Let's Get Real..Summers in Bulgaria can be tough! Rural Bulgaria Vlog
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- This video was due out yesterday but we had a little setback over the weekend. All sorted now for Monday night viewing!
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Great choice of video Em - its important to be real and oh my goodness the heat IS REAL! You're doing an amazing job. Be kind to yourself ❤
Thank you darling 😚
Emily - you are very funny . Love this video.
Ah thank you Annabel!
you may have forgotten us - Bulgaria together x love watching your videos xx
sorry!! We don't know all the channels 🤣🤣🤣
Plant lemongrass, rosemary, basil, lavender, fennel and geranium to repel mosquitoes and other insects. In the evening when it's dark, you can light a petromax lamp, it will drive mosquitoes 3-4 meters away from where it is. It's cheaper to repel mosquitoes this way.
Thank you for the tip! Yes I definitely need to plant more herbs like this, luckily we're in bed early anyway so evenings not an issue currently, it seems to be the afternoons are the worst for us 🙈
There is also a device (combination of blue light that attracts mosquitoes and fan that sucks them) without using any sprays and chemicals
Emily you are glowing!
that is so sweet of you to say, as certainly don't feel it, thank you 💗
@@ourderelictdreamyou do glow, and it's so evident that you are happy. Your facial features are so relaxed. I remember you since you start buying the house and everything. So today when I watched that video I was like: Oh my God, she is glowing !🤭☺️
@@yovkoyovkov9005 wow! Thank you so much for the lovely compliment
Loving your videos, i’m excited to find my Bulgarian home but in the meantime i’m doing as much research as I can! Your videos are so insightful and you truly are an inspiration x great idea adding peoples channels I’ll have to check them out!!!! ❤
Thanks Claire, so nice to read your comment! Let us know if we can help in any way (we do sell properties too!) or any questions on life out here, feel free to email us directly ourderelictdream@gmail.com
OMG! HUDSON is the MAN! He's so big now. Glad to see you doing so well.
Ha ha, he's a little dude for sure!
Such a nice video. We have some kind of sand lice in the grass and the gravel. As soon as the sun sets they bite your ankles 😮
I saw Lee at the office today. What a nice chat we had! 😊👍
Oh it was you Inge, Lee said he met lovely people today! ❤️
We love watching you and your progress
Love Darcy and Herbie x
Yeah!! Hope you liked the shout-out! x
Hi guys, Hudson is growing so fast. Love listening to him speak. He’s absolutely gorgeous. Will have to have a catch-up soon. Lots of love 💕 xxx
he is changing everyday! Sorry we haven't been able to catch up, we're so behind with our social lives these days! Hope you're all getting on well in this heat? x
flies, flies😜
too much 🤣
Is it time for a pet goat? 😁 🌱🌱🌱🌱
I think that may be our only solution, ha ha!
Lovely to see your latest news and how big Hudson is getting! Sending love - Ro xx
Oh lovely to hear from you Ro! Didn't realise you watched our vids! Hope you're well?? Xx
My how Hudson has grown! What you say is so true. We built a gazebo with fly nets so we can sit outside and not be dinner for the flies. I think the stripey flies are deer flies. Nasty bites! We live near a river too.
Next village to us have weddings on the weekends. You can always tell as the music travels. Lucky we are not too near to be bothered much.
And I lost the battle with the weeds too this year. But I find that if you buy wood chips and cover the ground a few inches deep it keeps the weeds down. When I have some veg emerge, I try to surround them with wood chips /sawdust. It keeps the weeds in check and hold the moisture as well. And I can get in the garden soon after a rain.
All the best you guys. Doing a good job.
Mike and Sabrina xx
Thank you for the message of solidarity guys! Great advice on the wood chips, we will definitely look to do that when we start getting to the serious veg patches, for now my little try at tomatoes has been a fun project! We rarely sit outside at all, but one day when we get a dining area sorted shall get the fly nets! Lovely to hear from you x
Hey! Loving your guys channel! Helping me plan my escape from the UK.
There are mosquito and biting fly traps that work off a propane tanks with odour sticks to attract them in. Then it sucks them into a sealed box which you have to empty. Apparently they can clear around an acre of land / 4000 square meters.
My mum and sister light citronella candles here in UK which seems to work, but maybe they aren't as aggressive or numerous!
Wow, that sounds impressive, we'll have to do some research on that! Citronella absolutely does nothing here..the evenings actually aren't too bad (but to be honest we're early to bed folks anyway), it's the day time and afternoons are horrendous for Hudson! Good luck with your escape plan!
good honest video and those little flies that nip really are little buggers!!
ha ha, they're the worst!
Thanks for the shout out Emily. For us the bugs is the worst bit, as you say especially around the pool !
Very nice place. Love your updates
Thank you Kjell, you guys must visit one day!
