Hello

[BulgariaInfoOnline]

Hi all,
Newbie here! My names Debbie and I have lived in Bulgaria for 2 years, its great.....I really just wanted to make a posting about my families new online PDF mag about Bulgaria....its totally FREE, you can download it at
http://www.bulgariainfo-online.com I live in the Borovets area, so if anyone wants to meet up just give me a shout!
Thanks again
Debbie :)
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[QuestBulgaria]

Hi Debbie

Great to see you - and so nice to see that a youngster has a little diary going about their life in Bulgaria. Well done you.

If we can help you out just let us know..

All best wishes
Quest Bulgaria Team

[Domino]

and so nice to see that a youngster has a little diary going about their life in Bulgaria.

I sense a little bit of :rolleyes: in that one.

Great publication Debbie, and free and informative, rare thing to get a really good informative magazine, and for free, best of luck.

Domino ;)

[thelandscapegardener]

hi everyone
great site,lots of info and nice layout:) nice magazine debbs well done you have obviously worked very hard onthis !!! brilliant pictures!
looking forward to the next copy:)

[Woodman]

Top knotch on line mag, will look forward to next edition, well done Debbie.

[BulgariaInfoOnline]

Cheers guys, you are all too kind! We all really appreciate all your nice comments! Well the good news is that next months magazine is now online!! Its longer so will take a little longer to download....
Love all the feedback
Cheers
Debbie

[QuestBulgaria]

I sense a little bit of :rolleyes: in that one.

Great publication Debbie, and free and informative, rare thing to get a really good informative magazine, and for free, best of luck.

Domino ;)

Well, if you look at the latest of their online thing you'll notice that there are two articles in there which already appeared in Quest Bulgaria magazine - one in April and the other in May.... strange, eh?

[QuestBulgaria]

Given that one of the articles in question is an interview which we undertook directly and was written by us, don't you think it is more than a bit of a cheek to reprint it without the copyright holders permission? In addition adding to your heading "this month we talk to...." as if it were your own work!

[QuestBulgaria]

I am not talking about advertising. I am talking about an interview which I myself conducted and is therefore our copyright, which you have published in your online mag without asking for permission or checking whether the person who sent it to you had copyright to it. As publishers for over 25 years we always check whether the person sending information to us owns the copyright. I am glad you will remove the said article of ours and I think this states quite clearly that you know you are in breach of copyright.


Best wishes
Quest Bulgaria

[QuestBulgaria]

What we are saying is, by publishing "this month we spoke to..." is blatantly making out that this work is your own when in fact you haven't posed any questions to the person. We don't have a problem with our work being 'shared' as long as we are asked in advance and are given the correct credit. We do have a problem when people just take it and present it falsely as their own.

As we have been in publishing for more than 25 years, we'll share some information with you as you've only been at this for two months, to put you on the right track :

- it is the responsibility of the publisher (i.e., you) to check that all contributions, be they articles or photographs, have not been used elsewhere on an exclusive nor are there any copyright restraints
- taking somebody else's work and publishing it as if it were your own is not only unethical but it is illegal
- taking images from the internet or scanning in road maps or other printed material without the express prior written permission of the owners of those works is also illegal

Any breaches of the above can be prosecuted in the legal system. We very kindly gave you the opportunity to put right your breach of copyright as we know you are a novice to this. However, other publishers or owners of copyrighted material might not be so kind. Breach of copyright is a very serious offence.

Hope all this helps a bit

Quest Bulgaria

[Woodman]

Hi Debbie, don,t worry too much about 'QuestBulgaria' they have upset more people on other forums, and been banned for doing so, than you would believe. Just keep up the good job you are doing and I am sure Jaine and Co will survive by fair means or foul as always.

[Angel]

Dear Quest BG,

As I am connected with the advertiser you are talking about, I have been in contact him about this situation. The interview, which you state you have conducted personally, has been written by himself and there has never been such a thing as a personal interview. You even did not publish the whole interview, but adjusted it to your taste without notifying the advertiser. You helped with setting up some questions, that's all! Therefore there is no such a thing as copyright. Furthermore If you are a professional company you don't fight a personal war on a public site, but you contact the persons involved directly to solve this issue. You really should think about your actions as this will also affect your own business in a very negative way, as you can see on the comments other people made. I want to make clear that I am not an employee of the advertiser and I don't have anything to gain or loose. My message to you: stay professional and become friendly.

