Turena Skopje

Slavejko Arsov 2/24b Skopje, Macedonia

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The End of Couch Surfing

A travel blog entry by robdelaney

... and vowed never to couch surf again, and certainly not in a country where we can secure a hostel for 8 euro.

We dashed back and did the key transaction. We also broke the news to Sara that we wouldn’t be staying the night by telling a little white lie that we would be heading to Kosovo that evening. She quickly left the apartment for work, leaving the keys with me, as I would have to lock the front door on our exit and drop the key down to her. ...

The low-down on an interesting town

A travel blog entry by mary.k.b.

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... here. Also, as I get ready to move into my next position (hello Turkey or China!), I'm going to try to be good about documenting the move, new area, and travel.

But first, more about my current hometown. I live and do most of my work in Skopje, the capitol city of the country. Skopje is the biggest city in the country, and as such, it has the largest variety of people and activities. Skopje is made up of Macedonian, ethnic Albanian and Roma (look ...

Wine and war zones

A travel blog entry by jordanblair100

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... There was a nice Australian bloke in my dorm who seemed to know what he was talking about when it came to computers. He maybe didn't, but he knew a damn sight more than me, so in my eyes he was practically a hacker. Mentioning a selection of films he had on an external hard drive, my ears pricked up and I asked him what he had. Saying I could look for myself and copy what I wanted, he then lent me the hard drive for the afternoon.
It had loads ...

Skopje, Macedonia - A Tale of Two Cities

A travel blog entry by cessna152

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... exclusive to low budget. Kiki was looking at the offerings in the low budget section but Elton spotted her gaze and turned the page. This new list was entitled dirt cheap. Apparently Kiki didn't like the look of these flea pits and quickly flicked back. Elton mumbled something in Albanian and turned back to the dirt cheap list. Resigned, Kiki turned to a section entitled shopping. No doubt she'd get her revenge there.

Somehow we ended up lost in Macedonia. It was late evening ...

This is Skopje?

A travel blog entry by tanzamarie

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Sadly I left Ohrid…after doing a bit of shopping of course. I was off to Skopje, the capital of Macedonia. Ok, sounds good to me.

I get to City Hostel, and basically it's like staying at your friend’s uncle’s house. The guy who runs it is Bobby. Such a nice guy. You walk in, he gives you your bed and makes you a cup of Turkish tea. He wants to know how long you’ve been in Macedonia ...