Beware Bulgaria

JONJO THE MISER · 06-07-2010 03:03PM #1

On Liveline now, lots and lots of horror stories about people going on holidays in Bulgaria, one woman said that on her plane back nearly everyone had been robbed while there, not one person on said they will go back, apparently its Mafia run ****hole where cops turn a blind eye, a young Irish guy got kidnapped there last week at Gunpoint. And this backward country is in the E.U.
Anyone here have exeprience of Bulgaria?

NothingMan · 06-07-2010 03:05PM

Went Skiing there a few years ago. Everyone was lovely and I had a great time.

prinz · 06-07-2010 03:06PM

Beware all the Wombles!

marco_polo · 06-07-2010 03:06PM

On Liveline now ... TL;DR

Seriously though been there twice without any incident whatsoever.

Celly Smunt · 06-07-2010 03:06PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

On Liveline now, lots and lots of horror stories about people going on holidays in Bulgaria, one woman said that on her plane back nearly everyone had been robbed while there, not one person on said they will go back, apparently is Mafia run ****hole where cops turn a blind eye, a young Irish guy got kidnapped there last week at Gunpoint. And this backward country is in the E.U.
Anyone here have exeprience of Bulgaria?

sounds a lot like dublin to be honest

starbelgrade · 06-07-2010 03:06PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

On Liveline now, lots and lots of horror stories about people going on holidays in Bulgaria, one woman said that on her plane back nearly everyone had been robbed while there, not one person on said they will go back, apparently is Mafia run ****hole where cops turn a blind eye, a young Irish guy got kidnapped there last week at Gunpoint. And this backward country is in the E.U.
Anyone here have exeprience of Bulgaria?

Tourists regularly get robbed in Ireland, lots of them say they will never come back, Gardai here often turn a blind eye to criminal gang activities & tiger kidnappings are not an unheard of occurance.

And this backward country is also in the E.U.

Executive Steve · 06-07-2010 03:08PM

starbelgrade wrote: »

Tourists regularly get robbed in Ireland, lots of them say they will never come back, Gardai here often turn a blind eye to criminal gang activities & tiger kidnappings are not an unheard of occurance.

And this backward country is also in the E.U.

:rolleyes:

Mr Benevolent · 06-07-2010 03:09PM

Liveline = AH.

I've been to non-tourist parts of Bulgaria (and Sofia) and I've felt safer then walking in Dublin city. Women are better looking too. The most dangerous cities I've seen are Limerick and Dublin, and I've been to plenty of cities in Europe. Both cities are manky by European standards.

Zombienosh · 06-07-2010 03:10PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

sounds a lot like dublin to be honest

THEY TOOK R JOBS!

Thirdfox · 06-07-2010 03:11PM

Just back from a holiday in Bulgaria. Stayed in Sofia and Lovech for a week... had an absolutely amazing time.

Corruption is a problem. But you've got delicious cheap food/beer, nice girls and the scenary is pretty cool too (think mountain-y Ireland).

Of course I was there to meet a Bulgarian friend of mine and there were two guys travelling together. Single girls travelling by themselves may find their experience to be different.

Oh and there are almost no Asians there lol - it felt interesting to be stared at in public...I finally know what it's like to be the white guy in China

Activites included gun shooting, horse-riding, go-karting, clubbing, visiting their monasteries...and did I mention the food/beer? :P Of course, I'm not saying that you probably couldn't do any of these in other countries but it certainly wasn't any dangerous than other countries I've backpacked by myself (Costa Rica comes to mind - bank security guards had shotguns.)

Run_to_da_hills · 06-07-2010 03:11PM

Romania is worse than Bulgaria, you cant go anywhere without tripping over Gypsies.

Celly Smunt · 06-07-2010 03:12PM

AlcoholicA wrote: »

THEY TOOK R JOBS!

RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE

alwaysadub · 06-07-2010 03:15PM

Wouldn't have made a great Liveline if they'd had people on praising it. It is Liveline after all!

Tourists get robbed in nearly every country!

Celly Smunt · 06-07-2010 03:15PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

Wouldn't have made a great Liveline if they'd had people on praising it. It is Liveline after all!

Tourists get robbed in nearly every country!

go on! go on!

06-07-2010 03:16PM

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

a young Irish guy got kidnapped there last week at Gunpoint.

Maybe he shouldn't have gone to Gunpoint then

PeterIanStaker · 06-07-2010 03:18PM

How dare ye say anythin bad about any other country shure we all know Ireland is terrble and bad and should be bombed out of existence rabble rabble

*goes back to reading opinion pieces in the Indo*

GampDub · 06-07-2010 03:18PM

Was in Sunny Beach just over two weeks ago and cannot confirm any of the complaints mentioned in your post... like any resort or any other area with a high percentage of tourists you must have you wits about you...

