Hi
Was in Bulgaria in 2001. It was definitely an experience and a holiday with a difference. The beaches were gorgeous. Changed our money into Deutschmarks to bring over, then exchanged over there for the Bulgarian Levs. We stayed in a resort called 'Golden Sands'. The nearest city was called Varna, and was a bus trip away. Everything was for nothing when we were there, we worked out that a bottle of Heineken/Budweiser was 17p (irish pence!). They had Pizza Hut and McDonalds which we practically lived off over there.
There was also a more seedy side to the resort we were staying in, basically all but 2 of the hotels were run by the mafia. The main street was literally a red light district! Not sure if the other resorts are the same or if it has changed since then...
HTH