Ohrid
Travel Blogs from Ohrid, Macedonia
Ech, da vidam Ohrid, Struga da vidam
... our own shores, Go once more to our own places, Go to Ohrid and to Struga. There the sunrise warms the soul, The sun ...
Church of the day
... town is not only situated on the banks of Europe's deepest lake but is also the site of Europe's oldest university? Answer: Ohrid, Macedonia. These two facts should be reason enough to visit but Ohrid also happens to be a scenic and historical town ...
Lake Ohrid
... was more of a hole in the wall. I'd seen the kind of cloth I liked and thought it would be a good souvenir and memento of Macedonia. We looked through them but our eyes settled on a small runner. Dark red and black. Very cheap too so we bought it to ...
Leaving's harder than we thought
· Ohrid, Macedonia · GMT +1:00 hour Macedonia. 2 days late Here is an excerpt from our last entry, dated 3 days ago... So that, as they say, was that from Tirana. We get the bus in the morning to our next destination, Ohrid, a small town on the ...
Beautiful Lake Ohrid
We could not wait to escape the shithole that was Skopje, so we jumped on a bus and headed for Lake Ohrid. Some say that it is the third biggest lake in Europe. So we had to go see this As soon as the bus pulled in, an angry mob was awaiting us. It was ...
Lake Side Bliss
(Written by BEN, I'm back bitches!) Crossing the Albania/Macedonia border was a cinch. Walking across the border we were greeted by a cheeky guard who playfully asked us if we ...
Serenity at Lake Ohrid
... Albanian/Macedonian border.It took nearly two hours to get through both sides. That done it was not far to our hotel in Ohrid, Macedonia. This is situated on the beautiful Lake Ohrid. It was the centre of Byzantine monastic life and was where the Cyrillic ...
Skopsko
... a lot of history with the orthodox churches. and it's a nice rich place to shop. It's the perfect tourist trap for Macedonia - but a rightful one. Accomodations are much cheaper here too since many residents rent out extra rooms. I got one for 6 euros ...
Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
... all about, the name of the main street - Turisticka Boulevard - may provide a clue. Tourism is not new to Macedonia's side of lake Ohrid (the lake is shared between Macedonia and Albania) with the wealthy subjects of the Roman Empire enjoying a bit of a ...
Montenegro, Albania & Macedonia who'da thought!!!
... energy and even thought the men had fixed the key and lock situation I didn't feel safe and Ned agreed so we headed for Macedonia... The Macedonian boarder was to date the only one we have had problems with.... the bitch on the border gave us a really ...
adventures in a concrete truck
... ohrid which sounded way to expensive for me. i figured surely i could find something for cheaper once i crossed into Macedonia. Adventures in border crossing I cleared the border controls easy enough but i quickly realized that there ...
Ahh the beauty of it all
... Ohrid. So old. So beautiful. So very steep. If I ever need to go on a crash diet, I am definitely returning to Ohrid. Everything is a climb. But you don't mind because you are surrounded by really really really old beautiful buildings and churches. This ...
It's Mac time now - Alright, we've got nothing!!!
NADJA: From Bulgaria we moved onto Lake Orhid, Macedonia with our Australian friend, Matt. The overnight bus was supposed to arrive at 5.30am however, we were left stranded in Macedonia at 3.30am. I have no idea what any normal person would do in ...
Oh Ohrid
... me, I ran out of time) He who sleeps, eats. Or something like that. So I'm going to sleep so I can wake up, eat and explore one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen. Google it - Ohrid, Macedonia...I will try and post pictures soon. ...
Ohrid at night
Hallo zusammen, anbei noch einige Nachtaufnahmen aus Ohrid. Endlich weiss ich, dass ich mein Trauma vom Raubueberfall ueberwunden habe, wenn ich durch eine dunkle osteuropaeische Stadt wandere:-) Gruss Ralf ...
Lakeside Views..
... by another table and we just got a freebie view from a bit further back! With this being the last of 2 nights in Macedonia myself, Ben, Cheryl and Kirk then retired to a hostelry near the hotel to try and spend some of the last remaining Denar we ...
Lake Ohrid
... in the center of the old town and once we got their we were really surprised because it was really nice. Everywhere else here in Macedonia has been a little dirty and undeveloped but this town has a very cool feel to it. AND ITS CHEAP!!! We went out last ...
Lake Ohrid on border between Albania and Macedonia
Very nice place to relax. I have got a room in a very friendly family right on the lake. Direct access to the lake - beautifull. Its a very good place to chill ...
Lake Ohrid
... and the driver had to do some quick work to fix the engine. I guess stuff like this just reminds me we are in Macedonia. We arrived in Lake Ohrid and were met by a very nice guy offering rooms. We didn't have a place and were relying on somebody to ...
Ohrid sweet Ohrid
We had a good visit to Lake Ohrid, both the town of Ohrid and the monastery of Sveti Naum on the Macedonian-Albanian border. Seventeen years ago I visited the monastery, but was unable to cross the border into Albania: at the time it was ...
A lake, some churches and a national park
... much else to town, but a nice place to wander the streets nonetheless. I found the place oddly quiet. The most visited town in Macedonia, with 20000 visitors per day during the summer, I think they all stay on the one main pedestrian street as most of the ...
Lake Ohrid
Hallo zusammen, viele Gruesse aus Ohrid in Mazedonien, meinem 123 Land. Der Bus ist morgens um 2 Uhr in Ohrid angekommen, das war mir zu frueh um auf den Sonnenaufgang zu warten (oder ich werde allmaehlich alt, take your pick:-)), also habe ich mir ...
In the lands of St. Clement
... and oldest in the Balkans, with continual human habitation around it dating back millenia. It's split about 70/30 between Macedonia and Albania, though there's only one town of significance (Pogradeci) on the Albanian side. The Macedonian part has been ...
Sacree etape!!!
Pas commence fort, meteo incertaine, vent de face, et ca monte gentillement, j'avance pas tres vite... Puis je croise un autre cycliste!!! Je croyais que le Tcheque d'hier etait le seul, ben non, il y aussi ce Hongrois qui vient faire le tour d'Albanie ...
Going Where Few Venture
... everything I look for while traveling, especially the experience of something so 180 degrees different from home. Macedonia has awakened my senses in so many unexpected ways. Yesterday while aimlessly wandering Skopje's sidewalks, ...
Hotel Millennium
... : As I had spent the entire night in the bathroom feeling pretty damn horrible the just over an hour trek over the border to Macedonia felt a lot longer. Nicest and most expensive hotel of the trip: I don't want to go into too ...
Country 104!
... of Macedonia (not to confuse it with Grrek Macedonia, as my Greek friends always suggest). It was long drive from Tirana, Albania into Macedonia. It took more than 6 hours. Actually, both countries are so small, I can just say that the driver did not take ...

