Ep1. A first look at our new Bulgarian home

[@rowenayoungflesh5490]

Would love to see an updated video or pics of all the improvements you've made to your home/property. Thanks.

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

We show all the projects we have done or are doing as we go but I realise 120 videos is a lot to work through. I will look at doing something as a sort of summary in the near future!

[@y.lelivelt2619]

What a fine woodland, field and garden!

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

That's what we fell in love with! It's so peaceful.

[@fiona1407]

Looks amazing the atmosphere is so peaceful.

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

It really is a little bit of paradise! We love it!

[@Designer_TopG]

​@@ourlittlebulgarianadventure Hey ! Question for you Do you think I'll be ok, living there , if i don't speak Bulgarian? Thank you.

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

@@Designer_TopG That's quite a tricky question. A lot depends where you are, are you on your own or with someone who also speaks your language (I assume it's English) and who you get to know. If you are in a large city a lot of people will speak English, especially those under 30. If you have someone with you who also speaks English you may find that you rely on each other more and not pick up Bulgarian as quickly. If you make friends with Bulgarians who also speak English they can help with day to day issues. Sorry I can't be more definite but there are a lot of factors involved. We still don't speak good Bulgarian but we haven't yet faced any issues that have been insurmountable, it can get awkward but there's always a way. Let me know if I can give you any other information, I'm happy to help.

[@Designer_TopG]

​@@ourlittlebulgarianadventure Hey thats awesome, its really nice to meet you. Yeah, big cities will have younger English speakers ! Hm. How about a small town. Has a few English speakers? Thank you really appreciate it a lot. I'm watching your video right now!! I'm in spain right now. See you nice to meet you !

[@Designer_TopG]

​@@ourlittlebulgarianadventure That's great dude! Hm do you have running water ? What about Electricity? Lol

[@bedre1000]

It's great to look your property. I start to look for some nice place myself in Bulgaria. Looking forward to follow your videos.

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Thanks for following our progress and we wish you the best of luck finding your perfect property.

[@melaniemckinlay-whyte7492]

Hi Lynne,Adam and Max we look forward to your video on Monday much love to your Mum Adam Melanie and Jean (M+J)

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Thanks Melanie and Jean, I will get the video out as early on Monday as I can. Energo Pro permitting!

[@micheleelwood5856]

What a beautiful property. I shall enjoy watching your journey and hope to travel soon myself to discover this wonderful country. Good luck with your new adventure.

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Thanks for watching. Bulgaria is a beautiful country, I'm certain you will love it!

[@thegoodlifehomestead3170]

Wow! Great to see the start of your adventure, your property looks beautiful!

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Thank you! We feel really lucky to live somewhere so beautiful and peaceful.

[@Designer_TopG]

​@@ourlittlebulgarianadventure Do you have running water ? And electricity.

[@marniep4332]

Just found your channel and looking forward to watching all your vids.

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

We hope you enjoy the adventure so far...

[@paulglover3275]

WOW what a beautiful property . how I envy your ambition and look forward to any renovation videos you will post. Good look for the future and all your plans stay well and safe.

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Thank you, it will take time but we are in no hurry. We will learn as we go along! Hopefully we can all enjoy the adventure. Stay safe.

[@josephsmith3133]

Beautiful plot

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

It really is, we feel so fortunate to have found it.

[@KristinRyans]

Beautiful!! I am a Bulgarian living in London and i can tell now why so many brits like to move to Bulgaria or smaller more remote towns in England… we are planning to get out of London as soon as possible as well! Which village is this house in?? Do you have any friendly old neighbours? :)

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Thank you Kate, we love it here! We are in Makariopolsko in the Targovishte region. We have some friendly "part time" neighbours who spend some weekends at their country houses. Most of the time we're on our own, a Hugh difference to London!

[@micjakes1]

Do you want to leave because London became Londonistan like Katie Hopkins said? It's why i want to leave America too. I am searchinng for a country with fewer immigration problems. I can't decide between Bulgaria, poland, hungary, the baltics, finland, romania, or finally moldova. Thank you for the upload.

