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Back from Borovets

Mike f Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 01-06-04 15:34

re: Back from Borovets

Only if your stupid enough to believe that. It is there for all to see. maybe having a diffrent understanding of things than most, allowed me to see what others have missed. This is not to say that that this particular area is a one off i can asure you there are many places just as bad and worse all over the world and at major cities in the uk. Whether i chose or any one choses to holiday there is up to them thats what i thought this site was for to give people a choice.
Im sure you can ...
Only if your stupid enough to believe that. It is there for all to see. maybe having a diffrent understanding of things than most, allowed me to see what others have missed. This is not to say that that this particular area is a one off i can asure you there are many places just as bad and worse all over the world and at major cities in the uk. Whether i chose or any one choses to holiday there is up to them thats what i thought this site was for to give people a choice.
Im sure you can travel there and have a wonderful time so many on this site have.
I hope everyone who has yet to go does.

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Les Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 01-06-04 15:41

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Don't get me wrong we had a good holiday overall and met some nice people. If I had known about the food situation before hand we would have gone self catering, as we did have two lovely meals out one of them in a typical Bulgarian restaurant which we would have loved to have eaten in all week. However, when you have paid for half board and hve two children with you, however cheap it is it is still an added expense. Also when you have been skiing all day it's nice to wander into the hotel ...
Don't get me wrong we had a good holiday overall and met some nice people. If I had known about the food situation before hand we would have gone self catering, as we did have two lovely meals out one of them in a typical Bulgarian restaurant which we would have loved to have eaten in all week. However, when you have paid for half board and hve two children with you, however cheap it is it is still an added expense. Also when you have been skiing all day it's nice to wander into the hotel restaurant for a nice relaxing meal and this wasn't the case.
I have to say that I didn't go to Bulgaria with the idea that we were going to live in luxury and that everything would be top notch - I have travelled extensively and been to worse places! but going on a package deal I would have thought that the reps would have been around to check everything was ok, I saw the Balkan rep once the whole week - neither on the journey to our hotel or on our return journey to the airport.
I would go on holiday again to Bulgaria, possibly Summer, not half board - but would not ski there again as I don't think the skiing is as organised as other places in the world.

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Les Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 01-06-04 15:57

re: Back from Borovets

I don't think this is the case if you have a look at the webcam photo, the line going up the nursery slope isn't ski school (as I thought when I first looked) that is the first queue for the first drag lift - you have to side step all the way up to the top to join it - then side step down as you're getting closer! worst system I have ever encoutered skiing! If you look back at the photo's for New Year the line seems the same, so I don't think it was just "busy over New Year".
O.M.G Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 01-06-04 16:19

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it was the same last year....disorganised chaos in the drag lift queues. Ended up being quicker to walk back up (joy of soft snowboard boots) Having said that...went to Deux Alps a couple of years ago and that wasn't much better. The continentals don't like to queue for anything.
Les Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 01-06-04 16:25

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We went to Livigno (Italy) last New Year and hardly had to queue. It was a 5 hour coach transfer but they showed a film and we stopped half way for a drink and it was warm so you didn't notice it. Mind you, I think I could travel anywhere in the world now after taking 20 hours to get to Borovets!
Paul Borovets Author: posts : 13   (Beginner)Date : 01-06-04 20:06

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I have just come back on Saturday and I agree with all the issues Les raised at the beginning unfortunately the whole resort from a skiing / boarding point of view is a nightmare.