JimJ
English expat in Bulgaria
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1432
About me
English
Speaks Greek, English, French, Bulgarian, German
Registration: 07 December 2015
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Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
Ireland<300 miles, Sweden <900 miles, Bulgaria 1800 miles. All with their pluses and minuses. Bulgaria as someone pointed out the villages are generally pretty uniform in their layouts few houses more than 100 metres from the nearest ... Read More
Merry Christmas Everyone! by JimJ
I hope that you're all enjoying the festive season, and eating/drinking to (minor) excess. If you're in BG, enjoy the mild weather - winter arrives next week, apparently....
Looks like, as is often the case, I spoke too soon - we have a very liberal dusting of snow up here this morning....😁 Read More
Merry Christmas Everyone!
I hope that you're all enjoying the festive season, and eating/drinking to (minor) excess. If you're in BG, enjoy the mild weather - winter arrives next week, apparently.... Read More
Recommend a lawyer? by Mel1702
Hi, my husband & I are looking to buy a house with some land in the rural Burgas region. As yet our grasp of the language is pretty limited but will improve, God willing! Anyway, we need some recommendations for an independent lawyer as have ...
@Milan Milanov That user hasn't been on the site in over two years - whatever your post was/is, it's probably in vain... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
Bon voyage! 😁 Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
@digitalnomad1 "The EU countries that have done best in protecting their borders I think are Poland Hungary Croatia and Bulgaria."?Protecting their borders against what? I assume you're NOT talking about ragtag immigrants like us? 😎Central ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
I looked at Sweden some years ago - the taxes are ridiculous and property prices are very steep in the cities, where the amenities are. Also, crime in most Nordic countries is pretty high, with (mostly immigrant) gangs allowed free rein, and native ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
I'm not really sure how we got here from a discussion about wired/WiFi internet ...😂 Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
@digitalnomad1 The best you can do is to make your castle more secure than than those of your neighbours and hope that thieves will pick the lower-lying fruit. Conversely, beefed-up security indicates that you're not short of a bob or two and that ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
I teach English online to a class of academics in China, and have done similar but in person with Bulgarian academics.One thing they all struggle with is the poor English spoken by many/most native Anglophones. "Auntie", once the infallible source ... Read More
Cabled internet not WIFI by digitalnomad1
Hi i'm looking to rent in Bulgaria for 6 months initially, i may buy accommodation after that. I work online and need very reliable internet connection, WIFI is not good enough, and wonder how easy is it to get fibre or cable TV type lined internet ...
If you're not using your BG property, I've found it best to insure via a UK company offering foreign holiday home/rental properties. Read More
Am I Potty? by JimJ
I'm retired and currently living in Bulgaria, and married to a Bulgarian who will be retiring soon-ish. We're both EU citizens and have both had more than our fair share of dealing with the BG health system; we have no desire to repeat the ...
@digitalnomad1 As I mentioned above, perhaps a little unclearly, I have British and an EU citizenship, so get the best(?) of both worlds 😎 Read More
Not your typical village house? by JimJ
https://www.facebook.com/share/p/171hnt94QV/
Glozhene monastery is an interesting place: those who have lived in Bulgaria for some time (and can read the media reports) will recall that one former Abbot was arrested for fraud, Vandalism/Hooliganism, arson at the monastery (twice), illegal ... Read More
Are we all paying attention? by JimJ
I'm feeling a little bemused - and indeed disappointed - by the silence within our little-but-merry band regarding the current political developments/upheaval.At the moment, Bulgaria is a boat with neither rudder nor helmsman, sailing into an ...
@JimJ https://www.novinite.com/articles/23590 … he+Wallets You'll be pleased (frustrated? outraged? apoplectic? totally unsurprised?) to hear that Bulgaria's date with eurozone destiny remains on track. Apparently, the European Commission ... Read More
Not your typical village house?
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