Bucket List 196: North Macedonia!
The Road Travelled · Tales From North Macedonia · Photos
Country 66/196: North Macedonia. If searching for Orthodox hilltop churches in pristine rolling hills is your thing or if you enjoy viewing monuments dedicated to famous farmers or notable librarians then North Macedonia should be top of your list. Things to note for your visit: never say ‘North’ Macedonia or risk your shoes being spat on and never repeat the fact that Alexander the Great was half-Greek. Avoid these traps and you too may be offered free bottles of Skopsko at the Old Town Brewery in the bustling Old Bazaar district of Skopje.
The Road Travelled
Tales From North Macedonia
Skop Right Now, Thank Ye Very Much
September 13th, 2023 From the shores of North Macedonia’s largest lake, we made the bumpy three-hour drive northeast to its largest city, and capital, Skopje. Pronounced Skop-yay, this city of half a million may not appear to be the most geographically significant municipality when looking at its landlocked location on a map however, you’d be partially wrong. Situated…
Knights of Macedonia
September 11th, 2023 The newest nation on earth, at least by name, lay just across from our next Balkan border interrogation: North Macedonia. Caught up in a decades-long dispute with neighbouring Greece over where the ancient region of Macedonia actually is, and allowing the victor to lay the best claim to the birthplace of Alexander the Great (very…
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North Macedonia
Country: 66/196 Visited: Winter ’22/’23
