Thanks everyone for your likes, comments and messages. We've been living over here for a while now and release a new video every other Sunday - so make sure you subscribe and hit that notification bell so you don't miss what we are up to! 😊
The most red-pilled country in the world. No crazy people with weird ideas. Normal people. Infinitely better for raising kids than UK. Man I am so proud of my home country. 😊
It warms my heart to see more and more Brits choosing Bulgaria as their new home. Don't cry, hopefully you will find kind neighbours to support you. Life in BG is tough, but rest assured we are really proud of our lush nature, 4 seasons and traditions. Welcome to your new home and have a great and relaxed life. BG is well connected to UK year-round from both the capital and coast 🙂Brave move and sending support!
@@tonyg3091 Bulgaria can be tough, but its better to tough it out in a home you own surrounded by beautiful nature and great weather, than in a dead end rental in the grey, miserable uk!
@@ourlittleeden Ermm...look, as a Bulgarian I do agree with most what you said but you have to admit there are exceptions from the "grey and miserable UK". Couple of years back when my wife and I were still living in UK we had a most glorious couple of summers in London. Sunny, warm and green, it was fabulous. Matter of fact we loved our live in UK except for the food, the fact people talk way too much 😀 but the main reason we went back to Bulgaria was that we had a daughter and it was clear to us London was not the place we wanted to raise her. We miss the parks, the football and especially the museums tho, make no mistake about that.😀
@@tonyg3091 fair enough to each their own! But it comes at a huge cost over there to even live a decent life, the rich getting richer and poor getting poorer. Plus uk is soooo overcrowded! But that's my 10 pence worth :)
Welcome to Bulgaria ! I've been here 18 years . I moved here alone to Varna region . I am in a rural village now and love it . I hope you settle in to this beautiful country
We r trying to buy a house in the villages south of Burgas. Can u tell me how much money a couple need in order to live comfortably in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 without paying rent please?
I also had hard moments when I was living far away from Bulgaria. You will find good friends here, you will love your home soon, and never forget -- your are only few hours away from hometown. Welcome to Bulgaria!
Hi 👋. Can u tell me how much a couple needs in order to live comfortably in Bulgaria 🇧🇬 please? We r planning on buying a house in the villages south of Burgas
@@Radio280 it really depends on your life habits. For me and my fiance, living in a village next to Plovdiv is not that expensive. Keep in mind that if you're going to produce some of your food in the garden you might need even less. I'll give a small example on our spendings per month: - food - around 500 lv - electricity - 80 - 200 lv (don't know how the winter will be, using heat pump for cooling and heating) - water - usually less than 10 lv - internet (fiber) + TV - 30 lv - we don't spend much on fuel, usually 150 - 200 lv because we both work remotely
Well...now I'm an emotional wreck! So proud of you guys, you smashed the move! Loved every minute of this but especially the bloopers!! So many special memories captured. Can't wait to see the next part of your adventure!! Love you guys!!xxx
I can imagine leaving loved ones behind especially when you have very close friends a family very difficult but like you say they aren’t a million miles away, in this situation you need to think about you. You are and they are a short plane ride away. I wish you so much luck for the future.
It was always going to be hard to leave but when we had Ember we knew it would be harder on our families. But we are in touch with them everyday and apart from feeling their touch we are still very much with each other 🥲❤️
Well you FINALLY made it. Just see what determination and true grit do for you!!! good luck with the next stage of your life in Bulgaria!!! lots of love xxxxx
Just subbed Good luck with your new journey life is for living not living in a rat race. Left UK 10 yrs ago now living in Spain did think about Bulgaria. Looking forward to your blogs your son is a natural.
Yes we looked at Spain or Portugal as an option but Bulgaria just ticked the boxes 😊 Thank you for subscribing - Alex says thank you for being kind too ❤️
Paused to comment after 10:24 or so because I was positive your baby was going to roll over in the background while you commented on not rolling over - which is how my travel plans always work ;)
I’ve just discovered your Chanel! What a lovely family you have. I’m fully invested now in your journey, I love Bulgaria & I think you are destined to thrive & succeed. I’ll be watching along. 🤗👍🥰
its so emotional saying goodbye! what helped me was that in life there will always be people or things you miss, but not to let it stop you doing what you want to do and ultimately where youre meant to be. brings back memories of when we moved over! great to see youve finally made it over. looking forward to seeing your journey here in bg :)
Absolutely! There's always goodbye's and some are harder than others. But there's always hello's too and that's always lovely to meet new people along the way. Thanks for the comment 😊
Just watched your last vlog and loved it. So brave to move to a new country, I wish had the guts and age to do what you have done. I wish you all the best for your future and look forward to seeing your next vlog.
Thank you for following along Angela. We watched others do it for years beforehand and we just hit a wall and went for it. Sometimes you have to live outside your comfort zone - and so far we have no regrets!
0h wow, that was some move. Nice to see you all got there safe and sound, ready for your new life. We thought about moving to Bulgaria from Spain, where we'd been living for over 7 years, but came back to Ireland instead as we'd been away from family for so long. Looking forward to following your progress. Wishing you all the very best. Your son is a natural vlogger, he's brilliant.
Congrats on completing the move and coming here. Videos like this one made me start considering buying a village house myself (not for a permanent home as I enjoy Sofia too much). Looking forward to seeing your progress with the house renovation and gardening plans. Good luck! :)
Thank you - what a journey! Our place is quite unique and we have so many ideas - we haven't really even thought about the land behind the house and barns yet ☺️
Good god you’ve got your work cut out there in Bulgaria doing all that mowing a strumming,you have so much energy. Wish I had the guts to do it. Good luck.
