Ohrid, Macedonia Travel Blogs

Ech, da vidam Ohrid, Struga da vidam
Jul 23, 2008 (103 photos)

... 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
Aug 16, 2007 (6 photos)

... 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 close ...

Lake Ohrid
Aug 11, 2005 (8 photos)

... had a chat with them. He came back to us. 1km if we walk with them!!! So off we went - military escort out of Macedonia!!! I don't even think it was a kilometre! He stood there making sure we left and then marched back for a smoke. His days work done, ...

Why couldn't we spend 5 days here?
Sep 14, 2007 (18 photos)

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Leaving's harder than we thought
Sep 13, 2007 (8 photos)

· 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
Aug 11, 2005 (7 photos)

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 ...

Serenity at Lake Ohrid
Sep 9, 2008 (5 photos)

... 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
Jun 5, 2006 (3 photos)

... 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 a ...

Montenegro, Albania & Macedonia who'da thought!!!
Sep 12, 2008 (28 photos)

... 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 ...

Ohrid
Jul 14, 2006 (12 photos)

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Jul 13, 2006 (12 photos)

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Lake Ohrid
Aug 17, 2006 (9 photos)

... 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 meet ...

Lake Ohrid
Aug 16, 2006 (16 photos)

... 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 ...

It's Mac time now - Alright, we've got nothing!!!
May 13, 2005 (3 photos)

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 ...

In the lands of St. Clement
Jul 2, 2007

... . The nice thing was that the bus was comparatively cool by Balkan standards, with semi-functional AC. That's a switch! Arriving in Macedonia then, the first stop is the predominantly Muslim city of Struga, where it's necessary to change for Ohrid. It ...

Ohrid at night
Sep 23, 2009 (55 photos)

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

Lake Ohrid on border between Albania and Macedonia
Aug 22, 2006 (1 photos)

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 out.

Blockade busting continued
Jan 28, 2009 (2 photos)

... not to be completely starved. Snowy Mountains, beautiful lakes, friendly people and much cheaper prices.... I think we like Macedonia better than Greece! Ohrid is a town after which a lake is named. This holds an endemic fish species, a kind of trout, ...

Old Lakes and Crazy Sailors
Nov 13, 2007 (10 photos)

Lake Ohrid, situated between Macedonia and Albania, is one of the oldest lakes in the world andat 294 m, is the deepest in the Balkans. My first day in Ohrid, I am blessed with sunshine and take the opportunity to walk along he water's edge. During my ...

Ohrid sweet Ohrid
Mar 11, 2007 (9 photos)

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 closed ...

A lake, some churches and a national park
Jul 25, 2006 (4 photos)

... 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 town ...

Lake Ohrid
Sep 23, 2009 (67 photos)

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 noch ...

June 23: lake side disappointment
Jun 23, 2009

I left Berat by an early morning bus, and after 3 hours and a lot of confusion at the end of the ride, I entered Macedonia by foot and end up in Ohrid, a small city at the shore of a lake with the same name. I had high hope for this place. All the info I ...

Country 104!
Jul 4, 2007

... 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 the ...

Ohrid - Macedonia
Jul 8, 2008 (8 photos)

... and decided we were just too tired to drive any further, so parked up for the night.  Part-timers, eh? We crossed into Macedonia (again, they didn't spot we had no insurance! Saved us $70 for a one and a half days) and thought even though we were ...

Lake Ohrid
Nov 4, 2007 (8 photos)

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Lake of Sharks
Oct 24, 2006

... *apocrypal gospels are works about Jesus but have not been included in the Christian Bible. **Turkey is not currently threating Macedonia with invasion, as far as I know. ***Naturally you must be horrified to learn that I broke ancient pottery. ...

Ohrid
Dec 9, 2006

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Out of Albania, into Macedonia
Dec 19, 2007 (27 photos)

Getting into Macedonia was only slightly adventurous.  First I took a furgon to a town near the border and then took a cab to the Macedonian side of the border.  After being stamped out of Albania by a border guard who didn't speak any English, I ...

We need to learn Cyrylic
Jun 12, 2009 (8 photos)

... returning from a conference and gave us a ride into town. They dropped us off in the center of the touristy lake town of Ohrid. A destination for Macedonian and Greek tourists mostly. Not much more than a beach resort though, it was nice to be on a coast ...