Vaksevo. The village that used to have it all.

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[@jjhh3224]

Beautiful country Bulgaria!

[@dobrinkapavlova4064]

Thank you for the videos you make with such love for Bulgaria, as well as for the honestly shared impressions every time! I am also very impressed by the small villages, the beautiful places and the beautiful views in Bulgaria. Every time I go to a village or a small town, every time I want to live there, it is because Sofia has become very crowded and because of the polluted air. The fact is that there are many cities in Bulgaria that are well developed and you can live very quietly, but high wages are concentrated mainly in Sofia. I know of many young families who would prefer to live in a village near a big city, but the lack of regular intercity transport stops them. We are also from these families. We have a piece of land in a very beautiful village only 35 km. from Sofia, at the foot of Viskyar Mountain, 4 km. from the highway to Serbia, but we do not use it. Our children are growing up, they want to see friends, to be more independent, and without transport, one of me or my husband must work as a driver for the rest of the family. If there was transport, there would not be so many houses left in the area, which is strategically located, beautiful and fertile. In my opinion, the state should not have closed train lines and stations due to unprofitability. The government had to subsidize them, as in the Netherlands. Of course, if private companies want, let them get involved. But they closed all the lines to the villages and to the towns, which they decided did not bring them much profit and left everything to private companies to serve these destinations. For their part, private bus lines have also refused to operate unprofitable lines because they normally look to make a profit. Another reason is the poorly maintained roads to such places, as is the case with our village near Sofia - because of 1.5 km, which the municipality of Slivnitsa promises people to do for 10 years, but remains only with the promises to the people. The only private company that served the line from Sofia to our village and the next up to Viskyar Mountain, has already refused to have transport even just twice a day. Here, the villages around Sofia, which have public transport, are already quite densely populated. In my opinion, if the government starting to subsidize these lines, many people will prefer to live in a quiet and clean place.

[@aaaichaaax3329]

This village has a lot to explore. I recommend to find a guide and really see what can offer ❤

[@derekbilston9290]

👍

[@stefanstoyanov5932]

When god give lands to the people, bulgarians are late and he say : I finish the lands, but ok , i give you a little piece of My Land - the Heaven!

[@BogdanCuza]

Build it and they will come. Especially people that can work remotely and like nature. All that’s missing is the infrastructure. Unfortunately that is the biggest loss that ex-communist countries have endured during the transition. The government used to build things for the people. Now the government is (mostly) only building things where there is business. Thank god for EU structural funds otherwise all these places would look even worse. I really hope the EU will invest more in people like China or America post-WW2 (and now with Biden). Otherwise economic inequality will rise even more. The pandemic should be an awakening. Now we should realize that it’s not just those “remote and poor” Eastern Europeans that are like this but that even countries like Italy can suffer (for different reasons but still). I totally agree with how you compared it to Egypt. It’s kind of sad to see so much wasted potential. But then again I’m optimistic that in a few years when people realize that climate change doesn’t care about their bank accounts and the stress of living in a capitalist society is too high a price, things will change. You’re doing an amazing job putting this all up on KZbin!

[@LS-wg1vp]

Ik dacht wat ironic hier in Nederland is huizenproblem . In Bulgarije veel huizen geen mensen . Hoe kunnen we de problem oplossen:ja goede vraag .Het is heel triest. Weer een super content, great video. Thanks 🌷

[@lambleys]

Great nature as you say it needs people to have life

[@antonikrushkov5570]

It have like 180 people in it but 30% of them are bad

[@antonikrushkov5570]

Even if we met i would ask to go to the Museum only if i was there to talk with you

[@simpledud6688]

Are you planing on visiting Stara Zagora, Bulgaria?

[@pling2649]

Hoi Leon, ik vroeg me af; de datum v upload is 2 juni: wanneer is dit gefilmd...?! Nou, het valt me op: dat sommige of veel vd loofbomen nog amper in blad staan, m.a.w. is of zou het dan nog later zijn, als hier bij mij, in (nrd) Nederland. Oke, bvd & mvg. G

[@LeondeLeeuw]

Dit was in april/mei. Ik moet nog veel video's bewerken en uploaden.

[@johnnylewis9069]

so sad to see . no work maybe

[@LS-wg1vp]

Yes that's the problem.

[@derekbilston9290]

@@LS-wg1vp Its the same all over the World throughout history. Stone age man lived and worked where there was water and food and shelter available. Move forwards a few thousand years and more and expectations start to arise. Villages and towns and cities spring up where the work is. When the work changes or disappears places can become rundown very fast. Some places adapt to the changed circumstances and other places become derelict.