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18:12 - A quick note. The average wage in Sofia is indeed €1600 euro. However, that's gross salary. The net salary would be about €1270, which is less than Slovenia (assuming your information is correct).

Bansko. Lots of empty condos and apartments. They overbuilt. Incredible bad planning. But very beautiful Mountain Views. Bulgarian Government is not so beautiful though. They have removed most of Bansko’s native culture and identity.

Excellent video, observations and comments. Bansko is for Banski. Too many foreigners and I even mean people from Sofia or other parts of Bulgaria. But the area of Pirin like the rest of Bulgaria is very scenic. Unless you are a citizen of the EU you cannot own land in Bulgaria. You can own a condo or similar but not the land. Beautiful country and people but the government is one of the worst…grocery stores are full but prices are high. Better to eat in a restaurant.

Western European prices. You will get bankrupt and depressed very soon

I myself am a Bulgarian, but I haven't been to Bansko in quite a while, but thanks to your video, I might as well take a trip and enjoy some time there! It has changed quite a lot in a matter of 10 years, wow!

Thank u for your beautiful video. I saw ur comment under a video about kurdistan about how you enjoyed your time in kurdistan as a solo traveler and was truly delighted to see you had posted a video. Im so glad you enjoyed kurdistan and saw the true face of the Kurdish people and our amazing community as well as amazing hospitality. I hope you come back and visit once more in the future!!!

On behalf of all Bulgarian people: I would like to express our sincere apologies that we disappointed you and our city looks differently from Japan. Also, I feel ashamed, that our curry did not meet your taste expectations, I hope you can forgive us!

Best for you to just leave…

I was there last year in Sofia, Kazanluk, and Plovdiv. When I was there, I used google map to find good restaurants. In Sofia, I stayed at the HR, and there was a restaurant one street over just about 5 mins walk that served tasty and delicious traditional Bulgarian food. It is called Staria Chinar.

hello kids 🤩 What a nice stranger who give you his car:) This Lidl-thing 11:46 is the same feeling i've always have in foreign countries too 😅 Thanks for taking me to bansko

Thank you for such a big response! Yes, this is a great reach for such a small channel! I appreciate every view and every comment! As this was my first experience and impression of Bulgaria, you might get a sense that I didn’t like the city but actually it’s quite the opposite! By the end of my 4 days I really enjoyed the atmosphere. Is it somewhere I’d want to live? Not really. Would I like to explore it more? Definitely! I have a full series of my trip through Bulgaria coming and you can already watch my videos from staying in Bansko. Thank you again and sending you lots of love! ❤️

I am sorry you didn’t like it! I don’t like it either but there is still lots of hope and opertunities to develop! It has become increasingly more expensive the last two years.

Hi! As a Bulgarian, I wanted to share a bit more about Sofia. Smoking is still quite common here, especially socially, though it’s starting to change with younger generations . If you visit again, don’t miss Shishman Street-it’s full of cool bars, hidden spots, and a great vibe. Bulgarians are known for enjoying life, good drinks, and warm hospitality. You have noticed that many Bulgarians drive expensive cars. It’s true that some people invest heavily in their cars, even if their income doesn’t always match. It’s a bit of a cultural thing here! Sofia’s architecture tells our rich history, from Roman ruins like the Serdica complex to the iconic Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and even Soviet-era buildings. Our traditional food-like banitsa, shopska salad, and tarator-is a must-try, and it reflects our diverse heritage. Hope you visit again and explore more of what Bulgaria has to offer!

Must probably 1600 E is the average brut income/before taxes

Thank you all for your ongoing support! This experience was still at the very beginning of my Balkan trip and getting to know Bulgaria as a country where I would potentially buy a property. It’s my personal experience and outlook on things I find interesting so I hope you find them as intriguing as I do. As always don’t take anything too serious! Love u all 🥰

The techno dance music mix with traditional Bulgarian folk music was very interesting. I've never heard that before.

The Bulgarian rustic architectural style of the buildings in Bansko is NOT "Ottoman" but traditional Balkan type architecture. This style has been existing for many centuries in the Balkans and current day Greece and Turkey and predates the Turk's conquest of Byzantium/Constantinopole/Greece and the rest of Balkans in the 13th and 14th century. The Turks inherited or rather adopted this architectural style in the lands they conquered.

22:35 😂❤🤙😎👍 made my day 😂 so funny! What a beautiful place there on the lake....

Beautiful insights. Thank you!

Rivers, beaches, lakes and so on in Bulgaria are exclusive public property and everybody by law has free access. They may ask for money if you are fishing or something, but not for eating around the lake. There are more then 250 mountain lakes only in this region and they are all free to visit. Don't pay money to such people or if you pay ask for a ticket. Do you get a ticket for those 10 leva? Probably not.

