Break time! Now back in Bulgaria

l expect posts to be light as l am back in Bulgaria and going into the mountains today. Internet connections will probably be at a premium :) Answering e-mails etc will be slow if anyone sends me such.

Have not flown out of Manchester for a long time and what a depressing experience it was. They have an area for controlling livestock aka Airport Security! Hundreds of passengers shuffling along lines waiting to be processed by drones with little sign of humanity. This is nothing to do with security, it's all about indoctrinating people to obey authority.

lf we are to believe that there is a terrorist threat one has to wonder why the Airport Security area has not been targeted. lt is so unsecure it is beyond belief and there are hundreds of passengers crammed into this area. All you need to get into it is a boarding card printed off your computer and it does not matter whether they are valid or not. The threat to freedom and democracy is not terrorism, it is Airport Security and the like.

Airport security protects you from terrorism as much as it protects you from Pixies and Elephants!

lt is just mindless drones programming mindless sheep!  

How Bulgaria deals with Smoking Ban

Enough said! :)

Soviet Soldiers Become Superheroes Overnight

"It’s unclear who transformed this Soviet army monument in Sofia, Bulgaria, but how interesting is this? The artists changed the Russian Red Army soldiers, who led an advance on Nazi-allied Bulgaria during World War II, into superheroes and comic book characters!


The pop art creation with the caption “Abreast with the Times” drew crowds of people over the weekend, posing to have their picture taken with Superman, Santa Claus, Ronald McDonald , Captain America, Batman’s sidekick Robin, and the Joker.


Russia’s embassy in Sofia wasn’t so happy about the brief transformation. “The Russian embassy is again compelled to highlight an outrageous act of vandalism against the Soviet army monument in Sofia,” they said.


But many individuals did not agree with Russia’s government. In fact, 1,700 people rallied on Facebook to protest against the cleaning of the sculpture. Too bad it was all in vain. The monument has since been cleaned up, at a cost of about $720."

story here

l'm a bit late posting this but hey-ho ... it's something l want on my blog. You see, the artwork didn't disappear. There's now t-shirts, hats etc all over Bulgaria with this picture emblazoned on. The Russians are none too pleased about it but the Bulgarians couldn't care less. Amazingly it was done in just one night but the other equally amazing thing is it only cost $720 to clean and was done in less than a day!

lmagine what it would have cost in the UK ... and how long it would have taken!

Report from Office Bulgaria ... land of smokers!

Coming out to BG l ran into airport security drones. l still had in my carry-on bag what was left of a 15gm tube of Bonjela that l had for a mouth ulcer. You'd have thought it was weapons grade biological warfare material the way they reacted. 'l should have had it in a plastic bag' ... 'Do l want a plastic bag for it? ... that'lllbe £1 please'

l laughed (they dont like that but l did think it was funny) and said So' you've got the tube of whats left ... maybe 2gm, you know what it is and yet you want me to buy a plastic bag for it?? That's insanity!'

Their reply was 'lt's security and the law' . l replied ' Security? .. you mean like the barriers you put up outside the airport so no-one can pickup or drop off? (it's a small airport (Humberside) and had a small area in a 'U' shape that cars and taxis used exclusively for dropping off and picking up).

Drone said ' Yes, that was done because of the Glasgow incident where they tried to ram the airport with a car and blow it up so we did it for security'

I smiled saying 'But they can still drive on the pavement' The drone said 'No they can't. lt's not allowed' ( seems terrorists obey traffic regs )

l gave up and left the drone clown clutching the 2gms of Bonjela to carry on the circus act with the next passenger. Note ... to date, the security circus has not caught one terrorist ... nor any elephants, tigers or anything else.

Regarding the airport shop selling duty free cigarettes as duty paid cigarettes ... l've had no reply from them. The company is called Travel Retail Distribution and is a subsidary of Heinemann. l'm still amazed by this as they are doing it right under the noses of Bulgarian Customs who actively target Brit passengers on what they can or not take out of Bulgaria. Perhaps this company thinks their problem has gone way because l left. Oh dear, l've got news for them ... l'm coming back very shortly. l'll check in with my luggage and no doubt attract attention from Bulgarian Customes because 'l'm over the limit' on what they say l can take out. Then the fun will start!

lt's going to be interesting to say the least. l shall try to record it.

l'll leave you now. Regards from 'the office'  Yes, they are my feet. :) in the pic

WARNING!!! to Brit Smokers Holidaying in Bulgaria

Bulgaria is a favoured holiday destination this year for Brit smokers. lt has taken over from Greece/Spain as it's prices are far cheaper and Bulgaria does not go with a smoking ban. Holidaymakers buy a lot of their cigarettes from the airport before they return to the UK.If you intend on doing this or your friends are ... heed this warning!

The airport shop at Bourgas (Burgas) is selling cigarettes that are stamped Duty Free but being sold as as Duty Paid. lf you are stopped by the UKBA when you return home, cigarettes will be confiscated! lt doesn't matter if you have receipts from the airport shop because it will make no difference to the UKBA as the cigarettes are NOT duty paid. All duty paid cigarettes in Bulgaria have a duty paid sticker on them and the price in Bulgarian Leva (example ... Marlboro 5.00 Leva). Duty Free don't have this!

Also this airport is selling these false duty paid cigarettes at extortionate prices. A pack of 200 Marloboro should be only 50 leva ... 2 Bulgarian Leva = 1 Euro (fixed). The airport is charging 69 leva! or if you prefer 34.50 Euros! As duty free cigarettes these must have cost the company pennies compared to duty paid! Do not be ripped off AND face them being conficated by the UKBA ... buy your ciggies from supermarkets ... the price is fixed and printed on the packs according to Bulgarian law.What you see is what you pay,

The other airport this company operates from is Varna ... expect the same there,

l'm on the case ... l'll post my results later,