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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
A New Yambol Restaurant Opens
This used to be a Chinese styled restaurant sitaution in the middle of an area called Borovets. It closed down to be become the nerve centre for the Bulgarian political party GERB, which subsequently…
- December 20th, 2009
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
Mushrooms Growing Unoticed In Yambol
I don't know how many tens of thousands of people walk past this tree and didn't notice the mushrooms that were growing there at the base of the trunk. I think the species is Ganoderma applanatum but…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: 50 50 Deals - If I don't like it I'll say so
Handkerchiefs Are A Dirty Habit
Handkerchiefs used to be something that I would never ever be without. Every Birthday and Christmas they were well received as presents as they had a use up until the age of 20. Then a sudden realisat…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: TipsnWrinkles - Save Time, Money and The World
Extend The Life Of You Boots With Leftovers
Image via WikipediaHere’s a tip that I picked up only yesterday at work and very useful it is as well. It eliminates waste and is put to good use to extend the life of footwear. If ever you are usin…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Dosh For U
Make Money On Unwanted Goods
Quite often we have things in the house that have no use to you at all. For example, an old electric liquidizer, a broken digital camera, a box of designer shoes that are too small and unworn. Now the…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Kamila the Camel
Blogsvertise Help Pay For Blogging
Over the past year Kamila and her team have been writing paid reviews to supplement their income and help pay the overheads that are incurred in blogging. This included paying for a monthly internet s…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: An Expatriate's Eye in Bulgaria
Working Before Holidays In Bulgaria
I was work this Saturday as it was taken in lieu of the non-public holiday on the 31st January. I thought it was going to be a bit of an easy day with an early finish, not such luck as I wearily walke…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
A Yambol Version Of Argos
I often used to shop in the catalogue store Argos in the UK, it is a massive company selling everything under the sun as bargain prices. I used to hate these shopping occasions. This little Yambol sh…
- December 18th, 2009
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Dosh For U
A Reflection On Gambling As a Business
I must point out that in recent posts there is reference to gambling as a way of making money. Those bloggers who know anything about blogging, and that is most of you, know that these posts were writ…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: 50 50 Deals - If I don't like it I'll say so
Blogsvertise - Absolutely No Compaints
$116.50! That’s how much I have made out of Blogsvertise this year and I haven’t taken up many of the posts that were offered. If I did this figure would be in excess of $200!Blogsvertise have pai…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bulgarian Scrapbook
Public Holidays Planned For 2010 In Bulgaria
This report is well laid out and easy to understand how the borrowing of pubic holidays works and what plan is now in place for next year (2010) in Bulgaria. Taking days in credit and working Saturday…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: TipsnWrinkles - Save Time, Money and The World
Face Up To Laser Skin Cures And A New Life Awaits
I have many friends many whom I have not seen for years, school friends, University friends and former work colleague friends. Because my home location has changed many times over the years I loose co…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
A Yambol Business Hit By Recession
This is a business that has closed down and now stands in a real state. With recession in full swing here this is not an isolated sight you will see here. The finacial forecast is that finanail melt d…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: The Rakia Site
Sore Throat? Rakia To The Rescue
Another medicinal used for rakia which was discovered when my Bulgarian partner’s son suddenly took and interest in the kitchen ingredients for once. It is very rare that he ventures there other tha…
- December 17th, 2009
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
A Yambol Signposted Tree
If there is something that really does make me feel happy about Yambol it is the hand painted signs that are put up giving directions to shops and other complexes. This one is pointing to a shoe shop…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: 365 Bulgarian Adventures
Rocket Making In Skalitsa (128)
Work as normal but drove in with a beautiful sunrise, never fails to impress in minus 10 degrees last night.Went with Bobby to try and find the crashed car parked in the car park opposite the police s…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: The Rakia Site
