I am a couple of weeks behind, but thought I would try and catch up anyway. SO the true start of my travels, and I began jsut 30 minutes from where the general assembly was in Ohrid. We were only there for about a day, but I really liked it. We spent most of our time in the Old Town, and enjoyed walking around the Med style cobbled streets and houses complete with grape vines and cats. We visited a few of the 365 churches Ohrid boasts. They were a contrast of Orthodox Christianity and Catholic, all very ornate with lots [View Full Entry]

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Welcome back everyone! I had a much needed, quite cozy night of sleep after my arrival in Ohrid, so now I'm ready to conquer the city! I have heard so much about Ohrid and I told myself I would make sure I hit up this town during my next Balkans visit. Ohrid is well known for its famous lake, beautiful old town, and overall gorgeous scenery. I'm so ready to discover what this town has to offer and I only have one day to do it. After having some breakfast, I headed out into town. I decided to head towards [View Full Entry]

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After having reached the Skopje bus station, I was immediately approached by various taxi drivers all asking me, "Hey, where are you going?". "I'll take you anywhere you wanna go." They stand outside of the bus station seeking customers left and right. I have never experienced persistent taxi drivers like I had in Skopje. Many of them even offered to drive me to Ohrid. I got price offers from as high as 80 euros to as low as 30 euros. No thanks! The bus will be just fine with a nice little price tag of around 10 euros. "But you can [View Full Entry]

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After a really swell day in Pristina I headed for Macedonia. My plan was to reach Skopje, the capital city and then take a bus to Ohrid. I have been pondering over the idea of hitch-hiking around the Balkans. I would not even consider doing this in the USA, but this isn't the USA. In my mind I was thinking, "Come on Gina, you only live once." I have met several fellow travelers who have successfully hitch-hiked around the world. I can also do the same, right? I have even come across and heard about solo female hitch-hikers as well. I [View Full Entry]

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Took me 45 minutes to figure out where is Antonio's GH after being dropped off by this stupid taxi driver to another place on the same neighborhood hoping i would stay there, he probably will get commission if i did, luckily i fianlly saw the number of the house and it wasnt it, it was dark at 430am quite difficult to read the address, walking around like a lunatic cursing the taxi guy, i swore to myself i wont stay where he dropped me off, no commission for him, dogs barking with 2 backpack on reading every house number making sure [View Full Entry]

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Saturday, 20th September 2008 - Alexandria I cycled in the afternood and it felt nice to be on the road again. Short before Alexandria my view fell on a shop where several strange things where offered: broken music instruments, old mashines, tools, and even beds! I liked it :) I stopped and talked to the shop owener Ioannes (Johannis, an about 55 year old man) with a smile. He invited me to a coffee, and in fact I could sleep at his house later. When he closed the shop, I left the bike there and he took me with his car [View Full Entry]

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Nachdem wir den gestrigen Abend mit „griechischen Spezialitäten“ ;-) haben ausklingen lassen, wurden wir heut früh von strahlendem Sonnenschein und nur noch 20°C geweckt. Den Weg in Richtung mazedonische Grenze habe ich trotz des erholsamen Schlafs in unserem Designer-Zimmer weitestgehend verschlafen, bis wir durch Zufall über einen Wasserfall stolperten. Kurz den Anblick genossen und klein Dennis ans Steuer gelassen. Bis zur mazedonischen Grenze konnten wir unsere Gelüste noch im Rahmen der Möglichkeiten auslassen, doch dann sollte für uns die Hölle beginnen. Der Grenzübergang [View Full Entry]

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For our ‘vacation’ we spend the weekend in a town / city called Ohrid. The beaches were beautiful and the city does not sleep. Shops are open at all hours, the weather is perfect with all forms and types of entertainment. Ohrid is a paradise. [View Full Entry]

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The bus got into Skopje at 545am. I had to change bus and the bus to Ohrid left just pass 6am. Got into Ohrid at 945am. At the bus station an elderly gentleman asked me if I was looking for accommodation and I said yes. He was riding a bicycle so we walked to his house which was a 10 minute walk from the bus station. He said he can give me a room with an attached bathroom for Euros 15 per night and a room without an attached toilet for Euro 15 a night. Vesna from Belgrade told me I [View Full Entry]

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Upon arrival in Ohrid I was quite surprised by what I found. I had read a bit about this town and the lake, how it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site full of ancient buildings and how the Cyrillic alphabet was invented here in the ninth century AD. I had also seen a lot of photographs, nearly all of a little church sitting on a cliff above a deep blue lake. Well that is only half the story. Tacked on to the side of the old town is a lively modern resort. There are lots of restaurants, bars, cafes, shops, banks, [View Full Entry]

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