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The End of Couch Surfing
... up our stuff and then I accompanied Tom to a local café where he would wait while I dropped the keys back. This took maybe an hour and a half to do, as I felt that I should spend at least a little time with Sara in her workplace chatting before leaving for good. By the time I got back to Tom and got a hostel sorted it was already late in the evening, too late to do anything significant anyway. We grabbed a bite to eat then I returned home. We agreed that it was ...
The low-down on an interesting town
... people' on wikipedia if you don't know who this is) citizens. Ethnic tension is an issue here, but it rarely comes down to violence. And the average traveler probably won't even feel this, unless they strike up a conversation with a very forward local. In fact, Skopje has far less crime than any comparable city in the US. I've never felt threatened or really even worried, and I walk around by myself a lot. The only thing that a person should be aware of ...
Wine and war zones
... films stored on it. Plus all six series of Peep Show, probably my favourite TV series at the time. I ended up copying about 30 hours worth of entertainment onto my laptop. Most of the movies I had never heard of, but the files didn't take up too much space so I went nuts.
And then it came to me. A moment of clarity. Or divine intervention perhaps. The Aussie and I had chatted earlier in the day about girlfriends, so I knew he wasn't a nudger. He was ...
Skopje, Macedonia - A Tale of Two Cities
... was fast approaching. The highway was long gone and we were on a minor road frequented by tractors and sluggish lorries. Elton looked crestfallen. “This road will increase our journey by one and a half hours. I'm not sure how this happened and I am sorry.” Michael and I were not bothered in the slightest. We had no deadline to meet and we told Elton this. We drove on as the sun began to drop below the distant mountains.
Our eventual arrival in Skopje was filled with ...
This is Skopje?
... do you think of it here. A really really great guy.
As I settle in, an American comes in. There aren’t too many Americans in these parts so I perked up. She’s an American who is teaching at a bilingual school in Berlin. She’s here on a mini-vacation doing work for habitat for humanity. How cool is she?!? I asked if she knew any good places for dinner and in particular wine. She said ...



