Pension Old Town Ohrid
Klimentov Univerzitet 27 Ohrid, Macedonia
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... it's itineraries, the spot is slowly starting to host groups of Germans, Dutch, and Brits, but it will still be years until the tourists surpass the locals, who know what a good thing they've got.
The first and most obvious draw of Lake Ohrid is the beauty of the lake and its surroundings. Ohrid is one of the most ancient natural lakes in the region and is surrounded by cliffs, hills and mountains, most of which are national park land. ...
Kosovo and Albania the perfect place for a holiday
... my head but that cannot be repeated on here. Like most people I am not claustrophobic, that is until I am trapped in a small space with no way of escaping (funny that). It was one of those situations where all I could do was laugh, I was contemplating how exactly I could alert someones attention to get out, and then how to explain the cooking stove, gas, knife etc sitting on the bathroom floor besides me. I decided I would have to put my pasta and cooker in the small rubbish bin in ...
Piss wet through
... were warm, lovely and very helpful people.
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Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
... of swimming off a beach of pebbles instead of sand, we found our very own patch of baking hot concrete, set our stuff down and went for a swim. The lake has an interesting algae aroma but is delightfully cool - as it should be I guess, as it is 300m deep. Most people seemed to be there just for sunbathing (an interesting choice seeing as the only available surface is concrete or sharp rocks) which seemed a pity, as the tree shaded ...
Into Alexander's homeland
... would have suffered badly from the soot caused by votive candles and oil lamps used for lighting. "Character" does not begin to describe these places – we hope the authorities have the foresight and money to preserve these relics rather than let them be crowded out by the encroaching development we see throughout the town. We also popped into the Archaeological Museum located in an Ottoman-era four-story house that was as interesting in itself as the exhibits it ...