Hello, how are you? I am a regular viewer of your TH-cam channel. I came here to say that- "Your channel always leaves me excited for the next upload!" Good Luck

No offense but Kurdish from North Kurdistan in Turkey cook the best kebobs Baklava, desserts, and ice cream but iragi Kurds have no clue about cooking except good freedom fighters along with Kurds in Iraq and Kurds in Syria are mighty freedom fighters. Brave, fearless people, women in Iraq Kurdistan not as free to join army as Syria Rojawa Kurdistan Girls are the best fighters just like the Israeli Girls. Iraq Kurdistan is more Tribal and conservative, but Syria Rojawa Kurdistan Are more democratic secular stracture

Diyarbakir is for Kurds is Capital of North Kurdistan In Kurdish But i forgot what called , Dahuk is South Kurdistan, in Kurdish is BASHUR. Iran Kurdistan is Called ROJHALAT. Syria Kurdistan is Called ROJAWA

If you are a foreigner, you will not feel that you are a foreigner, Kurdish people loves the hospitality and most kind and Generous people. You don't have to rent a hotel if you are short in money, just go to a Cafe or kebob please they Will invite you to their home.

I was a military Police corporeal, it's the capit city of Kurdish people of Turkey it's Kurdish name is AMED MED is referred to Kurdish Medes MED Empire, they will host you, feed you, help you give you free Stay in their homes if you had no plave to go.

I hope one day, i want going to bihac' bosnia. There's so much beautifull like nature, gov, friendly people(: girl u lucky and enjoy this trip💋

The locals seem to be happy in this quiet old town.

10:15 😂❤❤❤🤙😎 made my day! What a great vlog and what a lovely town

Nice to see you back here :)

The buildings you filmed aren't from the communist era. They are old buildings from the beginning of the 20th century. There is an H&M on Vitosha boulevard and all the other chains are in the malls. There's many other chains in streets that you probably didn't pass through Bulgaria has never been the cheapest country in ALL of Europe. Maybe in the EU, yeah but that's not the case. And that's a good thing, people are tired of cheap tourists visiting for that reason. And yes, the average salary in Sofia is over 1600€ nowadays.

the buildings you said were soviet are not, they are pre soviet and modernist, hence no decoration

Our country get to expensive with no added much unique extra value. For several days visit is OK but long term is unsustainable with recent political decisions and where economy is going.

Цялото видео се състои от много мрънкане и големи претенции.

As a person living in Sofia I wouldn`t recommend it to visitors. Sofia is nothing special yeah its Ok for living, but for sure in countryside there are alot interesting things to be viewed in Bulgaria. I am sure that you would love Bansko and the surrounding area :)

The chains are in the malls, only H&M have shop outside of it.

ugly city with abysmal infrastructure for a 2+ billion budget, barely any interesting architecture to see(most of it was destroyed to build cheap ugly new buildings, or renovated with styrofoam. Almost no interesting things to see (the so called roman ruins were renovated with turkish bricks in a huge corruption scandal you can google it. Dirty, polluted....

Who the fu*k lied to you ? 1600E ??? maybe 1600 leva which is 800E ... We are the poorest country in EU.

Hi Katia, Wish you the best for 2025 ! Hopefully everything is fine? Almost 1000 subs ! 🙌

after one minute, i already laugh - not only because this 13 hours flixbus drive, but also this hostel thing "what have i done... i regreat already" 🤣 Sounds like my stories everytime i'm traveling 🤣 Now i am happy for another vlog from you and will enjoy the rest of the video now with a cold beer THANKS FOR THIS AMAZING CONTENT

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Hello, I am very glad you came to my city. But the Kurds there are under occupation and they are from Kurdistan, so they want you to say Kurdistan.

Am I coming next time?

Your experience resonated with me. My husband and I honeymooned in Japan for 3 weeks in October, and had also planned the trip for 5 years with cancelations due to the covid pandemic. We were so excited and had planned everything so extensively. I feel like anything hyped up for so long cannot reach the expectations created, which may have been the first issue. However, Tokyo was uniquely underwhelming and difficult. I was so overstimulated and exhausted by Tokyo. There was no avoiding it there as I could in Nikko, Hiroshima, and even Kyoto. Going down side streets in Japan usually helps, but in Tokyo it just led to more bright, overwhelming and loud displays and crowds. The city was so vast it felt inescapable. It is also very superficial and materialistic feeling compared to other areas we visited. I feel like if I ever went back to Japan, I would not visit Tokyo again. We did everything on our itinerary and had some incredible experiences doing everything we had planned but my primary reflection of the trip is exhaustion

Thank you for going through that experience so we don’t have to. Too bad it was so terrible. Did those flies bite you because of where you stayed or it’s just something that happens on that island?

Advance greetings. Happy New Year 2025 🥰. May you spend every day as you wish. May God bless you.

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Hi Katja, you helped me a lot through these videos with planning my upcoming trip to Colombia. So thank you for that!! Really enjoyed watching these :)

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