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Getting it right
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posts : 13 (Beginner)Date : 01-23-05 19:13Getting it right
Come on all you experienced people out there. This is not only our first time to Bulgaria but also our first ever ski holiday. Are we making a mistake by taking the 'cheap' route.Heard both good and bad reports about the Borevets region - we're staying in the samakov from Feb 12.
Where are the best places to eat, drink, and meet people,etc???
How many Lev should we take or are we better changing money over there..
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dont worry, its a good choicere: Getting it right
Me & my hubby and 2 kids did exactly the same 3 years ago and had a great time. We didn't want to pay a fortune because we didn't know whether we would like it or not. We stayed at the Samakov, ski school was great, we were all skiing by the end of the week even me who is totally accident prone and not very sporty.We are going back to the Samakov on 29th and taking 6 more first timers to Bulgaria.
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the samakov is a good hotel , take good walking boots it can be more dangerous walking around borovets than skiing , most of the ski instructors are very good at the samakov , only change a little money in the hotel when you arive , you will get a much better rate at 1 of the banks .while i was there this week the post bank had the best rate .try the white magic for a meal , christo who runs it is very friendly and try the black tiger opposite the rila hotel for a drink , alex who runs it ...
the samakov is a good hotel , take good walking boots it can be more dangerous walking around borovets than skiing , most of the ski instructors are very good at the samakov , only change a little money in the hotel when you arive , you will get a much better rate at 1 of the banks .while i was there this week the post bank had the best rate .try the white magic for a meal , christo who runs it is very friendly and try the black tiger opposite the rila hotel for a drink , alex who runs it is again a top guy . at a guess about £250 each ,but it depends how much you drink , eat out and buy clothes , cd , dvd ect .sorry about the spelling ,there is no spell check here lol . have fun . ps if you do have a ski instructor and are happy with him please tip him there wages are not great
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Guess its gone up since last time we were there we spent £400 between me Sharon and the 2 kids and we ate everynight except the first two nights. Not that much drinking going on cause we were with the kids - that'll change this time though!re: Getting it right
Thanks for that, it makes me feel a lot better.Really looking forward to it.
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That should have said ate out everynight - we didn't starve ourselves for two days!!!re: Getting it right
just back from stayin at samokov, it was lovely... take english notes and change it over there as exchxnge rate higher... just check tha6t they don't have any writing on them!!!
enjoy your trip, we did so much we're going back...