[@mimi64231]

@@micjakes1Polecam rozważyć tylko Polskę i Bułgarię. Polska jest bogatszym krajem od Bułgarii, ale jest droższym. Język polski jest trudniejszy od języka bułgarskiego. Pogoda w Bułgarii jest lepsza. Pochodzę z Polski. Mieszkam w Wielkiej Brytanii. Wkrótce przeprowadzam się do Bułgarii. Życzę Tobie wszystkiego najlepszego... (Translated into English). I recommend to consider only Poland and Bulgaria. Poland is a richer country than Bulgaria, but it is more expensive. Polish language is more difficult than Bulgarian. The weather is better in Bulgaria. I come from Poland. I live in the UK. I am moving to Bulgaria soon. All the best...

[@lambleys]

We are planning to move over later this year, when we can travel and sort a property. Looked at some properties last year Provadia to Shumen area as we love Varna. We looked at a couple like yours having to get past the beehives to gain access. Will follow your progress. kusmet

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Good luck with your search. Closer to the coast than us so should have fast access to Varna and the benefits of village life. Great combination!

[@Frugal_granny]

Andrew will you be posting your Bulgarian move/progress too? We are looking to move over over from US within the year also. Want a place my husband can operate his blacksmithing/sculpture shop & be in a small rural village area away from urban cities.

[@lambleys]

@@Frugal_granny Yes when it becomes open to UK citizens, we are banned at present unfortunately. I will certainly do so vids of how it goes. We are unsure of where we want to be and need to explore. We found some great places last year but was not in a position to do anything. We have an apartment near the beach and want to stay within easy range of that. I retired last month so next week we are planning a trip to the Balkans, mainly Romania as we know several Romanians. Please keep in touch my wife is a huge fan of Forged in Fire and would love to visit your forge when set up.

[@bamboozle999]

Looks great. Just wondering what the weather / climate is like where you are?

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

We have very hot summers, last year we topped 40C, and cold winters. Last night the temperature got down to -5C, cold for the middle of March. Spring and Autumn are perfect for us and we also get a lot of sunny days all year round which certainly helps during the winter. We are around 5C cooler than the south but we chose this area because of that, we're not used to really hot weather (yet).

[@bamboozle999]

@@ourlittlebulgarianadventure Sounds great, thanks for your reply. The colder temps dont bother me so much, but very glad to hear that the sun shines often.

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

@@bamboozle999 The "official" figures are around 300 days of sunshine a year. If it's less, it's close to that from our experience.

[@bamboozle999]

Sounds perfect to me. Thank you

[@wernerbrosel4418]

What size is that Property and where is it? Looks quite spacious.

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

The land area including the field at the back is just under 4000m2. We are in the village of Makariopolsko in the Targovishte region.

[@kellylouise8883]

Hi! Thanks for a beautiful video. Have you started to renovate the property? and are you living in Bulgaria now? X

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Hi Kelly, we're happy to hear you like our home, It is beautiful. We've been here just over a year and have slowly starting the renovations. Our journey so far is shown in subsequent videos but the latest has a quick summary that covers some of the past year. Hope you enjoy it!

[@dorotaterworth2378]

Very good

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Thank you.

[@michelroofthooft4362]

Hello you guys, nice to meet you. I'm planning to come in your direction around the end of march beginning of april, would be nice to visit you if that's ok with you? If I understand correctly you are in the region of Makariopolsko? I live in Flanders, Belgium... for now,... ;-)

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Will that be your first time in Bulgaria? I'm sure we can arrange something. Use the email address on our page and we'll take it from there!

[@simplejourneys3030]

Hello, I am going to buy a house for my summer vacations in Bulgaria. The property i found is very nice with an amasing outdoor space. The price of the property is very cheap under 10k. The house is old but in a great condition near a small town. I am going to have a viewing soon and I was wondering is the price legit for a small cottage house by the danube river??( 8k to be precise)

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Hi, it is likely to be the correct price as it is possible to get properties for even less! I assume that so far you have only seen pictures or video online? Depending upon the agent sometimes these can be very old and not reflect the current condition of the property. Just a few pointers for you, hopefully there is something useful here. If you have decided on a village or area do as much research as you can. Check the latest Bulgarian census data to see population decline. There will be some but you can get a feel for the "health" of the village. Have some back up properties to look at if the first one isn't all you want it to be. Check OLX, Facebook selling groups even eBay to find alternative choices. Finally start learning some Bulgarian before you come, in the smaller villages almost nobody over 30 speaks English, this gets frustrating for both your new neighbours and you! Good luck and hopefully you will find your ideal property!