Rakia Making Equipment - Helps Improve Your Rakia
Making rakia is as simple or as complicated as you want it to be. Right from the points of picking the fruit that will end up as rakia it involves many step along the way to achieve a good spirit. It…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bulgarian Scrapbook
Russians Top The Foreigners In Bulgaria
Out of these 24,000 foreigners in Bulgaria there are around 5,000 from the UK. I have met a few Russians here, not surprising as many older generation Bulgarians speak Russian as a second language. Th…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bulgarian Pop Folk Divas
Anelia - Everything Leads To You
I’ve decided to treat you to a Bulgarian pop folk video today. Bulgarian’s ever popular pop-folk singer Anelia with her song called "Everything leads to you". I love the way she is portrayed here…
- December 16th, 2009
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Kamila the Camel
Kamila Recommends Ezine Articles - Nothing But Good From It
Kamila saw the first snow of the year this weekend something she is still getting used to in Bulgaria. Pretty it is, but quite inconvenient for planting garlic sets that was planned this weekend. So i…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: The Rakia Site
Rakia Wooden Drinking Vessels For Sale On Ebay
I caught site of a auction sale on eBay where four wooden drinking cups are up for sale. The buy now price is a staggering $49.99! I suppose it is an antique as they were made in the first half od the…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: TipsnWrinkles - Save Time, Money and The World
Screws Are Seven TImes Better Than Nails
Image via WikipediaI don’t know why people use nails when they can use screws instead. The reason for this has been known for many years now and has stuck in my mind for decades. Quite simply, screw…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bulgarian Scrapbook
Bulgaria Sacks Bad Referees
The performances of referees should be assessed on a regular basis and if they are not up to the required standard then they and their governing body should be sacked. There is no difference here to a…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
A Yambol Trunk Road
A trunk raod in Yambol but not as you know it. This tree stump has been left standed after teh tree has been felled. It just sits there, I suppose they woudl have to dig quite a few metres down to upr…
- December 15th, 2009
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
A Small Yambol TicTac Shop
This small TicTac shop is in the Borovits area of Yambol and I pass it everytime I walk into the centre. It never used to have graffiti, but that is the new face of Yambol coming out nowdays. I have n…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bulgarian Scrapbook
Another Free Ticket To An \'EU Posh\' In Bulgaria
Will Herman Scare The Corruptors in Bulgaria? I'm not Shaking With Fear!Another ‘EU posh’ getting he VIP treatment and a façade that will be shown to him whist he is here. Do you really think he…
- December 14th, 2009
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
A Typical Yambol Bus Shelter
This is typical of many bus shelters you will see in Yambol. Rough and ready but keep the weather elements at bay wether in summer or winter. It may look empty right now, but a bus just took everyone…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bulgarian Scrapbook
Only The Poorest Bulgarian Pensioners Get Christmas Bonuses
We sat and watched the news of this on television and a great big sigh was given by Baba who will be entitled to this as she is in the poverty bracket for entitlement. I suppose that fact alone makes…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: The Rakia Site
Free Rakia And Bulgarian Musical Entertainment In The USA
Seems like a good place to be other than Bulgaria that is. What's on offer isr free rakia to accompany a night of Bulgarian musical entertainment. This sounds a real Bulgarian treat in foreign lands.…
- December 13th, 2009
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: An Expatriate's Eye in Bulgaria
No Garlic Planted And Chicken Gizzard Balls Result
It was back in the village farmhouse after a two-week absence. The plan was to sow 1,000 garlic sets for early green garlic for salads early in the spring. All was fine travelling the 37 kilometres in…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bulgarian Scrapbook
Christmas Trees On The Black Market In Bulgaria
I was going to say that trees are cut price anyway here. No Bulgarian is going to refuse to buy illegally cut Christmas trees, it is another part of the black economy that is widespread here in Bulgar…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
Memories Of A Top Bulgarian Star In Yambol
Even though Veselin Marinov, one of Bulgaria's top singing artists had performed back in November, the poster advertising his concert remain intact below the newspaper stand. Like the election posters…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: The Rakia Site
