Journey's End | We Enter Bulgaria | Our Bulgarian Home
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- This week, we finally reach the Bridge of Friendship and cross over The Danube into Northern Bulgaria, then head South to VT in order to pick up the deeds and the keys to our house.
As soon as Sharon @lifeontheroad13 arrives, we open the gates to see how the property has been left.
Right from day one, we start to remove the clutter and make some space where we can relax at the end of each day.
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Good on you guys. Wellcome and make plenty of happy memories!❤️
Congratulations guys goodluck in your new home
Thank you Alison, hope you enjoyed.. 😊🙏💜
@@LillaHusVanlife I think you've done well with your property I look forward to following your progress
@@alisonsherlock7609 thank you 😊
Looks good guys 🙌 looking after the land is a constant battle but worth while 😜 we’re in a village not so far from VT
Called obedeneni if you need any contacts we have found a few like a digger/tractor man … double glazing guy … gardener ….. etc all Bulgarians that are trust worthy and love the work let me know if needed I’d be happy to forward you the details if not to far from here 🙌 enjoy the village life 🎉 🍺
Thank you Elly 😊 If we struggle then I'll be sure to reach out. We've heard so many horror stories, so it's good to find people who will do a good job. How are you enjoying village life? 🤔😊👍💜
Good luck to you in your new home . We have been there and done all that and loved every minute. We have now been here 14 1//2 years .
Good luck great project look forward to following your restoration
Clive julie Normandy
Looking forward to following your adventure. I only hope that you don't disappear just as you start to renovate like your friends (cosy adventures). Good luck and can't wait for the next video.
living the dream,bit envious but happy for you take care and enjoy yourselfs.
Thank you so much Barry 😊🙏
Guys, you have a really good house, that needs a lot of love. It is a wonderful structure.
I have seen videos of other British people in Bulgaria, filming a family that is there for a while. They shared that they were not happy about the outside stairs to the second floor but now they don't even think about it.
So register with a doctor as health is important, get ready for the winter as you need to stay warm and crack on. And please, don't forger to ask the locals for help when you need it.
Thank you 😊🙏 We're finding good and bad parts as we go along, but having seen other properties, we realise that some are in a lot worse state. We feel very lucky to have found a property that is in a fairly decent condition. Thank you for the advice, it's good to know. 👍
@@LillaHusVanlife it is a gem! Please research well, I also am not sure if you will need a septic tank, usually Bulgarian villages were densely populated 30odd years ago, and main system might be in place.
The adventure is working on your place turning into what you like. Letting sheep into your garden is part of country life in these places. You get on with your neighbours and they look after your house when your not there. Good luck to you guys..
Good luck to you both, for the new home , hello from Canada , Niagara Falls
Looking good guys I've got this joy of cleaning and cutting to do end of the month once we move over thank god its coming into winter and cooler weather 😂
Good work on the tree 👍 I removed a similar one once but with just a hand saw 😂 I think it took best part of a week 😂
Thankya 😁👍 in those temperatures I was glad of my chainsaw..lolol 🥵😂🤣😂
Congrats! Make sure u got fireplace and clean chimney before winter guys!
Good advice!👍
Totally random 😂 and totally wonderful seeing the flock of sheep having a feast in your garden 🤣😂👍 ... love to you both 😘🤗❤👵🏾🐾🐾🐾🤠 xxxx
Cracking place phil/karen,,glad you made it back ok,,bet your not missing ull,,lol,,best of luck with it all,,enjoy
Missing friends and family, Kevin, but that's about all really..lol 😂 Take care wontcha.. 😊🙏
Great to see the new house taking shape 🫶
Thank you Sam..hard graft in places, but it'll be worth it 👍
It's looking good it's gonna look beautiful when it's finished
Loved this, thank you.! Looking forward to see what happens in the future.. Good luck on it.!! 🙏😊
Thanks so much! 😊👍
Wishing all the very best with the new home hope all goes well take care ,looking forward to the next video .