The one time we got done it was our own fault, we got a taxi from nearby Nessebar, the taximan agreed a price of 30 lev (about €15) we thought he was trying to do us so told him to put it on the meter... meter price ended up being nearly 60 lev!!! We checked with our hotel after and they told us that is usually a better agree taxi prices before hand...

There are a fair share of scammers about trying to flog you rubbish our counterfeit good, again none more than I have encountered in any other tourist destination around the world and they usually left you alone after a firm no...!

I'm sure anyone looking for trouble or acting the eejit could find trouble easy enough, but then again I could go out in Dublin on any given night and find trouble if I wanted.

I won't be rushing back to bulgaria in a hurry, its just not that great of a holiday destination. Cheapest place I've ever been though (€1 beers) and if I fancied a cheap break in the sun for a few days I wouldn't be too digruntled to have to go back!

Celly Smunt · 06-07-2010 03:19PM

GampDub wrote: »

Was in Sunny Beach just over two weeks ago and cannot confirm any of the complaints mentioned in your post... like any resort or any other area with a high percentage of tourists you must have you wits about you...

The one time we got done it was our own fault, we got a taxi from nearby Nessebar, the taximan agreed a price of 30 lev (about €15) we thought he was trying to do us so told him to put it on the meter... meter price ended up being nearly 60 lev!!! We checked with our hotel after and they told us that is usually a better agree taxi prices before hand...

There are a fair share of scammers about trying to flog you rubbish our counterfeit good, again none more than I have encountered in any other tourist destination around the world and they usually left you alone after a firm no...!

I'm sure anyone looking for trouble or acting the eejit could find trouble easy enough, but then again I could go out in Dublin on any given night and find trouble if I wanted.

I won't be rushing back to bulgaria in a hurry, its just not that great of a holiday destination. Cheapest place I've ever been though (€1 beers) and if I fancied a cheap break in the sun for a few days I wouldn't be too digruntled to have to go back!

but..you scammed yourself...

Jet Black · 06-07-2010 03:21PM

Me and my granddad went over there on holidays, couple of guys broke into the hotel and 'messed' with him. Dresses him up like a woman and put make up on him.
Thats what he told me when I walked into the room anyway.

GampDub · 06-07-2010 03:23PM

GampDub wrote: »

The one time we got done it was our own fault,

I did mention it was our own fault...!

Dravokivich · 06-07-2010 03:23PM

alwaysadub wrote: »

Tourists get robbed in nearly every country!

I can't hear you over my lack of common sense!

biko · 06-07-2010 03:23PM

The bouncers in Sunny Beach killed a guy a few years ago.
Also the cops there have beaten up tourists.
I prefer Galway tbh.

Celly Smunt · 06-07-2010 03:24PM

biko wrote: »

The bouncers in Sunny Beach killed a guy a few years ago.
Also the cops there have beaten up tourists.
I prefer Galway tbh.

Galway is a hell hole,as they say,to hell or connaught

alwaysadub · 06-07-2010 03:26PM

biko wrote: »

The bouncers in Sunny Beach killed a guy a few years ago.
Also the cops there have beaten up tourists.
I prefer Galway tbh.

Yeah me too!
You wouldn't see a cop nearly getting pushed into the canal by a fella in his boxers happening rounds these parts! :pac:

alan4cult · 06-07-2010 03:27PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

Galway is a hell hole,as they say,to hell or connaught

Better than some parts of Dublin tbh :rolleyes:

bonerm · 06-07-2010 03:28PM

Never trusted those Wombles tbh. Beady eyes and always nicking stuff. :mad:

Celly Smunt · 06-07-2010 03:28PM

alan4cult wrote: »

Better than some parts of Dublin tbh :rolleyes:

to hell or connaught :mad:

PeterIanStaker · 06-07-2010 03:28PM

Jet Black wrote: »

Me and my granddad went over there on holidays, couple of guys broke into the hotel and 'messed' with him. Dresses him up like a woman and put make up on him.
Thats what he told me when I walked into the room anyway.

I spat my tea out laughin'
nowhere near the laptop luckily.
Actually, ring up liveline and tell them that little anecdote!

bonerm · 06-07-2010 03:29PM

pmcmahon wrote: »

to hell or connaught :mad:

What's the difference?

Celly Smunt · 06-07-2010 03:30PM

PeterIanStaker wrote: »

I spat my tea out laughin'
nowhere near the laptop luckily.
Actually, ring up liveline and tell them that little anecdote!

that'd be genius

Ash.J.Williams · 06-07-2010 03:30PM

Confab wrote: »

Liveline = AH.

I've been to non-tourist parts of Bulgaria (and Sofia) and I've felt safer then walking in Dublin city. Women are better looking too. The most dangerous cities I've seen are Limerick and Dublin, and I've been to plenty of cities in Europe. Both cities are manky by European standards.

Have you had an experience in limerick or are you resorting to sterotype?

Beware Bulgaria

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