[@simplejourneys3030]

@@ourlittlebulgarianadventure Thank you for your time and information. The property i am going to view is near Ruse. I have few more questions when you have time. First is it easy to find buiders and are there expensive to HIRE? (Altho i think i know the answer to that). Moreover will i need a solicitor for the contracts and If so do you know any.? Do you have any tips regarding contracts what do i need to be aware of. Have a good day.!!! PS I ve heard it is easyer for Europians to buy a property there and I am from Greece originaly..

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

@@simplejourneys3030 That's a nice area, and close to the Danube! Builders are getting more expensive but still nothing compared to the UK, try asking the mayor for a recommendation. It's in their interest to help you! We don't know any solicitors and we used our estate agent who also offers a lot of useful services to expats. She is in Popovo so I don't know if she covers your area. Let me know if you want her details. If you have a Greek passport, as an EU member country it makes the process much easier.

[@ironfistarrival]

Hi , may I know the Size and the average cost of your property please ?

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

It's around 1acre, or 4000 m2 and after fees and taxes was 16000 leva.

[@vanessaboman8143]

Gorgeous..

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Thank you, you can see why we chose this as our new home.

[@Tooma1979]

Hopefully u have introduced yourself to your neighbors with a nice drop of tea boyo great place

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

It was actually wine!

[@simplejourneys3030]

Great video btw (:

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Thank you.

[@VWApachey]

Just discovered your channel and would love to know costs and information about planning permissions etc . I would love to find about 5 acres of land with a river running through it and build a 4 bedroom house with BIG agricultural barn/warehouse. Any ideas where I could find such a property ?

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Hi Mark, thanks for your question. Unfortunately I don't know the answer but I can point you in the right direction to find out. Bulgarian Property Experts is an estate agent who may be able to advise you on what could be available. There is also Alternative Living Bulgaria who may be worth contacting. We haven't had to look into planning permission as our barns were already here when we bought the property. Good luck with your search.

[@VWApachey]

@@ourlittlebulgarianadventure thanks 🙏🏼😊

[@samkata1937]

Im from bulgaria myself. And i could tell you that theres a lot of properties around river Iskur around Sofia.

[@VWApachey]

@@samkata1937 thanks

[@Frugal_granny]

This is what sort of property I’m interested in finding in Bulgaria too! What part of the country are you in?

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

We are in the Targovishte municipality but you can find properties like this all over Bulgaria. We found ours through an agency in Popovo, (Bulgarian Property Experts). Gemma, the owner, is very helpful and is fluent in both English and Bulgarian.

[@Frugal_granny]

A question my son asked. Can we bring & use an open iPhone w a Bulgarian SIM card until a phone line can be secured? My husband is thinking of sending my adult son & I ahead to start hunting for property and to set up LLC company. So we are curious about how we will communicate back & forth.

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

@@Frugal_granny I really don't know. We have a Bulgarian phone but mainly use our UK phones as our contract allows us to use them in both countries. Our Bulgarian phone is through Telenor, maybe email their customer services and ask them?

[@Frugal_granny]

We look forward to flying over now that Vaccinated Americans are allowed in. We hope our first choice for a house (in Yagoda) is still available once we get there.

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

@@Frugal_granny That's great news, the wait is almost over! Fingers crossed with the house.

[@LivadaBio]

LIKE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

That's good to hear!

[@ninagrigorova6961]

В кой район живеете ?

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Живеем до общ в югозападния ъгъл на Макариополско. Много е тихо и спокойно.

[@ninagrigorova6961]

Аз съм българка и имам къща на село , но живея в момента в Швейцария ❤

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Връщате ли се някога на гости? Това е прекрасно село в красив регион. Обичаме го тук.

[@ninagrigorova6961]

@@ourlittlebulgarianadventure Да , разбира се че си ходя на България , когато имам отпуска .

[@lovely_Life19]

I'm from Bulgaria but 8 year now I'm working in England Uk

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Hopefully you can get a feel of home from the videos. Please let us know if you think of things we should be doing or places we should be going.

[@SikderDiamond]

what is current situetion?

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Which situation do you mean?

[@SikderDiamond]

@@ourlittlebulgarianadventure Howz life there after all these months?

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

@@SikderDiamond It's going really well, still loving it as you can see as you follow the progress through the videos.

[@ironfistarrival]

Hi , the Voice is very weak ...

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

In later videos we realised the sound was low so we have improved it.

[@JazzFunkNobby1964]

The audio and video are way out of sync

[@ourlittlebulgarianadventure]

Just tried it and it seems ok but thanks for letting me know.