The Balkans

Welcome to Day #37 of 100 Days of Travel! With lodging options closing down all over the country due to winter and COVID, I'm heading back to the capital of Skopje to plan my next steps. Along the way, I stopped over in Veles, the crossroads of Maced...

Welcome to Day #36 of 100 Days of Travel. One of the best parts of the Balkans is eating all the varied forms of ajvar, a traditional spread made from roasted red peppers. You can order in most restaurants and enjoy on bread with a bit of white chees...

It's Day #35 of 100 Days of Travel and I'm safely exploring Macedonia this autumn. For the past few days, I've been checking out the southeastern part of the country. Here's a short recap of random photos I've been snapping.  Dojran Lake I've bee...

It's Day #33 of 100 Days of Travel and I'm safely exploring Macedonia. When I heard that COVID-19 was crippling the Macedonian wine industry, I headed to Demir Kapija to do my part to save the industry...by drinking as much wine as possible.   ...

It's Day #32 of 100 Days of Travel where I am safely exploring Macedonia. Today I was reminded while stopping to enjoy a peaceful breakfast in the city of Kavadarci, that occasionally strangers like to yell at me.   *Note: I don't actually have ph...

It’s a new world and a new type of traveling. For the next 100 days, I’m exploring Macedonia as safely as possible. It’s Day #31 of 100 Days of Travel and I'm recapping where I've been in the last two weeks. If you want to see a breakdown (cities, si...

Welcome to Day #29 of 100 Days of Travel. Today, I'm safely touring around the Macedonia countryside by car from Ohrid to Bitola. Instead of the highway, we are opting for a more leisurely route around Lake Prespa. Here a few highlights from this tra...

Welcome to Day #28 of 100 Days of Travel! They say that Lake Ohrid has 365 churches, one for each day of the year. And while that might seem excessive, that's only because it's extremely excessive. Today, I'm taking you on tour of the holiest spots a...