Our First Impressions Of BULGARIA (our 88th country) 

THANK YOU GUYS FOR WATCHING AS ALWAYS😍 Hope you enjoyed the video!! If we'd learned how to say thank you in Bulgarian we would say it but...🤣

Big and huge love to all my Bulgarian brothers and sisters from Persia (Iran) !!! 🇮🇷❤️😍🇧🇬

I am so excited to see my dear home Bulgaria through your eyes! I have always adored your positivity and passion for exploration, but this hits on a whole another level. Thank you for visiting and sharing with us!

Guys, as a Bulgarian myself, I hope you had fun in our country! It may be a bit underrated and even unknown among lots of people but it is definitely worth it at the end! Also regarding the LGBT situation here - we are trying to improve the conditions for the future generations so they can live & love freely🥰

As a Bulgarian I am so happy to see that you are liking the country and are being treated well!! Next time you come to Bulgaria you need to visit Plovdiv again. So you can see the Old Town, explore the cool small restaurants and markets in “Kapana” and definitely go up the famous hills that surround Plovdiv so you can get an amazing view of the city. :)

Looks like a beautiful country!!

Still relatively unknown as a travel destination, but the pictures you show us are beautiful. The cities look so central European, could also be Germany, Austria or the Czech Republic... except for the orthodox churches.

The music in that concert sounded fantastic! Love Sofia. The heart of town is one of my fave hearts of town.

Alright, you’ve convinced me to add Bulgaria to my bucket list of places to visit! Sofia looked amazing and I love seeing the gorgeous churches, cobblestone pathways, and also just how walkable most places are! How fun that you were there for Pride!!! Travel safe friends!

Loved your videos once again. I enjoyed watching it too. 👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️

If you’re struggling with blagodarya just say merci instead. They’re used almost interchangeably it’s just that merci is perceived as a less courteous expression.

That was so nice to watch, you guys. As a Bulgarian living in the UK I can say thank you for showcasing our little country. I’ve forgotten how beautiful it is and I genuinely hope the LGBTQ situation there improve and it won’t be the American thing anymore ❤️😂😘

Thanks dear Dan and Oskar for showing me parts of Bulgaria. That really kind of you. Sofia I have read about, but never seen. You guys are so great!

Feels like im travelling with y'all..thank you for such amazing content!

How fabulous that you happened to be in Sofia for Pride! That's one to remember.

Welcome to Bulgaria! 🙂I am happy to see you here. But you have to try some traditional food here, restaurant Moma in Sofia is a good option.

I had no idea that this city was this beautiful 😍

Undoubtedly I expect your next video, you are amazing! Love from Bulgaria. :)

I'm soo glad that you liked it here in my hometown (Plovdiv); I hope you've enjoyed your whole stay in Bulgaria and you're always welcome back😁

always like we are right there with you ! Perhaps I am addicted a bit too much.........I'm starting to notice when Oskar gets a new linen shirt...........you absolutely rock them, btw, Oskar! How cool that you were there for Pride ! Can't wait for the next installment.

Love your videos!!❤

I'm glad you enjoyed my country :D

Blessings. Thanks for the updates

It's so funny to see you guys having the same difficulty with saying "thank you" as Kara and Nate just did a few weeks ago!

Here’s a little explanation of “blagodarya”. The first part of the word “blago” means “good”, the second part “darya” means “to give”. So when you say thank you in Bulgarian, you actually say “(In return for your kindness I) give you good”. Very enjoyable videos guys, cheers :)

Amazing videography!

yayyy so happy for you guyssss 💜💜💜

Hey guyz I am glad u guyz are awsome. Having so much traveling. Thanks for sharing. Love ya guyz 😂🤣🤣😘😍

Awesomeness, keep it up!

I just watched the news about your country. My condolences Oskar and Dan! Love

Looks great, I used to love watching Dimitar Berbatov play and it's cool to see where he was born and raised. I loved how the ruins were incorporated into the modern aspects of the city, that was so unique!

Hey, Oskar and Dan! 🖤 Love the video! BTW that's me at 05:24 and 12:16 singing my new song How to Ruin a Life at Sofia Pride 2022!