[QuestBulgaria]

I think we have been friendly by allowing the online mag to put right their error and not resorting to legal action instantly. Indeed our lawyers wanted to act straight away but we held them off to give them a chance. Clearly they are totally unaware of copyright issues as they are new to all this. By putting our expertise on here we also feel we are being friendly as this will help them to understand some of the issues involved in publishing, after all we've been doing this over 25 years.

Publishing someone else's work as your own is not only unethical but also illegal.

We didn't "just help" setting up questions but had lengthy correspondence and numerous phone calls with the gentleman. We spent days on this. So, as far as we are concerned for someone to say they did the interview and publish our work is not at all professional and totally unfair; certainly not friendly.

Of course one does not publish an entire interview, if one did this, most interviews would become just advertising and that is not what editorial is about. Editorial is the expression of the publication concerned and is their copyright.

At the end of the day, someone has published our article as if it were their own work and that is strictly illegal.

How would anyone like it if they took a great deal of time to create something which no one else has done only to find it bandied around for free by somebody who decided to use it because it was good and looked good for them.

It also seems strange that you suddenly just joined this forum and your first post is :
"Do you already know about xxx
On this portal you can find properties for sale AND rental AND hotels too.
Cheers,
Angel"

and your second post is in this thread. Odd eh ?

[Angel]

You obviously did not understand my tip for you. Solve your business issues with the persons concerned and not in public.

[Ieuan Wynne-Williams]

Wow great magazine. Very informative. Will collect these. Thanks a million, Ieuan...

[QuestBulgaria]

Hi Debbie, that's great, meanwhile if anyone here would like a bit more in-depth stuff about buying and living in Bulgaria, they can go to http://www.questbg.com/JuneIssue.pdf

... and you can get independent, impartial and informative advice about buying, investing, moving to and living in Bulagaria.

From British people who have been visiting Bulgaria for over 20 years, eastern european family, living overseas for more than 12 years, and been publishing professionally for more than 25 years

[QuestBulgaria]

New - free online version out on 12th August, 72 pages including features and articles on:

Mish Mash
- news, plus exclusive happenings and gossip from here in Bulgaria
- Reader discount coupon - save money on diy at Mr Bricolage

Property and Investment
- 2006 Property Market, the changes so far
- On the Hunt, following a British couple with their property purchase
- Investment, Sofia and surrounds

Area Focus
- The capital city - history; life today; exclusive walk through the sights of Sofia, you’ll never believe it; out and inside information about; eating, sleeping and drinking......

Legal and Financial
- Problems? Court or Arbitration, what to do if someone has broken their agreement with you in Bulgaria
- Capital Gains : follow our tips and don’t lose out

Lifestyle
- Inside Outside, furniture packs
- Readers Writes, funny highs and lows of life in BG
- Bulgarian Homes, preserving traditional properties
- Renovating an old Bulgarian house Part One
- A Word from the Dolphins, our omen to buy in Bulgaria
- Off the streets, helping home the stray dogs
- Rental Returns Part One, Finding your Customers
- Shock Treatment, dying to change your 3 pin plugs?

Factfile
- Questions from readers and Answers from Bulgarian professionals
- Learning the Language; talking about your family and asking about others
- Checklist



On press soon and coming in September online edition, here are just a few of the mouthwatering goodies for you :

Market Trends - who’s buying, what they’re buying and where; shock answers!
From Greece to Bulgaria - why our new choice of home
Investment - what’s going on in spa towns
Area Focus - Sandanski, Melnik.. and south west Bulgaria
Legal - what you face when a shareholder of your Bulgarian company dies
Financial - setting up a BG company, does your agent or lawyer earn their money?
Get around Bulgaria - by train
Having your Baby in Bulgaria
A Home in Bulgaria - all the questions and answers

Check it out and bookmark the site at http://www.questbg.com - every month from now on, the online magazine will be available about the 12th of every month for all your Bulgarian information and needs - hope to see you there!

