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Continue reading →: Balkans: Day 14 – Skopje
It’s day 14 on our tour of the Balkans, and sadly our last full day. For those reading for the first time, welcome! We’ve seen three countries on this trip: Albania, Kosovo and North Macedonia and are currently in the North Macedonian capital – Skopje. Two days ago, a…
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Continue reading →: Balkans: Day 13 – Matka Canyon
Day 13? Good grief – where does the time go! It’s another beautiful day in North Macedonia, and needless to say, this is the most eagerly anticipated day of the trip – we’re exploring the Matka Canyon, deep in the mountains surrounding Skopje. We’ve opted to go for another organised…
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Continue reading →: Balkans: Day 12 – Skopje
Hello once again from North Macedonia. Today it’s time for us to scope out Skopje, the city that we’ve been staying in for 2 days now but still not seen any more than our hotel complex and a few roads. Having learnt a great deal from our ‘free’ walking tour…
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Continue reading →: Balkans: Day 11 – Kosovo
Well, I’m pleased to say our first night in Skopje was a pleasant one, and aside from no hot water this morning, our accommodation is pretty much perfect. We have another tour booked for today, and it’s one that I’d been particularly pushing for (let’s just say mum and…
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Continue reading →: Balkans: Day 10 – Ohrid to Skopje
Good news – I’ve got my guide book this morning, so здраво from Ohrid. I set my alarm for 6am this morning to set up my camera on the balcony for a time-lapse of the sunset. Wasn’t expecting it to already be bright at that stage, but the results are…
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Continue reading →: Balkans: Day 9 – Ohrid
It was a very pleasant surprise to open the shutters this morning and find a very beautiful elevated view of Lake Ohrid, Ohrid town and the surrounding hills. Not to say I didn’t know it was there, but it’s always special arriving in somewhere at dark and pulling back the…
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Continue reading →: Balkans: Day 8 – Durrës to Ohrid
Hello again, and goodbye from Albania. We’re getting ready to move on to North Macedonia today, so I suspect today’s blog entry may be brief and even more uninteresting than normal. Had pretty bad meat sweats from that mixed grill last night. Think I might go full vegetarian tbh. …
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Continue reading →: Balkans: Day 7 – Tirana
We’re now at the end of our first week in the Balkans, and today is sadly our last full day in Albania – tomorrow we’ll be heading on into North Macedonia. On Sunday, when we were in Tirana, there were a few things further out from the city centre…
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Continue reading →: Balkans: Day 6 – Gamti Mountain
Today promises to be the most adventurous day of the holiday so far. As I mentioned yesterday, we have a tour booked today which will take us into the mountains overlooking Tirana. When we booked the tour, it was an 8:30am pickup from our apartment, but last night I got…
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Continue reading →: Balkans: Day 5 – Berat
The days are rolling in here in Albania. After a brilliant day in Tirana yesterday, our original plan for today was to do something a bit further away – Lake Shkodër up in the far north eastern corner of Albania. However, last night I was scrolling through some TikToks and…
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