Guys! I love your energy i love watching you one of the best really

Awesome job you guys

I am glad you liked our country. You should have visited the Old town of Plovdiv as well. It's very beautiful. :) And yes, they organize concerts and other events in the area of "The singing fountains".

Such a Swedish / Scandinavian thing wanting to go out at the weekend and not be seen / bump into people you know…..whereas in Italy and other Mediterranean countries people get dressed up and actively go out for a walk after dinner to be seen and ‘bump into’ people! 😊

I hope you guys have fun from Bulgaria

As a bulgarian myself I am very happy to see you enjoying your time there!

Great video👍

It's funny to see you guys where Kara & Nate were just a few weeks prior!

ANOTHER GEM VIDEO !!!!! XOXOXO

I first click on Like button and then I start watching a video 😁 Thank you for your work!

when y'all come back to Belgium one day id definitely would wanna hang out with y'all

Tnx for the Happy Cow app recommendation 💙🙏🏻💙xx

Perfectly good (& cheap) train service between Sofia & Plovdiv & for other places variety of buses, then you get to travel with actual Bulgarians! Hotel Rila next to the Presidential Palace and built for visiting Politburo members is an experience you shouldn't have missed. Veliko Tarnovo is hopefully on your itinerary?

You can see the "singing fountains" only after dark. There is music playing and fountains with the rich of the music (and with changing color ) are for show about 1 hour every night. It is a pretty nice show, people can sit and watch.

I hope you had a nice time in our country

I am so coming back there !! Xoxo

The city of Plovdiv is really somewhere there in the first 10ths oldest continuously populated cities in the world (not only Europe;, the city many different names can vouch for that:: Pulpudeva, Trimontzium, Philipopolis, Puldin, Filibe... (we use to memorize the list for school, those are the few I still remember). Thank you for noticing that the ruins are really nicely included in the modern city. It is really difficult in that city to build something new, since the moment you start digging, ruins pop up. I remember as a school kid (that was the 80') I was in one of the crews to unearth the ruins, when they started digging the road under the central post office (you show it at 6:41). Let me tell you, the archaeologist were not at all happy that they decided to proceed with the road. The mosque you show is not a functioning one, there is one more, a bit down that same street. The 8% muslims is a bit misleading, as they are mainly concentrated in two regions (Разград и Кърджали) - it is quite peculiar, there they make about 80% of the population, but then there is no real need of mosques in the other places (of course in big cities like Sofia and Plovdiv there will be). The ancient theater you show at 2:36 is forever used for different concerts, plays, so one.. and it is quite amazing if you think about it: romans were sitting where now you will sit to enjoy a piece of performance. The only thing I do not like is the fence they mounted recently - at 3.15 you can see it in its full "beauty" and I really do not now how it was allowed to be put there. Before, you can always go sit on the stones, and enjoy the view. Probably it was due to people getting in for free for the performances, but this is not a good reason to spoil the view. The ancient stadium was quite big, they were using it for chariot racing, so the "Hunger games" reference is quite on spot! You can see the "singing fountains" only after dark and yes, they are quite the show, just as in Dubai, but here they use also different color lights, so I would say even better (this is personal preference, some people may not like it to be so colourful). When they opened them, back it the 70', I remember the first night there were so many people around the lake that you cannot catch even a glimpse of what is happening, probably half of the city was there that night. Also about the Main Street at 5:47 you talk about bumping into people, but (at lest in the past) that was the purpose of it - every evening people will take strolls up and down, so you can meet your acquaintances and I remember my father stopping every 10 or so meters to talk to someone, my point being Bulgarians did enjoy "bumping into people you did not intend to bump into" very much!

Honestly guys, well done. You should be paid by our lousy Ministry of Tourism by promoting the country. Plovdiv, Veliko Tarnovo and Ruse are my personal favourites. LGBT rights have improved quite a lot. Sofia Pride began with huge tensions and we reached to a level of higher tolerance yet more needs to be done. You probably have heard of Azis - one of the most famous Roma gay singers in Bulgaria. Yet very highly talanted.

Guys i am a huge fan from Plovdiv. I would be blessed to give you a tour of the town if you come back!

you need to explore the seaside also Veliko Turnovo and the mountains, there is so much to see and do in Bulgaria

Guys I love you I hope you come back in my country Bulgaria 🇧🇬❤🏳️‍🌈😍

Guys I've been in Goteborg and it's such an amazing city I hope you could make a city tour of your hometown 😉

I’m brazilian and in May 2024 I’m gonna be there for a week. I can’t wait.

