Bulgaria Ski discussion board

hi just wondering,
we go to pamporovo at new years does anyone know if
it is easy and resonably priced to hire ski clothing and equiptment over there rather that dragging self to snow and rock and spending a fortune!!

also what clothing should i pack i hear that it is about
-10 at the moment!!

also what is the food like and how much money and what currency should i take i have heard various things including that the lev is worthless and we should take US dollars or sterling that we should take euros and that travellers cheques are not advisable becuase the money changing is so unreliable...v confused now!!
thanks

The best advice as far as I am concerned is to take your own clothing with you - you can buy ski suits there but they may not have what you want or your size - better to be safe than sorry. Best to hire equipment there unless you are a good skier in which case take you own (to your own standard and preference).

As for money take sterling in clean unmarked (and untorn) notes - no writing on them at all or you won't be able to change them (no Scottish notes I'm afraid!). You could take Dollars but the same rules apply and why bother to change from sterling into dollars and then into Leva when you can just take sterling and change it there? Current rate about 2.75 - 2.80 Leva to the pound.

Hope this helps.

Sparky.

PS. Personally I like the food but its better in the bars and restaruants than in the Hotels (very cheap to eat out!)

You could just take Lev with you.
Marks & Spencer change them at the best rate I've been able to find in the UK...

On line if you have an M&S card or at one of their in store bureaux de change if you wnat to pay by cash, switch etc...

Check out :

http://www.fxcorporation.co.uk/marksandspencer/

for more info.

Don't forget you can always withdraw Lev at the cash machines in the resorts with your Visa card (your Switch card may work as well but check with your bank first as my Ulster Bank one doesn't!).