Sooo much strimming! Luckily it's what Phil used to do back in England so he is a seasoned old timer at landscape work - but working in 40 degree temperatures with no breeze is no joke that's for sure!
Goodluck Udens - love watching these videos, outtakes were great 👍 Alex you little super star. Well done to Mum with the passports. Wishing you the very best summer in your new home x
Wonderful video. I wish you all the very best in your new life in Bulgaria. I'm sure it'll be very entertaining and more importantly a positive adventure for you all. Good luck.
All the best on your new journey what a great adventure. Looking forward to seeing myself. Young un smashing the bed with drill ,meself zero patience 👌
On my binge watch......the mini, although very sad, ended up being an investment for your future. Every penny counts. When you cried over leaving yout friend,.let me tell you,,, i see my friend 4 times a year, twice i go back to England, twice she comes here,,loaded with the English favs, marmite, tea bags, salad cream etc. Your friendship will take on a new role. Oh and congrats on baby, shes the cutest thing 🤗
Love that you have been binge watching! Yes it was a big step saying goodbye but I can confirm we probably talk more now than we did back in England ❤️🙂
You all are so brave! Good luck with you guys!!!! Once you settle down , try to put your kids in nursery (should be free in Bulgaria) so they can adapt faster and maybe even learn the language, meanwhile you will have some free time (free yea…. ) to do the house, the yard and everything 🖤 God bless ya
Thank you! Yes it's very important for us to learn the language and become part of the community 😊❤️ Alex is very keen to be involved and we will include him whenever we can.
One quick thing , please be careful when parking on the fresh grass , I’ve some cars go up in flames from the hot exhaust . Glad you made it there ok . I guess it’s let the work begin . Good luck .
Yes very important tip! The grass here was very green when we arrived, I certainly wouldn't be parking now though when it's all dead and dry. It certainly is let the work begin... We've got a lot to do 🙂 thanks for the comment.
Happy to see that you have managed to follow ur dreams, i reacted on ur first video's aswel but thought u disapeared If u ever need to know stuf about offgrid ive been studying it alot myself so might be able to provide some tips in the future iff u need it just ask ;) wish u goodluck with the journey and im gonna continue to watch the rest of the vids i missed
Great to see you have finally made it! We are doing the journey to our house in a couple of weeks and the one thing I am stuck on is do you need a LEZ sticker to go through Germany? Thanks Bex
@@OffGridWithTheUdens ah that’s brilliant thank you that’s one less thing to panic about! 😁 We too shall just try and drive as much as possible, if I can pluck up the courage to drive our van!😬
Finally back to your new home, I am going to go back and watch some of the old vlogs of when you 1st bought the place. Or I know I will ask questions that you have probably already answered. Your son is fantastic as a vlogger. Might need his own channel to show case life for kids moving to Bulgaria. As I am trying to convinve the OH a move to BG would be fun can I ask (apologies if already covered) 1. Language - are you going to classes or learning yourselves? 2. Friends - did you know anyone in BG before the move? Has it been easy to meet people? 3. Medical insurance - expensive? Who did you go with and why? So many more questions, but it ends up feeling like an interrogation. so apologies. I guess I am just trying to make sure that we should sell up and move and the world won't end just because I don't speak the language - got a memory like a sieve so will sturggle to learn.
Hey guys! No apologies needed! I'm going to drop you a message and we can have a chat 🙂 we will do a Q and A in a few weeks which will cover most of these but I'll see how I can help for now 🙂 K x
Lots of us have done it, all with different reasons and stories - also many who have been here for many many years before us but just not documented it. ❤️☺️ We personally love our life here🇧🇬
Thanks for the comment. On this occasion nothing... They didn't even look inside the trailer. But it was all personal possessions and receipts to prove the age of anything that 'looked new' 👍
Hello I've just found your videos there great , what is the area of Bulgaria did you choose , I have 3 teenagers and me , we love the water and mountains
We are down in the south of Bulgaria, not too far from the Greek and Turkey border. I would suggest having a good explore of the country as every area is very different 😊🇧🇬
I'm originally from UK i now living in Bretagne france and bought land there. How is it living in Bulgaria 🇧🇬. I've known people who bought property in Bulgaria and there experience wasn't the best from what they said. I'm thinking of going to Bulgaria in my RV and look at land so can live off grid Any advice would be great. Thank you 😊
There's a lot of media coverage about moving to Bulgaria from England. The reality is that the process of residency here is now very difficult for non EU passport holders. We would highly suggest researching areas, there are many who have purchased over here and within a year left again. It all depends on what you are looking for 😊
That's a very difficult question to answer, as what one person is happy to survive on another is not. Depending on where you are from I would suggest looking into the requirements of moving here first.
Good luck mate on your move but be warned that life won't be easy if you do not speak Bulgarian. I've been here for more than a year and still struggling with the language. Outside of big cities no one speaks English so for all types of social services, paperwork, schooling, etc. you'll need to rely on an interpreter and will need to get all types of docs notarized ;(
It's a very tricky language but not a worry for us. We are learning the language and have reached out and met wonderful locals (and professionals) who have helped us so far. 🙂 we are embracing the Bulgarian way.
I see it's a trend for UK families to move to Bulgaria and buy abandoned ruins and houses in the middle of nowhere. In contrast to the Ukrainian and other Eastern Uropeans who are on the market for holiday homes on the beach. In many cases, luxury homes. I'm just noticing the preferences...
It's amazing how many feel the grass is always greener on the other side 😊 We have always lived near the coast in England, we love the sea but the woods and countryside is where our heart lies. 😊