Try mulching for the weeds, you can use whatever dead plants you can find, if you moan the loan or you can find some straw/hey or wood chips etc.
yes we are going to get a chipper for this purpose and for clearance, thank you for the advice 🤗
Fleas loved me when I was there,unfortunately some came home with me 😂it took me awhile to realise why my cat spent most of the time on top of the fridge to escape.
Hudson’s a lovely little boy it’s great to see him so excited about all the nature around his home.
Argh! Yes we've had a flea problem in the past and they love me too..just awful and hard to keep on top of this climate 🫣
Hi guys love watching your videos me and my son met Lee today at practika lovely fella keep up the good work 👍
Thanks guys, Lee said it was great to meet you 😊
Thanks for being honest about some of the downsides of summer in a hot moist climate. I think to people who have never lived out of the UK and whose only experience of heat has been on holiday, probably with a pool, cold drinks, and airconditioning close by, it's valid to point such things out.
I was speaking to my friend in Malta a few days ago, and he was saying he'd give anything for a few weeks in the UK at the moment because not only is it relentlessly hot and humid there, but they keep having power cuts.
It was actually him who alerted me to the fact that summer in Malta can be very noisy with people partying on rooftops all night. I'm surprised and sorry that this is sometimes an issue where you live. It would be a nice gesture if the partyers invited you as neighbours, even if you didn't want to go.
I was hoping to be planning a trip to BG soon but my house sale has fallen through, so it's back to square one!
Best wishes to you all, and thanks for the video.
A channel I like stars a young German woman called Maya doing something similar to you. I can't remember the name, but "Maya rural Bulgaria" will take you to it.
Thank you for your comment and so sorry to hear about your house sale! Yes we remember the summers in Malta all too well, it is quite debilitating! Hopefully you can get going with plans soon and things fall into place for you, good luck with that. Ah yes I've head of Maya, must check out her videos!
@@ourderelictdream Another is "Dream Catching Annie"
Bulgarian summer is very hot but dry. That heat would be unbearable with humidity.
One thing people really need to remember to hydrate themselves in the summer. You'll see Bulgarians walking around with water bottles in their bags.
Hi thank you for the mention in the description. Think most of my videos are ending up at least a day late for one reason or another. Last week was because I forgot to renew my A1 internet contract. 😂🤣
You're more than welcome!
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Hudson is so adorable! I am in Canada and our mosquitoes are mostly a nuisance at night. In the hot daytime, they stay in the shaded areas, which is where we also want to be. We have found citronella wristbands (which we also put on our ankles!) to be effective.
Ooh thank you for the tip I'll look out for wristbands!!
also as a Bulgarian I can suggest you get the vietnamese miracle (look for виетнамското чудо in google) but it helps.. I'm from Burgas so we can insane mosquitos because of the saltworks and it's quite humid.
Have you heard of From Farm to Foreign Life, Bulgaria?
They are the nicest guys and my new mates over here.
Based in the SE.
Patrick's really trying to build the channel.
On my first visit in January 2022 I came across a stray in the middle of nowhere but couldn't take her in as I didn't actually have anywhere to live at that point but they came across her, took her in and cared for her for a year until I could get here.
Wouldn't take a penny off me.
If everyone back in the UK were like them then I still would be living there.
Great video as always and tell Lea I watched the video on compound mitre cuts and bought myself an extending mitre saw 👌
Oh no I haven't heard of them, will check them out! So nice to hear of neighbourly chaps!
Nice video 👍
Thank you! I forgot to tag you guys in, will add you now!
Mulch , always plenty of goat , horse sheep and cow shit knocking around then cover with tge endless grass clippings , dig it in end if season
Thank you 👍
Oh my Gosh ,I remember you guys from the very beginning of your journey in Bulgaria! I am Bulgarian who recently came back from London.Nature here it’s on steroids because of how fertile the soil is plus the climate. I mean when you mix proper South European Sun which shines and shines ……and shines a bit more😂 with that soil-you get every little creature (plant or insects) longing to join and live.😂 Weeds are major here,that is why lots of farmers are just killing them with some not so eco-friendly or ,,green” sort of speak methods. Summers can be exhausting-full of sunshine,heat. I am mortified by the mosquitoes this year,and I mean it. I know they deserve to live but ….no I’m sorry,they need to go away. Not sure if you do watch the news on TV but this year particularly there was a lot of complaints from citizens. It was way too rainy in June ,which was an obstacle for most municipalities to spray around agains those bustards. That is why this year they destroyed our existence. I know that in Greece, which is even more south than BG, the mosquitoes 🦟 are literally out of control and drastically more terrifying because it's much hotter and more humid there. The rubbish dumped in those beautiful, organic forests is something that saddens me and makes me angry. I still don't understand why someone would do that. There are plenty of places for disposing of littering.There are everywhere and must come to an end. Now,about the Guest Houses and partying until early hours my advice would be just call the police immediately.It’s absolutely illegal. Good thing is that police will act fast and they will stop. However, you both look fine and happy and the child is growing so fast and surrounded by butterflies, trees, seasons and a rural lifestyle. Once the house is finalised you'll enjoy it all. You have a lovely and growing community of Brits here. I'm sure they can give you lots of little tips and advice. The number of UK people who are coming to pursue a more simple lifestyle is ongoing. Not only from Britain but also Germans, even Americans are starting to come. I'm sending you lots of love and enjoy the month of August as I'm finding it to be a touch calmer. Hope your tomatoes turn out well too🫶Greetings from Smolyan, Rhodope Mountains ❤
What an enjoyable comment to read, so thoughtful of you to respond in such depth and understand my points! We are yet to visit the Rhodopes, can't wait, it looks beautiful!!