Thank you Philip 🙏😊 Take care and thank you for the comment 😉
So exciting!
What an amazing adventure!
A lot of history in that house and a lot of work too - but how brilliant to be able to get going at last.
Great to get the water on early.
How down you get on with the language? Is it lots of google translate or do people speak English as a second language?
Couldn’t believe the mowers you used 😍😍. How cool is that!!
Loving following along with your new life - amazing to see how you are getting on.
Keep going Phil and Karen and all the good luck in the world to you both 👍👍
It's a whole rollercoaster of a property guys..sometimes you start doing something and then next, it's turned on it's head and you have to start something else..lol
Learning the language is slow at the moment as we're heads down trying to get a property ready for Winter and therefore not getting out much.
I think we need a chalkboard to add a word a day to our vocabulary..lol
Take care guys and thank you.. 😊🙏👍💜
Congratulations. Be aware of the local laws and quiet times.
Lovely house to make a start from.
Thank you! Will do! Take care.. 🙏
There are not such things in villages
Congrats guys let the fun begin
Thank you so much.! We'll see what the future holds for us.. 😉👍
Congratulations!
Thank you! 😊🙏
Order 10 cubic metres of logs before the winter kicks in. Make sure you order unchopped logs and do them yourself. The ready to use are quite dear in price. As a big bloke I don't think some exercise with an axe would be an issue for you.
Get some rooms fixed at first with a shower and loo. It's a huge expense but you need to get it done before the winter.
Next year do double/triple glazing on few rooms, including loft and wall insulation along with CH on either gas( via LPG bottles or direct if you have that there ) or pellets/ logs. You aim should be to sort a small bit at first as you bought a massive property and from what I gathered your funds are modest. Trust me when I say winters can be harsh. That's my piece of advice.
Insulation is very essential ( especially on those old buildings) as from what I know logs and other means of heating skyrocketed in price.
Yours truly,
Svetoslav
Ps any info you struggle to obtain, don't hesitate to ask and I'll do my utmost best to assist you. Unlike most Brits, Bulgarian community spirit in rural areas is very strong. People will go out of their way to help if they can, and that applies to me as well.
Edit: I didn't follow your channel long enough to advise you in time to sort some things in the UK prior to travel. Clothing and tech is very expensive in Bulgaria. A tee shirt you buy for a tenner would likely be about 70-80 bgn( 30-35 GBP) and black and white goods are even dearer.
Thank you so very much for the good advice there Svetoslav..
Some of it is already in hand and yes we're finding some things are quite expensive compared to the UK although some bits and pieces are cheaper. If we don't get a part of the house ready before the cold weather sets in, then at least we have our van which we have lived in for over 2 and a half years, Wintering in Scotland the first year and also Romania and Bulgaria last Winter.
The local people in the village have been pretty good for the most part, with only one or two exceptions..I hope that once we get the hard work done, we get more time to stop and chat. Thanks for the offer of help with things, it means a lot 🙏 Take care..
@@LillaHusVanlife no bother at all mate. We're intending to find our own piece of heaven over there in the nearby vicinity ourselves come January at the latest and deffo looking forward to it. Anything you find confusing lemme know.
Truly yours,
Svetoslav
Edit: the most important difference is utilities and local taxes. In the UK , if you don't pay your awful high council tax, they can force you to pay your debt(by forcing you to sell your house(. For the excruciating amounts we pay, there is not much back( in my 80% goes for elderly and child care) . Utilities are cheap as chips as well. Broadband is good and affordable - I had 150 Mbps in Sofia 20 years ago(for 25 bgn), whilst Brits had copper with guaranteed speed of 1mbps. Also there is no TV licence and you'll not be sent to the gaol if you have telly for Netflix....
You can live really well still in Bulgaria with about 1k a month(in euro) but some things are best left for the time you nip back to blighty. Hopefully that helps. See you next time ;)
@@svetoslavtodorov2427excellent advice thank you 😊👍 we're just working our way through the bills minefield 😂 all in hand I think, but it's so different..lol
I wish you well in finding your piece of Bulgaria when you get here..there are so many beautiful areas to choose from.
