Living Bulgaria: High hopes for the new government

My role as a columnist is not a political one, but in furthering my central theme of "upholding the good name of Bulgaria" it is not possible to avoid the subject.

Living Bulgaria: Snails in Zaimov Park

Sofia is blessed with fine parks which are the lungs of the city.

Living Bulgaria: Taxing entrepreneurs

The success of the Bulgarian economy depends, as is often said about Germany, on its entrepreneurs.

Living Bulgaria: Work ethic and finding jobs

We have not yet hit the bottom of the cycle in Bulgaria, so expect recessionary conditions a long way into 2010.

Living Bulgaria: The season for old-timers

Motor cars today rule our lives

Living Bulgaria: For better, for worse ...

These words from the marriage vows will ring bells with people who have been together long enough to know that everything in life has positives and negatives.

Living Bulgaria: Holiday time

As a foreigner who has now become almost an adopted Bulgarian, this country for me is a great holiday destination.

Living Bulgaria: People-centred traditions

After a tough apprenticeship in post-communist Poland I came to Sofia in early 1997 while Stefan Sofianski was interim prime minister.

Not Just `Whistling Dixi'...

Bill Drysdale makes his dream Dixi restoration LUCY COOPER

ON July 13, Bill Drysdale unveiled his restored 1928 BMW Dixi at the new BMW showroom in Sofia Business Park. Bill, a Scottish adviser in the Prime Minister's office, discovered the car in Lozenets in 2003, in a "seriously dilapidated condition." A passionate collector of old cars, he bought the car from its owner, a 93-year-old former captain in Tsar Boris III's army, and organised a team of engineers and craftsmen, headed by Philip Stanimirov, manager of the Boyana Diplomatic Club...

PM awards young achievers

Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg handed the prestigious World Young Business Achiever (WYBA) awards at a ceremony, which took place at the Sofia Hilton on November 23.

Diplomatic Dispatches

The UNHCR representative on the marking of a milestone

Sounding Board - Inside Bulgaria from the outside

I HAVE enjoyed reading previous articles about foreigners living and working in Bulgaria in this newspaper. It is clear there is a rich diversity of people from many different backgrounds who have made their home and their business here, either for just a few years or for the long term.