The Angels Take A Share Of Rakia Alcohol
Image by janusz lIt was quite surprising to find that leaving rakia one month in the open barrel after distilling, the angels above must be having a party for all this time.The alcohol content of the…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Dosh For U
Success Or Failure In Business Is Down To You
If anyone tells you that making money is easy, the chances are they are lying! 99% of the time you need to invest to make money with no guarantees either. But still millions are drawn to start their…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bad Luck Scenarios
Leaking Lada Petrol Pipe
Image via WikipediaMy Lada uses gas even though the option to use the petrol is always there. Petrol is twice the price of gas so it is hardly ever used unless I run out of gas. The last time the petr…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: 50 50 Deals - If I don't like it I'll say so
A Christmas Review
This is a review of Christmas and what I feel about it. Okay, we should only now begin to start talking about Christmas, as I firmly believe the festive season starts for real 12 days before the 25th…
- December 12th, 2009
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
Yambol Children\'s Play Train Carriages
In Yambol there are many play apparatus for children and most of these are old but still in use. I see some modern play equipment made out of hard brightly coloured plastic materials and find these qu…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bulgarian Scrapbook
Property Prices Plummet in Bulgaria - For Good Reason
Who would want to buy property in Bulgaria right now? It’s winter, it’s an earthquake zone, there is a recession and the infrastructure fo the country is in turmoil. The language is difficult to l…
- December 11th, 2009
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
Yambol Chemist\'s Rain Pipe
This is our local chemist and I had noticed for some time that a rain pipe had become part of the facade. The way it is obscured mostly by the chemist sign (apteka) then just appears at the bottom is…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: TipsnWrinkles - Save Time, Money and The World
Back To Basics Using Chalk and Chalkboards
Back to basics sometimes is the best solution. A tip on how to save paper and chemically based writing materials can be made simply by doing exactly that. Whether at home or at work using pens and pap…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bulgarian Scrapbook
Spring Turnaround In The Bulgarian Ecomony Predicted
It is indeed going to be a hard winter for Bulgaria with the worse still to come in the recession. I see it all around me, shops closing unemployment widespread with many of my family and friends here…
- December 10th, 2009
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
Yambol Playground Apparatus Or A Car Park?
This again is a common sight where children's playground apparatus had been made and then the cars take over the space that was allocated for it. Cars are increasing faster than I ever thought they co…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Yambol Daily Picture
Our Local Yambol Dentist
I just love this sign showing the way to our local dentist. The telephone number has a an implant of 6, I just hope the teeth are implanted more professionally - I'm sure they are. Dentists in Bulagri…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bulgarian Pop Folk Divas
Gina
Gina Stoeva was a summer born 6th September Diva from the northern Bulgarian town of Rouse. She has been on the Bulgarian pop-folk scene from many years with hits such as "Sweet hurt", "Send Clock" an…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bad Luck Scenarios
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Image by ckaiserca via FlickrI had to get to work early today to load up a van for a delivery. I was asked to turn up at 6:30 in the morning to help the driver with this chore. Turning up dead on the…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: Bulgarian Scrapbook
Only 30% Have Internet In Bulgaria - I wonder Why?
These ridiculous surveys really get my goat! What do you expect form the poorest EU member! I suppose some statistics have to be made from this purely for businesses for market research and on where t…
- December 9th, 2009
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: TipsnWrinkles - Save Time, Money and The World
Short Hair Saves Money And The Environment
Still Pretty - But shortIt may seem like quite a strange thing to do to save energy, but having short hair makes a massive difference to the amount of energy that is used to look after it. What on ear…
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slivatree has posted a new entry on: The Rakia Site
Hot Rakia Toddy - The Best Winter Drink In The World
Drinking hot rakia is the traditional way of serving rakia during the pig slaughtering season in mid winter. My first taste was in my first year here actually during my first pig slaughtering experien…