Quest Bulgaria

[QuestBulgaria]

NEW and FREE -on 12th August, 72 pages including features and articles on:

Mish Mash
- news, plus exclusive gossip on happenings from here in Bulgaria
- Reader discount coupon - save money on diy at Mr Bricolage

Property and Investment
- 2006 Property Market, the changes so far
- On the Hunt, following a British couple with their property purchase
- Investment, Sofia and surrounds

Area Focus
- The capital city - history; life today; exclusive walk through the sights of Sofia, you’ll never believe it; out and inside information about; eating, sleeping and drinking......

Legal and Financial
- Problems? Court or Arbitration, what to do if someone has broken their agreement with you in Bulgaria
- Capital Gains : follow our tips and don’t lose out

Lifestyle
- Inside Outside, furniture packs
- Readers Writes, funny highs and lows of life in BG
- Bulgarian Homes, preserving traditional properties
- Renovating an old Bulgarian house Part One
- A Word from the Dolphins, our omen to buy in Bulgaria
- Off the streets, helping home the stray dogs
- Rental Returns Part One, Finding your Customers
- Shock Treatment, dying to change your 3 pin plugs?

Factfile
- Questions from readers and Answers from Bulgarian professionals
- Learning the Language; talking about your family and asking about others
- Checklist



On press right now and coming in September online edition, here are just a few of the mouthwatering goodies for you :

Market Trends - who’s buying, what they’re buying and where; shock answers!
From Greece to Bulgaria - why our new choice of home
Investment - what’s going on in spa towns
Area Focus - Sandanski, Melnik.. and south west Bulgaria
Legal - what you face when a shareholder of your Bulgarian company dies
Financial - setting up a BG company, does your agent or lawyer earn their money?
Get around Bulgaria - by train
Having your Baby in Bulgaria
A Home in Bulgaria - all the questions and answers

http://www.questbg.com

[QuestBulgaria]

Hi Debbie, good to hear from you, nice to see you are doing fine!

For anyone looking for truly independent information about Bulgaria (we do not have a bandb to run, nor any property to sell at an exhorbitant price ....) so you can compare us with anyone at:
htttp://www.questbg.com
and download our magazine for FREE

this indepent editorial stands for itself and will help one and all who are looking to invest in Bulgaria

----
The first specialist english language magazine for all those interested in buying property in Bulgaria - moving here, living here - and all your Bulgarian property needs - Issue No.18 out NOW - copied but never matched!

[BulgariaInfoOnline]

Hello everyone,

The new August issue of the original PDF magazine all about Bulgaria is out now!

We aim to promote Bulgaria and show everyone how beautiful this country is. We have articles about culture, art, animals (Belitsa Bears), legal and language. A full grounding of all things BG! Perfect if you want a glimse of the real Bulgaria!

We have lot of good articles in it this month, including the beautiful wooden statues by the Bulgarian artist Boris Kutchukov. Also,
* Birding In BG
* Spotlight On Plovdiv
* Interview With MyBG
* Amateur Gardening
* Nikki & Darrens Renovation Story
* Festival Of The Roses By TravelBug
* International Personal Pensions
and all the regular features as well

http://www.bulgariainfo-online.com

Thanks,

Debbie x
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[BulgariaInfoOnline]

Hi all,
The new September issue of Bulgaria Info Online Magazine is now online:
This month we have articles about:
Distant Brits – Get all your fav. British snacks delivered to Bulgaria!
Bulgarian crafts – Needlework and Painting
The beautiful Srebarna Reserve
Off-Plan Apartments an owner’s experience
Construction permission according to Bulgarian legislation by Dimitrov, Petrov & Co.
Walking In The Rila Mountains
Spotlight On Samokov and
The Internation Folklore Festival in Veliko Turnovo

Plus all the usuals….i.e Baba’s Kitchen (Shopska Salad), Belitsa Bears (Gosho introduces himself to you this month) and more…..

Also new, if you have ever had problems downloading the magazine, we now have a new page where we have split it into 2 parts, so that its easier for people with a slower connection to download! Just go to the main site and follow the instructions….

