Learning Bulgarian: best resources?

Lucy Simpson wrote:

We are looking to purchase a ski property in Bulgaria. From the curt responses I have had to an English post on a Bulgarian ski board when I asked for restaurant recommendations, I get the feeling that we are not likely to be terribly warmly received unless we make considerably more of an effort to speak the native language than is tolerated of the English in many European countries.

With that in mind (and somewhere in amongst all my other translation assignments!) I am hoping to start learning the language, and would appreciate any tips and advice on where to start. I have found one site: easybulgarian.com, and wondered if this would be one that others would recommend?

Many thanks.

Lucy Simpson wrote:

Thank you to everyone for your feedback.

I plumped for Teach Yourself Bulgarian (cassette & book), which I got hold of through Grant & Cutler. I think it's very well set-out and I feel I'm making good progress; my only gripe is that I would like to hear more of the spoken word, hence my interest in easybulgarian.com.

I haven't got the time to devote to online lessons at the moment (given the cost involved), but with that recommendation, I may well sign up once I've progressed a bit further with my studies.

I'm visiting Bulgarian ski forums (as they deal with topics within a narrow sphere, the language is repetitive enough for me to recognise) and occasionally listening to online Bulgarian news programmes.