http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Macedonia/Ohrid/Ohrid/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Macedonia , Ohrid , Ohrid en-us Wed, 09 Dec 09 21:10:14 +0000 Wed, 09 Dec 09 21:10:14 +0000 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Macedonia/Ohrid/Ohrid/blog-429792.html Ohrid accommodationHiIf you need accommodation in Ohrid or other city in Macedonia i found this page www.gotoohrid.com .There are different information that may be of your interest. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Macedonia/Ohrid/Ohrid/blog-423133.html If you like to visit Ohrid Macedonia visit www.travel2ohrid.com. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Macedonia/Ohrid/Ohrid/blog-419567.html Welcome back everyoneI 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Macedonia/Ohrid/Ohrid/blog-398892.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Macedonia/Ohrid/Ohrid/blog-397847.html 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 hitchhiking 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 succe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Macedonia/Ohrid/Ohrid/blog-397716.html Nachdem wir den gestrigen Abend mit bdquogriechischen Spezialittenldquo haben ausklingen lassen wurden wir heut frh von strahlendem Sonnenschein und nur noch 20C geweckt. Den Weg in Richtung mazedonische Grenze habe ich trotz des erholsamen Schlafs in unserem DesignerZimmer weitestgehend verschlafen bis wir durch Zufall ber einen Wasserfall stolperten. Kurz den Anblick genossen und http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Macedonia/Ohrid/Ohrid/blog-325018.html Today i was in Ohrid Macedonia.That is very beautiful city. All that culture an nature. You have to see the lake it take your breath awayI take a tour with travel agency Hajbatours hajbatours.com.mk they helped me a lotIf you want to visit Ohrid i suggest to call them to guide you http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Macedonia/Ohrid/Ohrid/blog-266088.html 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 http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Macedonia/Ohrid/Ohrid/blog-258106.html Leaving Albania turned out to be more difficult than expected. The bus to Macedonia which I had asked about on Saturday and was supposed to leave at nine in the morning on Monday didn't... So I looked on the map of Albania and took the first minibus I could find to the town closest to the border. And than I tried to get another ride to the border itself but the directions to where the bus was supp http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Macedonia/Ohrid/Ohrid/blog-191280.html