Sunny Beach, Bulgaria?

Rifte · 11 Jun 2018 at 10:12

I used to go here in my teens (over 20 years ago) and unless I was blind to it, it was nothing like that back then.

We used to stay in Sunny Beach and sometimes Nessebar(sp?).

FTM · 11 Jun 2018 at 10:44

if your daily attire is tracksuit bottoms and a food stained football shirt it should be great for you

if you are a normal human being you will hate it..the flight alone will make you want to open the cabin doors mid flight and do the rest of the world a favour by causing the plane to fly into the ground

VincentHanna · 11 Jun 2018 at 10:45

Rifte said:
I used to go here in my teens (over 20 years ago) and unless I was blind to it, it was nothing like that back then.

We used to stay in Sunny Beach and sometimes Nessebar(sp?).

Times change old man.

DJ85 · 11 Jun 2018 at 10:46

Chav central!

Rifte · 11 Jun 2018 at 11:09

VincentHanna said:
Times change old man.

Haha yeah by the sounds of it I need to go back!

MikeTheNative · 11 Jun 2018 at 12:30

You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

darkgen · 11 Jun 2018 at 13:21

tom_e said:
You want to find a copy of "What happens in Sunny Beach" on YouTube or somewhere, it's a true example of a place that attracts Darwin award winners in the making.

Wow; I just skimmed through the first episode. Not. For. Me.

d_brennen · 11 Jun 2018 at 13:47

darkgen said:
Wow; I just skimmed through the first episode. Not. For. Me.

If you're after a tan and an otherwise never before seen venereal disease, Sunny Beach has it all

Deuteronomy · 11 Jun 2018 at 17:29

Ive been to Bulgaria several time including Elenite, Nessebar (very nice stayed in a locals house) and Sunny beach. This was about 25 years ago when it was probably more soviet bloc stype than it is now.
Find somewhere with a nice large pool as the sea was crammed full with large jellyfish and I got several painfull stings!

Cob · 11 Jun 2018 at 21:00

Bulgaria has taken over from Turkey as the dirt-cheap destination of choice for a certain sub-set of the population. Used to be Dalaman and Bodrum, now it's Sunny Beach. Tho Turkey's starting to pick up again.

I'm speaking as someone who has worked in an airport for the past 6 years and can guess which flight they're on just by looking at them.

VincentHanna · 11 Jun 2018 at 21:16

I went to Sofia on my stag do very recently, a lot less Brits there thankfully! It was a nice city for a 3 night stay.

I like to think we were a bit more respectful than the sorts that go to Sunny Beach.

2004typer · 12 Jun 2018 at 07:37

MikeTheNative said:
You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy.

From what I've seen of the Stacey Dooley documentary the tourists would fit well in Mos Eisley!

FTM · 12 Jun 2018 at 09:50

Cob said:
Bulgaria has taken over from Turkey as the dirt-cheap destination of choice for a certain sub-set of the population. Used to be Dalaman and Bodrum, now it's Sunny Beach. Tho Turkey's starting to pick up again.

I'm speaking as someone who has worked in an airport for the past 6 years and can guess which flight they're on just by looking at them.

last year we got into Newcastle from Italy at the same time a flight from turkey did

we collected out bags then walked through customs

the entire turkey flight was corralled off then the customs guy shouts out...we will be standing here with black bags, empty all your cigarettes that are over the limit into these bags or we will search everyones luggage and you will be charged the respective duty...you would not believe how many cartons of tabs were left behind by them...they must have thought they would all just waltz through and nobody would check, there must have been thousands of them

Lopéz · 12 Jun 2018 at 09:54

FTM said:
they must have thought they would all just waltz through and nobody would check

Because very often, they can.

tom_e · 12 Jun 2018 at 10:13

The last few times I've been to Turkey the flight home has gotten in lateish and unless you make an effort to go over to the something to declare desk and pick up the phone then there's no one around customs.

Rotty · 12 Jun 2018 at 11:31

VincentHanna said:
I went to Sofia on my stag do very recently, a lot less Brits there thankfully! It was a nice city for a 3 night stay.

I like to think we were a bit more respectful than the sorts that go to Sunny Beach.

Sofia is quite nice, Plovdiv is gorgeous

MikeTheNative · 12 Jun 2018 at 11:34

I know a few people who went there a couple of years ago. The hotel was silly cheap, £300 odd for two weeks all inclusive and also had resident prostitutes.

Diddums · 12 Jun 2018 at 11:38

"Sunny Beach"

Honestly not even the Germans could come up with a less imaginative name.

Mr Badger · 12 Jun 2018 at 11:53

Deuteronomy said:
Ive been to Bulgaria several time including Elenite, Nessebar (very nice stayed in a locals house) and Sunny beach. This was about 25 years ago when it was probably more soviet bloc stype than it is now.
Find somewhere with a nice large pool as the sea was crammed full with large jellyfish and I got several painfull stings!

No I didn't have a quicky in the lift with the hotel prostitute - it's a jellyfish sting, honest dear!

ubersonic · 12 Jun 2018 at 12:27

dowie said:
I think it attracts people who'd consider Magaluf classy and too expensive....

You're thinking of Sunny Rhyl mate.