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Vodnjanska bb Skopje, Macedonia

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The End of Couch Surfing

A travel blog entry by robdelaney

... became apparent virtually as soon as we crossed the border. All of a sudden the roads seem to become a little bit more worn and bumpy, not so much that it causes any feelings of superiority, but rather a why don’t they just throw some more tarmac on this thing. Oh yes, that’s right, because they can’t.



We were greeted in Skopje by our couch surfing host for the evening, Sara. All we had to do was traverse the road outside the ...

The last few hours before going

A travel blog entry by mary.k.b.

... magically figure out how to pack even lighter. As if 2 suitcases for 2 years of living and working is overkill. Still, things and knick-knacks accumulate and I find myself doing the massive drop off to Goodwill or the Red Cross.

I think I will be sad to leave this little apartment. It's been exactly what we need while here, perfectly located, and it really feels like home now. But, so will the next place.
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Episode 24

A travel blog entry by overlandlyn2010

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... much smaller and older church next door has more faded frescos:

We visited Kratovo, this is Zlatko’s home town. In the times of the Ottomans it was a favoured town, the people didn’t have to pay tax because of a nearby silver mine and a coin mint in the town. It has several old stone bridges from Roman times that link the two sides of the old town that climb back up the steep hillsides in a jumble of houses with terra cotta roofs. As we made ...

Day 115 : Rollin' with the Big Dog

A travel blog entry by kev_ann

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... were professors in America - hence the above-average English he spoke), the history of Skopje and the way in which the many cultures and two main religions (Christianity and Islam) peacefully mix here (something the city truly benefits from, as it is this inter-mashing which makes it so astounding).

Having the Imam's tales interrupted every few minutes by merchants and locals giving him well-wishes ...

It's a long road

A travel blog entry by tanzamarie

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... lady beside me helped me. She didn’t speak English and I don’t speak any Balkan languages so we communicated by using simple words (I don’t know how this worked, but it did) and hand gestures. She even bought me a coke at the rest stop because I didn’t have the right kind of money. I didn’t ...

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