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Currency Nightmare
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 01-01-09 18:01Currency Nightmare
Hi everyone
Firstly Happy New Year to everyone
Ok we all probably know that people venturing out to any of the Alp/Pyrennees/Dolomite resorts are in for quite a painful week with regard to paying for things !!
What's the situation with the Lev and Bulgaria ...
Being honest I can't remember what the exchange rate was this time last year against what it is today ..
Also .... how are prices sizing up over in the Bulgarian Ski resorts ... is it still fairly cheap?
Cheers ...
Firstly Happy New Year to everyone
Ok we all probably know that people venturing out to any of the Alp/Pyrennees/Dolomite resorts are in for quite a painful week with regard to paying for things !!
What's the situation with the Lev and Bulgaria ...
Being honest I can't remember what the exchange rate was this time last year against what it is today ..
Also .... how are prices sizing up over in the Bulgarian Ski resorts ... is it still fairly cheap?
Cheers ...
Hi everyone
Firstly Happy New Year to everyone
Ok we all probably know that people venturing out to any of the Alp/Pyrennees/Dolomite resorts are in for quite a painful week with regard to paying for things !!
What's the situation with the Lev and Bulgaria ...
Being honest I can't remember what the exchange rate was this time last year against what it is today ..
Also .... how are prices sizing up over in the Bulgarian Ski resorts ... is it still fairly cheap?
Cheers
Firstly Happy New Year to everyone
Ok we all probably know that people venturing out to any of the Alp/Pyrennees/Dolomite resorts are in for quite a painful week with regard to paying for things !!
What's the situation with the Lev and Bulgaria ...
Being honest I can't remember what the exchange rate was this time last year against what it is today ..
Also .... how are prices sizing up over in the Bulgarian Ski resorts ... is it still fairly cheap?
Cheers
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Saw the other day 1.99 lev to the pound last year was about 2.40 year before £2.90 so well down. even if prices havent increased will make things much more exoensive. Tip would be to buy lift pass through tour op these havent gone up, the resort prices are the same but the exchange rate will make a huge diffence.re: Currency Nightmare
The lev is pegged to the euro and moves up and down with it at a rate of about 1.98 lev to the euro. Anyone outside the euro zone will feel the same pain in Bulgaria as those heading to to the Alps or Pyrenese etc due to fluxuating exchange rates.
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JUST COME BACK TODAY, EXCHANGE RATE IN BOROVETS VARIED FROM 2.05 TO 1.95 NO COMMISION CHARGED, 1.85 AT AIRPORT, SO TAKE ENGLISH MONEY AND CHANGE IT THERE.PRICES HAVE GONE UP SINCE LAST YEAR, DONT BUT A MARS OR SNICKERS ON TOP OF THE GONDOLA 6 LEV AT BEST £3, B
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Just been having a scratch around on other forums and people posting messages about how expensive it is to eat and drink out especially in FranceBowl of Soup 7-8 Euros
Pizza 9- 14 Euros
Chips 5.50 Euros
Beer 5 - 7 Euros
and remember £1 buys you 1 Euro!!!
Has anyone else been out to the eurozone to confirm this??
Bansko here I come ... me thinks :-)
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FUNCHEAPSKINice to see some people left go to BG at least to make the numbers
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you still here mikey you cant have finished your homework already now go on little boy back to your room
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Gonna have to use the supermarket or Diet
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Hi Funski
We got back from Les Deux Alps yesterday and the prices were staggering. A jug of beer (2 pints) was 10 euros, bowl of soup 7 euros and a plate of (cold) oven chips was 5.50 euros. A small glass of coke cost 3.50 euros. And all this was down in the village - we daren't even ask the prices on the slopes! Even the supermarket prices were ridiculous. Most days we just took cereal bars that we'd brought from home.
The skiing was awesome - snow conditions were perfect. However, ...
We got back from Les Deux Alps yesterday and the prices were staggering. A jug of beer (2 pints) was 10 euros, bowl of soup 7 euros and a plate of (cold) oven chips was 5.50 euros. A small glass of coke cost 3.50 euros. And all this was down in the village - we daren't even ask the prices on the slopes! Even the supermarket prices were ridiculous. Most days we just took cereal bars that we'd brought from home.
The skiing was awesome - snow conditions were perfect. However, ...
Hi Funski
We got back from Les Deux Alps yesterday and the prices were staggering. A jug of beer (2 pints) was 10 euros, bowl of soup 7 euros and a plate of (cold) oven chips was 5.50 euros. A small glass of coke cost 3.50 euros. And all this was down in the village - we daren't even ask the prices on the slopes! Even the supermarket prices were ridiculous. Most days we just took cereal bars that we'd brought from home.
The skiing was awesome - snow conditions were perfect. However, we did miss the cosy mountain lunches and the friendly, laid back feel that exists in Bulgaria.
Our next trip is to Pamps in February - bring it on!
We got back from Les Deux Alps yesterday and the prices were staggering. A jug of beer (2 pints) was 10 euros, bowl of soup 7 euros and a plate of (cold) oven chips was 5.50 euros. A small glass of coke cost 3.50 euros. And all this was down in the village - we daren't even ask the prices on the slopes! Even the supermarket prices were ridiculous. Most days we just took cereal bars that we'd brought from home.
The skiing was awesome - snow conditions were perfect. However, we did miss the cosy mountain lunches and the friendly, laid back feel that exists in Bulgaria.
Our next trip is to Pamps in February - bring it on!
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hi just back from pamps yesterdayone euro is 191 lev
and one pound is 190 lev
we found it very very cheap anywhere we went
it was a fantastic holiday
