likes it in Bulgaria, and he's happy there, why is that bothering you. Have you ever thought that you are acting like an a**hole, to someone you don't even know. And to the nice Irish gentleman, welcome to Bulgaria sir, and please enjoy your pieceful life and good luck to you, and all the great people around you. Thanks for the interview and the great video.

[@annavassileva5409]

@@chriskonarski6400 аз мисля, че е от Шотландия😄🙏

[@chriskonarski6400]

@@annavassileva5409 Thank you Anna, I think you're right, my mistake and my apologies.

[@dessievaughan5350]

@@chriskonarski6400 Звучите, като великодушен човек, но защо отговаряте на български коментар на английски език?

[@user-ve8hx3qb9gfdgy]

@@dessievaughan5350 Защото не знае български и не е сигурен дали преводачът на Гугъл ще му преведе точно думите.

[@hellohey4749]

Съжалявам че ще ви разочаровам с изказването си но не мисля че този човек е шотландец,акцентът му определено не е дори на англоговорящ човек. А след 15г в Англия и от посещението ми в Шотландия все повече се съмнявам в достоверността .Струва ми се че видеото е направено просто с цел събиране на харесвания

[@RositsaPetrovarjp7]

Не се излагайте

[@eddiebirch2067]

I am from the UK , I can assure you he is 100% Scottish .

[@dweamy1]

He is 100% Scottish, I am in the UK and I can assure you his accent is that of a Scottish person, sounds to me that it's a Glaswegian accent?

[@rossengeorgiew9589]

Той е 100% шотландец, а видеото е направено с цел реклама и изграждане на контингент, на който после да се продадат излупените от него имоти, което самият човек не крие. Това не го осъждам, но ме боли до сълзи, че за един шотландец "може", а младите българи бягат от най-плодородната земя в България, и изобщо за нас не може.... Има някаква сериозна грешка в нашия телевизор. И скоро ще се наложи да сменим "канала" генерално, на който ни предават, преди да ни е закопал, заради всичката помия с която ни заливат няколкостотин водещи.....

[@mariyagantcheva8244]

А ние, българите, имаме ли нужда от навлеци? За подлогите не питам.

[@ke2delight]

Ние нямаме нужда от комунистически простачки 😂🤣😂

[@user-ve8hx3qb9gfdgy]

Вие сте много зла жена.

[@mariyagantcheva8244]

@@user-ve8hx3qb9gfdgy Сериозно? А Вие какъв сте, емигрант нещастен или просто некадърник?

[@user-ve8hx3qb9gfdgy]

@@mariyagantcheva8244 Живея в България и съм българин, мнението ми беше въз основа на отвратителния Ви коментар. Нямате никакво право да говорите от името на всички българи.

[@edimi2454]

@ Мария Ганчева Олеле, колко омраза и късогледство!! Тези хора са добре дошли у нас! Те харчат парите си тук, цивилизовани и възпитани са. Има и на какво да ни научат. В крайна сметка, те са създали високоорганизираните им и хубави държави. Цялата Европейска цивилизация, от която сме били изключени чрез 5века турско и 50 години комунизъм. За щастие, и ние има, какво да им покажем и да ги впечатлим с традиции и други добри неща. Мислете за това и оставете омразата вън от душата ви! Тя само ви трови.

[@danielgonsalves5302]

Hello where in Bulgaria us this village ? im thingking to migrate to Bulgaria .thanks regards.Daniel

[@kway7676]

This village is near Silistra

[@kway7676]

Sorry I missed your question