Can you give us an update on your acne problem and the accutane treatment? Thanks!

Great British accent, Dan!

To me Sofia is very rundown city! Maybe in few years will be nice !

Blue cars are the best. I'm not kidding. PS: "Bubble of anonymity" -- that's the phrase I was looking for !

that "Still a building" remark at 14:00 😂

Did you guys really have a vegetarian meal? It's a first on RU-vid. Looking forward to more adventures in Bulgaria!

Have you seen the gossip rooms in old plovdiv...its a room above the street specially build for women to stay and look what happening on the street below

They know how to have funs but are never too outrageous to cause troubles. They do get around well.

😊You are a bit ahead of me - I have just 78 countries , but Im solo traveler 😊. Bulgaria is absolutly a gem , and I love it ❤...Read a bit about the history before visit a country guys. Plovdiv is not only the oldest continuously inhabited city in Europe but one of the top five in the world - almost 8000 years

Mayyyy I ask what editing program you use? Love your content, visiting Uzbekistan soon and your videos from there were so inspiring!!!

If you’ve never seen an ancient amphitheater still in use the head to Verona sometime.

Just say Merci (french) for thank you, we use it all the time

@6:22 As a Finn, I take any positive comments from Swedes about our country, as a huge compliment x)

Plovdiv is one of the most beautiful town in Europe,I live in the UK and can not be compared at all with the place where I live.

It's not so much the country itself it was the people when I was there that made it so welcoming and such a fantastic place to be thankyou Bulgarians

hello hope you liked my country and also i live in plovdiv

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It'd be so amazing if you visited Romania too, maybe Brașov (my favourite city). I know you guys would love it! (:

1140, the American thing. OMG . I found that so funny. Maybe it was just me. Thanks guys for another great video.

MY CITY❤❤❤❤

I am from Bulgaria ❤❤❤😊

First time I hear of intra east European brands! Or Eastern European brands in general

I would love to visit Plovdiv but I also want to visit Budapest, Prague and many other Eastern European cities and countries like Montenegro, Croatia, Serbia and Albania

O, you can use french merci for saying thank you in Bulgaria

Have you tried the hummus with Ketchup in Sofia?

It’s so Sad that There is currently a war going on in Ukraine , I think it’s one of the most underrated countries in Europe , cities like Kyiv, Odessa or Lviv are top tier from food till historic monuments.

Guys, please consider visiting Belgrade, Serbia during this year's EuroPride at the end of September. It's the first EuroPride being organized in Eastern Europe and your support would mean the world to the LGBT community in the Balkans 🏳️‍🌈🌈 We're struggling to keep Pride going against a conservative backlash by right-wing nationalist parties after 8-9 years of successful marches. They're using monkeypox and all sorts excuses to try and cancel the first EuroPride in Eastern Europe, from which Serbia would hugely benefit as a country. Plus Belgrade is known for its vibrant night life, I'm sure you'd enjoy this eclectic city.

Both Sofia and Plovdiv are among the oldest cities in Europe!

The pride event really surprised me. I thougt it didn't exist in Bulgaria. Happy Pride guys!!!

Hi Oskar, i was quite impressed, that your German is so good. Where did you learned that? Viele Grüße aus Deutschland ;)

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There are more beautiful and cool places in Bulgaria i hope you visit them to one day

I worked for Avis for 10 years

There are lot of international brands in Bulgaria, but most can be found inside shopping malls not on shopping street. Happy pride month 🏳️‍🌈😍

What is the name of this city?

Isn't that Dan the Aviation blogger

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hi i`m from Bupgaria

Huge fan

When will you go to Iran?

So, I'd like to give you a bit of advice if you plan on visiting again because I saw Oskar drinking from a park fountain. If you ever find yourself somewhere that is not Southwestern Bulgaria (that includes Sofia), especially in Varna, please, please DO NOT drink any tap water or from water fountains, unless you want kidney stones.

What is your favourite place to buy Vegan pineapple pizza? 🥰

Did u eat banteta

🇹🇭Thai tourism free Visa?

Ok what’s the thing about bumping into someone you know?