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  • 22nd August 2011The showers were disgusting and smelt like sewerage. I couldn't get out fast enough. It was slightly cooler this morning, which was nice as we haven't had a break from the heat in over 2 weeks, but the cool feeling Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Aug 28, 2011
  • 21st August 2011We started today by walking through the Blloku district in Tirana, which is supposed to be the trendy area, and I guess it had a few cafes and lots of trees but that was about it. We headed up to Posted by kimdanny in Kim and Danny 2011 | Aug 28, 2011
  • Into the BalkansThe scenery on our last day cycling in Greece was beautiful, a fitting end to our time here. Our last stop in Greece was Florina - 12km from the border with Macedonia. There is little tourism here in the summer Posted by mrs lewis in Mariana and Rob's honeymoon adventure | Jul 11, 2011
  • The ancient city of Stobi, MacedoniaThe road from Lake Ohrid to our next destination took us over the enormous peaks of the Galičica National Park and through the famous Tikves wine region. Surprisingly, we were not in search of some good wine, but were looking Posted by The Minion in Motorcycle Adventure Tour | Jul 4, 2011
  • Lake Ohrid, MacedoniaRode from Albania to Lake Orhid which is one third in Albania and 2 thirds in Macedonia. Decided to take the scenic route up near the Greek border. It only took about 8 hours to ride maybe 250km! The roads Posted by XJR1300 in Motorcycle Adventure Tour | Jul 3, 2011
  • Skopje... Capital of the Republic of Macedonia ==Skopje== One of the most identifiable sites of Skopje is the 9 arch bridge that connects the "new town" to the "old town". OK, we know that you can only count 7 arches in this photo an Posted by janejoe in Our first big adventure | May 1, 2011
  • Wine Tasting and Ruin Stomping in Macedonia ==Villa Marija Wine Tasting== Leaving Prelip behind, we took a taxi from our hotel to Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. We planned two stops along the way: one to a winery and anoth Posted by janejoe in Our first big adventure | May 1, 2011
  • Bitola and Prelip, Macedonia ==Mountain village of Maloviste== Our first stop of the day was to a remote Macedonian village where one could say time has stopped. This village was on the Via Egnatia, which was the Posted by janejoe in Our first big adventure | Apr 29, 2011
  • Ohrid, Macedonia ==UNESCO World Heritage sites: City of Ohrid and Lake Ohrid, the pearl of Macedonia== Our first stop in the Republic of Macedonia (or, for the Greeks, the Former Yugoslav Republic of M Posted by janejoe in Our first big adventure | Apr 28, 2011
  • From Lake Ohrid to Pelister National park, MacedoniaFriday 11th June Got up and left the campsite to find something else around the lake. Before that we headed back into Ohrid to get some shopping, mainly booze and BBQ items for my birthday tomorrow! We also headed around the Posted by marklorna in Mark and Lorna's European Adventure | Jul 8, 2010
  • Istanbul to the former Yugoslavian country of Montenegro -22The first night in Istanbul was domianted by the snoring of the gentle man on the pitch next to ours. no matter what time of the night I woke up I could still hear him which isn;t great if like Posted by LizaBrooks in Liza's Missions around the world | Aug 16, 2009
  • From Vienna to ParisHello to all... I would like to ask you if you know how can I see the prices on train tickets from Vienna to Paris? And is there any way I could buy cheaper train tickets for the same destination? Posted by Filipco_91 in From Vienna to Paris | Jul 4, 2009
  • MacedoniaWe’d read, and heard from numerous people, that it is possible to get to Ohrid in Macedonia from Bulgaria without having to go through the large capital cities. Maybe so, however arriving at the bus station in Blagoevgrad at 6am Posted by TDL in The Departure Lounge | Feb 20, 2009
  • MacedoniaAfter crossing the border from Albania with a trio of Canadians who i met on the bus, we decided to get a taxi and just split it four ways for the 20km journey to the town of Ohrid. However we Posted by coldposts in Trip round Europe Summer 2007 | Sep 20, 2007
  • RejuvenatedI needed a few days to recuperate after my first six weeks on the road and Ohrid provided the perfect venue for me to sit back and do nothing for a bit. There is a fair bit of culture here, Posted by AAY in At the Crossroads | Aug 2, 2007
  • Still Seeking Silver LiningSkopje is not a city I ever plan to return to in this lifetime. Its intentions may be good, but there is little endearing about this dusty, modern town. I usually do a pretty good job seeking out the silver Posted by AAY in At the Crossroads | Aug 1, 2007
  • OhridIn spite of my absolute happiness to be back in Bulgaria, I decided to take just one more regional excursion before my final departure to reality. I'd wanted to see Romania, but when I realized that the journey required a Posted by MegMc2003 in To travel is such a big adventure... | Jul 30, 2007

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