In this world of turmoil, a better life awaits you 🇧🇬 😊
@@LillaHusVanlife well I'm Bulgarian but originally from the capital. However my wife is a valley girl and our daughter was born up nooorth :) whilst the little one speaks Bulgarian the other half doesn't and it's quite nervous about going there ;)
@@svetoslavtodorov2427 I'm sure it'll all fall into place, as long as it's not rushed 😉
Amazing video love it 😍
Thank you so much.!! We're glad you liked it 😉👍💜
I recomend you check among this old things ,you can find some gold coin or some jewels and it is a adventure to search in this old stuff,to motivate you more i will tell you that old grandmas arround bulgaria keep coins from many generations before them and some of the coins are ancient not old,even i watched about old lady that gave her grandchildren some gold coins she kept in the wardrobe and one of them was very,very rare roman gold coin from emperor that mintet just a few and these are the most expensive ,the coin cost a fortune ,hundreds of thousands of dollars
Great job guys. Shame about the log burner. ❤xx
Thank you hon 🙏 Yeah the log burner oven is something we're having to look at replacing..a power cut today reminded us that cooking without electric might sometimes be required.. 🤷🏻♂️ Safe travels to you 😊❤️ xxx
@@LillaHusVanlife Good thing you can cook in the van or get the bbq out if necessary till then. 😁💜xx
The house is lovely!
I am curious how you communicate with the local villagers when you don't speak Bulgarian...are you using translation services for various government requirements like taxes, real estate, business registration or you already have local friends for help?
I wold like to see the House Before and After , I m Originaly From North Macedonia , living in Canada
Congratulations. Bit of TLC and it will be lovely. Michelle
Thank you Michelle.! It's soaking up TLC each day along with the pennies, but it'll be worth it in the end..lol 😂 Hope you're doing well.. 😊🙏❤️
@LillaHusVanlife Good luck. It will be worth the hard work.
You got plenty of space in the outbuildings, so keep all the stuff there, which you have no need for. In about 20 to 30 years, guys will be willing to pay quite a surplus for it. Ask me me how I know.
Another observation: the living quarters of your lot look very charming from the outside. Really something to fall in love with! But this does not match with with the rooms inside at all.
In my very humble opinion, it would be the the ultimate task to bring the room arrangement and style to match the outside. If this makes sense.
Cheers guys, and all the best!
To be fair, a lot of the things that were in the house when we first went to look have been taken. The owner came back for sentimental things and anything that might have been worth anything. Some cupboards have just been stuffed with old rags and clothes. We'll see how things progress, but if we can make it more homely, then that's a start.. Thanks ever so for your comment 😊🙏
Hola from Spain. A great property, lots of potential & space.. No advice apart from , forget curtains, just invest in roller blinds for now. Keep soft furnishings to a minimum , especially during summer months. Good luck, and enjoy. It will soon feel more like home with very little work. X ♥️
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How exciting! That truck queue was loooooong!
I know Wendy..I don't know how they stay calm waiting for so long.. 🤷🏻♂️ 💜
I suppose I will have to get a passport, best regards BJ :)
Apparently it will be needed to escape the UK Beej.. 🤔👍❤️
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hihihi first,learn how to make homemade bulgarian food -zimnina.Kompot,lukanka and lutenitca,vine and rakiq too.Ivan will teach you and will live to 100 years there,as all my grand and great grand mothers.Healt and happynes:)
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like to see it finished i have hose popina
The condition of the house is not bad and it is build with a style,its not just a random place with four walls as comunists period houses were made,i bet it belonged to some rich person before the comunism and they took it away from the owners,thats what comunists did with inteligent and rich people and if they dont kill them (they killed 30 000 doctors ,architects,profesors,scientists etc ,the flower of the nation)they send them into exile into the country side,i watch other people from the UK they bought two houses arroun d veliko tarnovo and both are build with taste and are very beautiful,but not in condition as good as yours.....godspeed