Life is a journey
When we were in Ohrid, we were advised to visit St. Naum Monastery. It is situated in the south end of the lake, close to the Albanian border. The monastery and the area around in itself was quite nice, but they were in the process […]
We have not exactly been lucky with the weather along the way, but our luck seem to have changed when we arrived in Ohrid, a beautiful pearl of a city. We had booked a room in the old part of town, at Vila Mesokastro. It […]
Driving through the national park of Mavrovo is a scenic drive through roads narrowed by trees, mountains, rivers and lakes. Since we were in Mavrovo national park, we felt we had to take the small detour to Mavrovo village as well. Driving off the main […]
Only about half an hour from Skopje, you will find Lake Matka. The river Treska that run through the Matka Canyon was dammed up sometime before World War 2, to serve the electrical power plant. Beautiful nature and fantastic scenery is not exactly what I […]
I did not really know what to expect from Skopje, but I was pleasantly surprised. The area around the main square has grand buildings all around, and especially along the river. The Vardar River divides the city in two, the old part and the newer […]
The beautiful lit buildings and bridges along the river is a reason in itself for visiting Skopje. And combining with the nightlife, you have a winner. On the new side of town the bars and restaurants are lined up along the riverside with both live […]
It was certainly not an easy task to find a rental company that would allow us to cross the borders of all the Balkan countries we planned to visit. Most of the big car rental companies like Avis and Hertz would exclude one or more […]