{"id":32,"date":"2016-04-19T14:36:24","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T14:36:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/?p=32"},"modified":"2016-04-19T14:36:24","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T14:36:24","slug":"ten-reasons-why-you-should-visit-bulgaria-if-you-enjoy-drinking-alcohol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/2016\/04\/19\/ten-reasons-why-you-should-visit-bulgaria-if-you-enjoy-drinking-alcohol\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten reasons why you should visit Bulgaria if you enjoy drinking alcohol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bulgaria is officially among the top 5 European destinations for low-cost booze consumption. But here are ten reasons why it should be the most favored one<\/p>\n<p>The alcohol is one of the cheapest in Europe \u2013 that is a given fact.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-33\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/1-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"1\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The traditional Bulgarian alcoholic beverage is <em>rakia.<\/em> It is most commonly made of fermented grapes and has a high alcohol content varying anywhere between 40% and 95% alc. Once a foreigner has tasted this demonic beverage, his life will never be the same. (Some even claim that there is no life after rakia!)<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-34\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/2-277x300.jpg\" alt=\"2\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The legal drinking age in Bulgaria is 18, but nobody actually waits till that mature age to start drinking. And nobody tries to prevent them from doing so, either. You can be nine and still buy a six-pack from the nearest\u00a0 liquor store at three in the morning. The salesman can even treat you a cigarette if he finds you cute.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-35\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/3-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"3\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In Bulgaria, you can enjoy the ultimate extreme experience &#8211; drinking and driving, as the possibility of a police officer who is drunk himself to stop you on the road is quite high.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-36\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/4-300x250.jpg\" alt=\"4\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In some parts of the country there have been registered cases of people who haven\u2019t drunk anything but alcoholic beverages throughout their whole lives. It is believed that in those particular areas water has been used only for irrigation purposes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-37\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/5.jpg\" alt=\"5\" width=\"248\" height=\"203\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Bulgarians have announced one-third of\u00a0 all the 365 days in the year to be official or nearly official national and religious holidays as an excuse to leave work earlier (or not work at all), so that they could dedicate their full attention to drinking.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/6.jpg\" alt=\"6\" width=\"245\" height=\"160\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A foreigner should be warned in advance that in Bulgaria some popular internationally recognized phrases differ in terms of time span. For example, the so-called \u201elong weekend\u201c in Bulgaria may begin on Tuesday, and in bars, the \u201chappy hour\u201d can be any hour.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-39\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/7-300x114.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u041en the internet, you can buy a Barbie doll for 25-30 Euros. In Bulgaria, for that price you can get a full-grown Barbie holding a bottle of whisky in each hand.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-40\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/8-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"8\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If late partying is what you&#8217;re looking for, you will certainly find it at Sunny Beach. The resort has a great range of discos, bars, beach bars, nightclubs and casinos. It is a pity that after all that wild partying and drinking you won\u2019t remember that you have even been there!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-41\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/9-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"9\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-42\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Brits-partying-in-Magaluf-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Brits-partying-in-Magaluf\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Brits-partying-in-Magaluf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Brits-partying-in-Magaluf.jpg 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And last, but not least&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Cause why the F##K not?<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-43\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10.jpg\" alt=\"10\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/10-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_32\" class=\"pvc_stats all  \" data-element-id=\"32\" style=\"\"><i class=\"pvc-stats-icon medium\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-prefix=\"far\" data-icon=\"chart-bar\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" class=\"svg-inline--fa fa-chart-bar fa-w-16 fa-2x\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M396.8 352h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V108.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v230.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm-192 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V140.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v198.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zm96 0h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8V204.8c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v134.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8zM496 400H48V80c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16H16C7.16 64 0 71.16 0 80v336c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h464c8.84 0 16-7.16 16-16v-16c0-8.84-7.16-16-16-16zm-387.2-48h22.4c6.4 0 12.8-6.4 12.8-12.8v-70.4c0-6.4-6.4-12.8-12.8-12.8h-22.4c-6.4 0-12.8 6.4-12.8 12.8v70.4c0 6.4 6.4 12.8 12.8 12.8z\" class=\"\"><\/path><\/svg><\/i> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/vukovska.com\/en\/wp-content\/plugins\/page-views-count\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=0 \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"pvc_clear\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bulgaria is officially among the top 5 European destinations for low-cost booze consumption. But here are ten reasons why it should be the most favored one The alcohol is one of the cheapest in Europe \u2013 that is a given fact. &nbsp; The traditional Bulgarian alcoholic beverage is rakia. It is most commonly made of fermented grapes and has a high alcohol content varying anywhere between 40% and 95% alc. Once a foreigner has tasted this demonic beverage, his life will never be the same. 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