Ha, ha, greedy second-rate Bolivian football Association trying it on and got egg on their face. Well done Bulgaria for throwing the egg, I landed and smashed good and proper. Friendly football matches are for the benefit of both teams to try out their teams and are not a money spinning exercise.The Bolivian FA have decided to scrap their scheduled international against Bulgaria. The friendly was supposed to be played at the Vasil Levski National Stadium on November 14.The Bolivians suddenly ... Read Full Story

The are mafia untouchable in Bulgarian and the government turn a blind eye to it, this was expected when Boyko Borisov took over the reins of power. Promises of quelling corruption and organised crime will always be made in manifestoes for elections but actually honouring this is another thing. Too scared to act I feel is the case here as action may well lead to pay backs from the underground and that could be assassinations!Bulgaria's President has harshly criticized the popular new center-r... Read Full Story

This was an interesting weekend of television that I dipped into on quite few occasions. Looking back at the 50 years of broadcasting I obviously saw the cream of BTV and enjoyed it immensely. It was mainly Bulgarian music and concerts that made up the bulk of the viewing, many performers still going strong today. It is a shame that the next 50 years will lose much of the Bulgarian flavour and become a more westernised cosmopolitan affair.Bulgaria National Television celebrated its 50th anni... Read Full Story

Gambling is taboo for many people and a bad habit that leads to financial suicide and the undoing of families so more taxes on this is blessing from many. Casinos are scattered all around Bulgaria in every town and a source of employment of course, this is more of a concern that the gambling public who attend these places. A balancing act must be made in view of this.Bulgarian lawmakers may find themselves inadvertently harming their own interests by applying a new gambling tax, says a gaming... Read Full Story

I know smoking is bad for you but here in Bulgaria it is considered normal to smoke and unusual not to. This will change as the EU grips Bulgaria by the throat and forces the people there not to smoke by raising the cost of cigarettes tenfold. The cost of cigarettes has double in the last couple of years and is due to increase by another 43% in the New Year, so Bulgarians being Bulgarians find a practical way of dealing with this. The answer they have now is to roll their own cigarettes, whic... Read Full Story

Kamila has found herself being penalised for having a Google PR of '0' by both Blog Reviews and Pay Per Post, that is bar the $1 and sub $1 offers which Kamila refuse to entertain on principle of being manipulated. There are no earning now forthcoming form this kind of venture and her earning are no solely from Adgitize, CMF, Project Wonderful and Google Adsense. Apart from Adgitize who wins by a mile in payout and traffic, (see Kamila’s last post), the rest just pay nominal especially is you... Read Full Story

Don’t do it! Please, please think twice before you buy and use this and reflect on the damage it can do to you, the people around you and the environment. It is quite simple – SMOKING!The reason I am saying this is that this weekend I am seeing my best friend slowly and painfully dying due to smoking. He can’t turn the clock back and his addiction, that had been aided and abetted by money grabbing cigarette companies and government who are also money grabbing for the tax they generate. It is ... Read Full Story

I must admit, I thought they were already in place in Bulgarian libraries so it surprised me when I read this piece of news. It will of course be a popular move and draw the younger Bulgarians into libraries with the new technology installed. Libraries could be a kind of Internet café scenario across the country. I have been in my home town library and do recall no computer based systems there, but I put that down to Yambol being one of the smaller towns in Bulgaria. I’ll have to go there in ... Read Full Story

This is the same game that was written about a few days ago where mayhem came about. Football attracts people like this because they think they can get away with criminal activities by the cover of a crowd. Not the case here as he has been picked out and proven guilty. I like the idea of not being able to appeal in this case, which would have been the case in the UK. The trouble is he will be let out after 8 months perhaps to return to his antics again. There is no mention of him being banned... Read Full Story

This is so unfair to Bulgaria and Romania after letting countless Polish into the country to work, not to mention non-EU Asians and Africans on a free run to work in the UK, legally and illegally of course. Two years ago when this rule came in my Bulgarian partner wanted to work alongside me for six months but they wouldn’t give her permission and we had to resort to other means of making money in the UK, like countless other who cant’ legally work there. I won’t say more than that other that... Read Full Story