Villa Ohrid

... flere drosjesjåfører som sloss om oss som kunder er det Dimitri som vinner. Han er en hyggelig kar og, ikke minst, snakker engelsk. Villa Dea var en utrolig opptur! Vi har fått rom i 4. etasje med balkong rett mot Ohrid-sjøen. Det er en fantastisk ...

... especially having a surprise-factor baby with us. So we stick to the easiest-quickest route. I have booked Villa Kaneo - somewhere in the Old Town part in Ohrid. Might be a little hard to approach - pederstrian area only at the lake shore. That means ...

... slow season, the cobbled streets were empty and the views from the top of the hill were stunning at sunset. We had dinner at Villa Do Lago, which had a nice modern interior but the food and pricing were aimed at tourists and no match for the great food ...

Best location in the center of the city, that offers cleanliness and comfort of the Villa Kosta. Well designed rooms with the most comfortable beds I have ever, ever slept in and with the best room lightning. In one word we have a luxurious comfort. All ...

... the cliffs. Once we got through Tirana and the mountain pass the rest of the drive was quite nice. We ended up getting into Ohrid, Macedonia an hour earlier than expected but it took us sometime to find our hotel. Most of the signs here have very little ...

... I went out again in the evening, but the only nightlife was the cafe scene. Woke up bright and early to catch a 7am bus to Ohrid on the western border. There were several buses packed full of young kids going there. Took a few hours to get there and I ...

Here is the plan: we will stay here only for a day, check out the city centre. Staying in Villa Tafaj. The drive from Ohrid is claimed to be uber-picturesque, slow and dangerous i.e. some hardcore mountainroads. Looking forward to it! I hope Almeras ...

... each provided the tastiest "cuppa" we'd had for a long, long while (and at a fifth of the cost). With our caffeine and culture hits thoroughly satisfied we headed off down south to see Macedonia's holiday and party destination - Lake Ohrid. ...

... sun. Then there is the one observing us from afar and waiting for us to come down from the little cathedral (this was actually in Ohrid, Macedonia). Of course there is a young and playful one who likes to jump on non-suspecting dogs, giving them a fright. ...

... sights. En route to Macedonia, we'd negotiated hairpin bends in the mountains, and had visited monasteries overlooking beautiful Lake Ohrid. We had diced with death climbing a clock tower in Skopje and had been photographed by school children in ...