Hope you enjoy it, and I’d like some feedback on the new look of the useful links page etc….

www.bulgariainfo-online.com

See you soon,
Debbie
debbie@bulgariainfo-online.com

[QuestBulgaria]

September issue was delivered to our subscribers 10 days ago and features more than 72 pages with :
Mish Mash - news and goss from Bulgaria - latest update on Visa rules

Property Market - big shift in buying patterns; forget Black Sea, forget ski resorts, forget Samokov area and others....where is everyone buying and where are the next hotspots

On the Hunt - readers experiences, "on the third time the deal was done"

Area Focus - why buy in Sandanski? Nine pages of information about the south western Bulgarian area surrounding Sandanski

Legal - inheritance - what happens if a shareholder of a Bulgarian company dies? Be prepared

Finance - setting up your Bulgarian company, step by step guide

Lifestyle - recipes, traditional celebrations in September, dying to change your three pin plugs?, travelling around Bulgaria, babies abroad, rental returns, autism in Bulgaria, renovations, you've got your home in Bulgaria so what to do next?

Factfile - questions and answers (from professionals), learning the language (asking for directions), Ten Top Tips to buying your home

Don't forget with your subscription you will also become part of an online board with free 24 hour access to professional lawyers, accountants, travel agents, real estate experts, and many more.... plus unique subscriber offers to save you money in Bulgaria, including buying your home here!

If you don't want to subscribe just get the magazine free online at any time.

All the best, Chris
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The longest established and leading specialist english language magazine all about Bulgaria and Bulgarian property - GET IN THE KNOW AT http://www.questbg.com

[QuestBulgaria]

Ooooooops, forget to say September issue available free online from 12 September, just about a week now.

[BulgariaInfoOnline]

The October issue of Bulgaria Info Online magazine is online. This month we have a special competition, two copies of "Buying In Bulgaria - a complete property buyers guide" are up for grabs, for full details see page 6.
We also have articles on:

~ Bulgarian Rose Oil
~ Bulgarian Crafts - Religious Icons
~ The Devil's Throat Cave
~ Spotlight On Borovets
~ Lower Price On House Deeds
~ Perperikon by the travelbug
~ Health care
~ and Harry Chetinyan, accountant answers another question.

As well as this there are all the regulars -

~ The Buzz
~ Bulgarian Customs and Traditions in October
~ Baba's Kitchen - Stuffed Peppers
~ My photo diary - Went to the gurgulitsa this month!
~ The Belitsa Bears - Poor blind Dobri bear introduces himself this month
~ Learn the lingo - Professions
~ Learn the lingo puzzle

and the small ads and useful links!

Well good luck with the competition!

Cheers,
Debbie :)

[alsie989]

I read the mag cover to cover -- wish you all the best with future items . l even managed to complete the crossword -- do l get a prize ? lmao - just teasing my bulgarian is bad and if it was not for people like Suzanne l would
not have any romantic utterings to say to mi saprooga -- the language books dont realy go into that side of things. Im not so sure what item Quest Bulgaria are talking about but its a good publication too -- and l freely admit that ive done a little plagerizing in my time . Maybe next months issue you can give them a credit mention and settle the differences without them attacking one so young on a public forum -- keep up the grand work and good luck -- Alsie http://shenkova-gray-kardjali.wetpaint.com

[QuestBulgaria]

Yes, Alsie, it would be nice if one so young and inexperienced could admit that they have plagerised our material (plagerisation is absolutely illegal by the way, but everyone on the internet does it, Debbie most seriously included).

We would be happy to work with them, and yes we are a very very good publication (thanks for that) with serious helpful content - they maybe could benefit from our serious experience in publishing?

I doubt that they would give us a credit mention, even though they have stolen our material and continue to do so.... but it would be very nice if they did. Age has nothing to do with it. Debbie came to give us a hand and stuck stamps on enveloped for a few days, tried to write an article for us which was given by someone else, and the second she did was stolen outright from the internet, which we could not publish given copyright laws.

Thanks for your balanced opinion.

