Falling in love with Vietnam(VOV) - Bulgarian bike repairer, Georgi Stoilkov, has visited many countries around the world but has chosen Born and raised in He recalls when he was a child, he often rode a bike and repaired it himself. He dropped out of university after the first two years and decided to live on his own. He moved to “I have at least 25 years of experience in bike repairs,” Georgi proudly reveals.
Living a long way from home, he worked incredibly hard to make ends meet. Many people wonder how he developed such a real passion for cycle repairs. “I do not know. I could work on a broken part for a whole week without boredom,” he says. Georgi eventually left Europe for the “Perhaps, when I was in “We have to work to earn a living, but money is not everything. We need a real passion for it,” Georgi confides. Georgi is very careful about bike donation. He says he only gives or sells bikes to people he believes are genuine enthusiasts. “ A bike is a very individual thing, it’s like a companion,” he adds. Two years ago, Georgi met Guim Valls Teruel – founder of a bike lovers club in His dream came true when Teruel returned to “The idea sounded crazy, but why not?” Georgi says. Having lived in “I didn’t realise how much I would love Georgi says he was shocked by He loves Vietnamese people and his colleagues because of their open-mindedness and hospitality. He also loves traditional Vietnamese dishes such as pho bo (noodle soup with beef), nem (spring rolls), and bun cha (noodles with grilled pork). Georgi says he has travelled to Ha Long, Saigon and Danang, and feels there is plenty of opportunity in “Vietnamese people used bicycles as the main mean of transport several decades ago. They later travelled by motorcycles, and are now turning to bicycles again,” he says. Georgi says his customers vary and most of them are foreigners living in VOV |
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