@@ourderelictdream it is very beautiful indeed. We have several mountain ranges running through the country. They have different characters. Rhodope one is the greenest and it’s famous for its exceptional quality of the air. I think it was scientifically proven that it is the purest, crystal-clean air in Europe, exceeding the one in the Swiss Alps even. It's the home of the legendary and mythical Orpheos. Legends are telling that he use to play on his harp and hypnotise all the animals and people around with his talent. We own a small cottage house here so it's our cheeky escape from the summer heats down in the valleys.
I saw one of the commenters recommend you to garden some herbs 🌿 that will help with annoying bugs.100% will pay off and will work. There is a cure for everything 😃
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Hi Emily! How are you doing? We are finally moving out to Bulgaria after months of warching other people do it!!!!! Ves is sorting our D visa as we speak!! Be so good to meet up sometime. I have a little boy too!! ❤😂
Hi Catherine, that is great news, and so glad Ves is sorting you out!! Do send us an email and we can connect, be great for kiddy play dates! ourderelictdream@gmail.com
10:50 "Dumping rubbish in a random spot"-such a habit should go away ASAP! 😮 As I know most villages have got their community Bins emptied weekly? If I were you I would just make a photo, write the location coordinates (via Google) and print it, then report it in the local Counsil(or Община/Obshtina). With their good will they would send some Cleaning trucks 🚛 and people with shovels to clear up the mess....but without any camera monitoring probably the same people will dump their rubbish there again. Anyway, thank you for your enjoyable video! I watched your first epizodes about 'giving birth" and its really pleasant to see your son as a cute toddler! Bless! 😊
Thank you so much for your comment, you're absolutely right. The community bins are every two weeks but never completely full that would cause people to do it there. I will definitely let the mayor know for sure!
"Hope I haven't forgotten anyone!! 🙈" Yep, you have! lol
I'm sorry I don't know all the channels! I shall add you now guys 😊
Nice vid Emily , hope you're all ok from Ravnovo Eddie
Hey Eddie, are you here?! Must come say hi if so 👍
@@ourderelictdream no unfortunately , I'm coming over in September , will defo come and say hi then . The weather is rubbish here ,raining every day at moment ,so looks absolutely beautiful there , take care
@@eddiebirch2067 great, we'll see you then for sure, Hudson still loves all the books 😍
so true about parties, but it's not the problem only of popular touristic places. In August most bulgarians/roma people who live abroad get back to Bulgaria for a month and because they have to obey the laws in other countries they try to catch up and simply do whatever they want here. I live in half ruined village with 60-65 permanent dwellers and in August I can't sleep a night because of music, cars and fireworks, which makes my dog very nervous and he barks all night in distress. The mayor has PVC windows and don't hear anything, so don't give a shit (but actually he is just scared of those people).
Oh wow Victoria! We don't have it that bad at all, just the odd Saturday night throughout the summer, I really feel for you there! 😬
I train my dogs with the tv and you tube videos of fireworks start of just pic then slowly turn the volume up while giving treats and taking the dogs attention off it. Now they may bark at the first one or two but then settle down and forget about hem
@@doggnap I have a hyper-reactive dog, after four years of non-stop training he stopped being scared and reacting to hundreds of things (his face is all grey at such a young age because of his nerve system) but thunder, fireworks, gun shots and shrieking females outside our house are something he can't get over, and I don't blame him.... On Friday there will be a party dedicated to the opening of hunting season, last year those bustards were shooting guns right in the village after midnight, this year I don't know what happens, ready not to sleep again all night l.
Make raised beds and use mulch
Thanks David! It's not weeding in the veg patch that bothers me. .it's everywhere else! 🫣
You should add @ScotsmanInBulgaria and how could not add Maya to that list? She's brilliant.... @MayainBulgaria
We only put the links to other channels that we know, have watched, or had contact with. I'm sure there are many more out there besides the ones we listed.
Thanks for the suggestions, we'll check them out 👍