All the best, Jain

[alsie989]

OOPs may I apologize Jain ? l will take the proverbial foot out my mouth and bow out your debate as gracefully as l can -- in my defence l will say l had no idea there was so much history between yourselves and the said young Debbie. Being a mere humble Scotsman desperate to get as much Bulgarian knowledge as l can crammed into the ``napper`` l sometimes reach out in desperation lol. I particulary like your articles on Bulgarian cuisine(saprooga only taught me one dish) and do give your publication a big thumbs up! l would love to see an article on just Scottish flights to Bulgaria maybe thats a a bit biased of me but l make no apology on this one because most publications concentrate on London or Manchester flights. Ok Scotland only has a population same size as Bulgaria but every flight l have been on has been full so there is obviously a big Scottish market out there too.Maybe im being to self serving for your ace publication. But a days trek to London to take advantage of wizz air fares makes it as expensive as flying from Edinburgh or Glasgow. thanks ---- alsie http://shenkova-gray-kardjali.wetpaint.com

[QuestBulgaria]

Hi Alsie, no worries.. :) Would love to do a piece on flights from Scotland; will take a look at our flat plan for coming editions and see what we can do. Actually, it will be interesting next year to see what happens now that BG has signed the European open skies agreement... roll on Ryan Air and the like!!!

Catch you soon, Jain

[BulgariaInfoOnline]

Dear Everyone who reads these forums,

On behalf of Bulgaria Info online, I will say this once yet again. We will not enter into slagging off matches online and anyone who is professional would not do so either. Every publication has its own merits and we have stolen nothing from anyone,,,anything supplied to us was done so by unsuspecting innocent people who did not realise they were breaking any copyright,,,even when asked! and that one said article (in June issue) was taken off line by ourselves as the person in question was upset by an outright unprofessional attack by another publication, they did not realise that providing information to us about themselves would cause world war on the forums! We believe that the said person apologised to Quest Bulgaria for this , so that should be the end of it.

To clear up Debbies articles,,,she researched articles for you on the internet but did not steal anything and I believe you published at least 4 out of the 5 that she wrote for you including caving, baba marta and focus on Ski resorts. I believe that you also published her Health Insurance article so I believe that maybe credit should have been shown for the hard dedicated work that she put into these articles for your readers (however you omitted to mention her name as the author, so perhaps you should credit her?)

It is a shame that so called friendship can turn so sour when it suits the other party. We are willing to forgive all your nasty comments and would love to accept an article from yourselves for our Novemeber publication, so that all peace can be restored. We could even meet up at the French Restaurant to discuss it, I believe it's your turn to treat us, and John has always wanted to meet you both, he was so sorry that he missed the Indian. We will also happily supply you with an article for you magazine too. Lets all work together as we always wanted to do as lets face it we all want to help promote this beautiful country and give people information!

B.I.O

[BulgariaInfoOnline]

Thanks for the nice comments Alsie, if you missed the last few months magazine then you can download them from
www.bulgariainfo-online.com/Site/Augustissue.pdf
www.bulgariainfo-online.com/Site/Septemberissue.pdf

That should give your brain some light reading! Nice to hear that a fellow Scot is in Bulgaria - we did an article on my cousins trip from Glasgow to Sofia with Czech airlines a few months back...if he comes again next year maybe he'll write something about it!

BR,

Debbie :)

[alsie989]

WOW !!! Debbie is from Jocksville. l have flown with czeh airlines from Edinburgh with a 1 hour stop over in Prague on way out and 5 hours on way back. I will be coming over 20th December but this time l think with Luftthansa Airlines who seem to have taken over Czeh airlines winter schedule from Edinburgh. So this means a 1hour stopover in Munich outward and 5 hour on the return .

PRice driven as us canny Scots are im trying to find out if it is legal to buy 2 return tickets and fly out with an empty seat - ensuring my wife is booked on same flight on my return to Scotland in January.

Any help anyone can give me on this one will be greatly appreciated .

as you know the closer to departure date prices rise and one way ticket for here would cost an arm and leg !

