4th May 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
by David Pert David Pert lived in Sofia from 1996 to 2000 when he worked in the Visa, Consular and Political Sections of the British Embassy Sofia. I’m David Pert, and lived in Sofia from 1996 to 2000 when I worked at the British Embassy. I lived in the wonderful Boyana area of town with […]
2nd May 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
By Jane Burner Jane Burner lived in Bulgaria between 1970-1972 and 1984-1987, during the two postings of her husband Alan Burner to Sofia as 3rd Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission respectively. Previously, Jane told us about the difficulty and satisfaction of finding and buying food in Bulgaria in the 70s. This time, she shares a fond […]
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27th April 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
by Kris P Baykon Kris P Baykon is an ex-serviceman from the UK, who tried the 9-5 life for a few years and didn’t really like it. As a consequence he and his wife now live in rural Bulgaria. Kris runs a blog about his Bulgarian life. “The good news is that this village does feel like […]
24th April 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
by David Mossop David Mossop first came to Bulgaria in the distant 1987 to work as a teacher at British Council Bulgaria. He had previously studied Russian and wanted to learn one more Slavic language. Little did he know then that his entire life was to become ineluctably connected with Bulgaria, its language and culture. […]
18th April 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
by Denise Holt After David Holt’s story for #100UKBG from earlier this week, today – a few days before Easter – we look at his wife Denise’s most vivid memory of Bulgaria – an Easter service at Alexander Nevski Cathedral. Dame Denise Holt is a Non Executive Director on the boards of HSBC Bank. A former career diplomat, Denise was […]
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16th April 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
by David Holt This week’s #100UKBG stories are of spouses Denise and David Holt, who had separate encounters with Bulgaria – Denise in “the dark days of the 60s” and David – in “the sad 80s”. First we will present David’s story; Denise’s one will follow later in the week. David Holt was a diplomat with the FCO, serving in […]
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13th April 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
by Rebecca Richardson Rebecca Richardson is a Sales and Marketing professional from London. She loves to travel and was lucky enough to live in Dubai, Santo Domingo and now Sofia. In her spare time, Rebecca writes, takes photographs and works on her website on life and travel in Bulgaria. When not busy with any of these […]
10th April 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
by Jane Burner Jane Burner lived in Bulgaria between 1970-1972 and 1984-1987 – during the two postings of her husband Alan Burner to Bulgaria as 3rd Secretary and Deputy Head of Mission respectively. “The old stories about joining a queue to see what was at the end of it are all true!” – Jane Burner […]
6th April 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
by Dr Annie Kay Dr Annie Kay has been a regular visitor to Bulgaria since 1974. Annie has deeper knowledge of Bulgarian history, nature and cultural traditions than many Bulgarians. She is Chairman of The British-Bulgarian Society, an organisation aiming to promote friendship, understanding and cultural relations between the people of Britain and Bulgaria. In […]
2nd April 2014 Sofia, Bulgaria
by Tim Buisseret Tim Buisseret has had a few encounters with Bulgaria – as a child, student and an adult. In 2000, together with his Bulgarian wife Mira, he permanently moved to Sofia. Today, 14 years later, if asked what Bulgaria is for him, he simply answers: “home”. Tim is now Head of the Commercial Section at the […]