Memories from Sofia
by Prof. Richard Crampton In his story for the #100UKBG series, the renowned British historian Professor Richard Crampton, author of the book “A Concise History of Bulgaria”, shares memories of his...
View ArticleA Way of Life That Is Sadly Going Away
by Prisca Middlemiss Prisca Middlemiss together with her husband Neil Middlemiss were English language teachers in Rousse in the early 1970s. Was it New Year 1974 or 1975? The date escapes me now, but...
View ArticleMy Most Vivid Memory from Sofia
by Mike Johnson Mike Johnson was Administration Officer at British Embassy Sofia in the late 1970s. It was at 9.20pm on 4 March 1977 that the Bucharest earthquake was felt in Sofia. At the time I was...
View ArticleThe Bulgarians' Sense of Humour
by John Cloake John Cloake is a former British Ambassador to Bulgaria (1976-1980). When a few months ago we invited him to contribute to the 100 Years UK in BG blog, John came back to us saying that he...
View ArticleDoing Business in Bulgaria over the Past 30 Years
by Dr. Barbara Page-Roberts Dr. Barbara Page-Roberts is International Marketing Consultant who has been connected to Bulgaria for many years. “I have spent the most of the past 30 years in Bulgaria,...
View ArticleAround Bulgaria
by Selby Martin Selby Martin was Head of Chancery and Consul, a position later renamed as Deputy Head of Mission, at British Embassy Sofia in the early 1970s. Our main pastime was travelling round...
View ArticleIn the Ambassador’s Office in the 1960s
by Christine Day Christine Day is daughter of the first British Ambassador to Bulgaria Sir William Harpham. Christine was a special guest at this year’s Queen’s Birthday Party that took place on 12...
View ArticlePirin Where I Feel Totally Allive
by James Hughes James Hughes has been living in Bulgaria for over 18 years. The Pirin Mountains are a huge expanse of pure wilderness barely touched by civilisation. Remote and wild they offer total...
View ArticleReminiscences of Bulgaria
by Andrew Bache Andrew Bache hadn’t always intended to join the diplomatic service and working for the Foreign Office wasn’t his intention in his early years. But having worked for a large accountancy...
View Article2014 – Celebrating Friendship between Britain and Bulgaria
by His Excellency the British Ambassador to Bulgaria Jonathan Allen When we began this year with the intention to mark the centenary of the Ambassador’s Residence, we could not have imagined how...
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