Anyone out there in forum land help me on this one .:cool: visit our web site http://shenkova-gray-kardjali.wetpaint.com

[QuestBulgaria]

From Jocksville or Fredsville or.... please be careful with regard to inheritance law. We have had several dozen readers email us on this question, all of whom have been answered by a practicing up to date Bulgarian lawyer who has worked in the UK. Please remember, that Bulgarian inheritance law follows normal European practice - diametrically opposed to UK law - so if you live here or have bought through a company you need advice!

[BulgariaInfoOnline]

The new issue of Bulgaria Info-Online magazine is now online.
www.bulgariainfo-online.com
This month is a Sofia special and we have articles about:

* Sofia Sights
* Sofia Guesthouse
* Sofia Backpackers Hostel
* Sofia City Center Mall
* Sofia Hash House Harriers
* Mount Vitosha
* Important Acts in the Building Process by NYD Law
* Kokolandia - Adventure Park
* Bulgarian Crafts - Nozhar / Knifemaker
* A renovation story
* Long distance love

And all the regulars:
Baba's Kitchen - Moussaka
Belitsa Bears - Violetka
Learn the Lingo - Girls essential guide and romantic phrases
Useful Sofia links and more....

Enjoy,
Debbie :D

[perfume883]

hi well done realy cool site lots of good info keep it up

[alsie989]

ermmmmmmmmmm call me a thicko jock but l dont get the point of this post - ok its great to give folks added information, but you just complexed my post lol. l asked if it was legal to buy a return ticket for my wife to use one way -- ``but seems it is```the get out clause is that if you dont complete full journey you are charged one way -- £740!. On inheritance law if there is some rich person out there want to leave me anything in their will -- well so be it -- lol -- l will take my chances with the courts -- rich women wiil now be eager to meet me im sure lmao -- anyway just thought l would add in small print from ticket -- we solved the problem by going to Bulgarian travel agent -- ok my wifes ticket still 33% more than mine but we will live with that -- EC level playing field l think not -- love hugs smooochiche coochie to all rich people wanting to adopt me --- chao for now alsie momche

[BulgariaInfoOnline]

This months Bumper 50 page December / January issue features articles about :

* The Rila Monastery
* Adoption and Veterinary Care of Street Dogs or as they are locally called "Street Magnificents"
* My Bulgarian wedding by Silviya Minkova
* Christmas In Bulgaria
* Traditional Bulgarian Instruments
* Area Focus - Kardjali by Alan Gray
* A 5 step guide - How to fit into your new rural village life in Bulgaria
* Bulgarian dishes that are suitable for vegetarians
* Chess In Bulgaria
* The My Bulgaria Pixel Page

Plus the regulars,

The Buzz, Customs and Traditions in December and January, Baba's Kitchen - Walnut Banitza and Monastery style bean soup, The Belitsa Bears - Rada and Elena, Learn the Lingo - Xmas and New Years Phrases plus Electrical Goods and the puzzle page.

On the 1st January, we won't be releasing an issue of the magazine .... but something else!!

Hope you like the Bumper issue

Debbie
B.I.O Team :)

[Manfred]

Hi,

I'm a great fan of Bulgaria.

Here you can see in three languages (German, Bulgarian and English), what I report on my holidays in Bulgaria: http://www.manfred-boettcher.eu

Regards to all friends of Bulgaria

Manfred

[QuestBulgaria]

Our January edition is now being delivered to subscribers (back issues are online too) including special features on :

The Great Brit Switch : Bangers, Birds and B&B
Keeping a base in the UK - want to move to Bulgaria but worried if it goes wrong
Veliko Vroom ! - investment in Veliko, hot villages, are detail, eat sleep and drink
Gesha - not Japanese, more Bulgarian
No more Visas - the new rules
Win on Currency Exchange - save thousands
Interview - with a Guardian Angel
Inside Outside - Dolen dream
Keeping in Touch with Home - how to keep in touch with family and friends
Animal Magic - bringing your pets to bg
Survival Skills - what's it really like living in BG
Celebration of EU Entry - changes
Education System in BG - part 2
Winter Warmers - snug up by your fire
How it Works - buyers guide
Checklist - prepare your property for rent

See you on the web site and forum!

All the best, Quest Bulgaria magazine team