Macedonia Travel Blogs

The taxi driver took me to the border but I would have to walk across it. I figure that should be too much of problem to cross the border change money and catch a bus. It goes pretty smoothly on the Albanian side of the border I just walk up to the Albanian border buildings which look like some…

I got up at 4:30 am to catch the 5:30 bus from Prizren to Skopje. I was unable to sleep on the bus even though I had not slept well the night before. I was witness to beautiful snowy mountain scenery as the sun was rising on Kosova. We arrived in Skopje at 8:45am. The bus to Ohrid leaves at 10:00…

MONDAY We arrived at the border crossing 'Garljano' which is half way between Sofia and FYR Macedonia capital of Skopje. This was probably one of the longest border crossing I have come across to date. It was mainly the Bulgarian side which took the longest, which is strange for a exit out of a c…

It was a really long night. The train creaked and groaned over mountains, and eventually people started getting off at various station and conductor found Zvonka a seat, crawling through the tangle of people in the hallway of the unlit train with a little flashlight. By morning, I was able to get…

It was nice trip through Macedonia in 2007... Friendly people, ancient localities and excellent climate is all that is necessary to bring you back there in future!

Pictures of here and there in the beautiful country of Macedonia.

Imagine being surrounded by mountains everywhere you look and the further you are the bluer they appear. Welcome to Macedonia.  A mountainous region where there is still a strong unique cultural identity. From the moment you get off at the airport you see a sign "The Alexander the Great airpo…

There isn't much to see in Skopje. The city has a run down feel, with the parks overgrown and rubbish strewn along the sidewalk. People are friendly though and life is bubbles through in unexpected corners.The first place we came to was an ancient Turkish bath, which now houses the art museum. It h…

Some photos of my actual "home"

One of my favorite places to travel to. Their money is still in Dinar, so to make a long story short, affordable! The women, well lets say that there must be something in the water there. But for sight seeing, Birth place of Alexander the Great, birth place of Mother Terresa. A lot of history in this little country, I highly recommend Skopje, and staying at the Holiday Inn.

Viaje en autobús desde Estambul a Macedonia del 16 al 19 de mayo de 2008. Visitando Skopje y el lago de Ohrid.

  MACEDONIA POET – IRMA DUMA   I discovered a wonderful poet from Macedonia named Irma Duma. Below are a couple of her poems in English:   THE BOREDOM SONG Written by Irma Duma One day, One night, One week, One year…One life!I count the hours, minutes, seconds passing by, …

Ohrid is absolutely beautiful!!! Locals are extremely friendly and hospitable. It is very affordable. The lake is huge, it very much looked like sea :) It is very clear and great to swim in, though cold. Beaches could use some fixing up, the water is a little inaccessible due to rocks. All in all, I would definitely go back, this time by car though :) Check out some pics...

3 months backpacking in Europe

On the way to Albania stoping short in Macedonia.