Lazy Travels

Tetovo is such a hidden treasure of Macedonia. A treasure that few people know about, but maybe that’s a good thing, because it allows you to have the magical Painted Mosque all to yourself for a while. Yes, you do come to Tetovo for one place, and that is the […]

The Bay of Bones, which is a reconstructed village near Ohrid, is a place I don’t really know what to think about. On the one hand it’s supposedly cool that it’s there, but on the other hand it’s a village that reminds me most of Asterix’s settlement 🙂 What is […]

Lake Ohrid is like the sea for Macedonia. Ok, that’s a bit of an overstatement, but as the country has no access to any other „big water”, Lake Ohrid attracts those, willing to relax by the water. And there are several tourist attractions along the shore. Ohrid is a place […]

Matka Canyon lies just outside Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. Just a dozen or so kilometers from the city, the high walls of the canyon descend into a picturesque artificial lake with azure water. And if you add a path running along the shore, you have the perfect recipe […]

1280 metres above sea level is a good altitude, just in time to be closer to God. In fact, it is the ideal altitude to build a monastery at the foot of the Zlatovrv (Golden Peak) mountain in Macedonia to connect mortals with God. The Treskavets Monastery was built in […]

I think I will always associate Bitola with two places. The first is the city’s pedestrian promenade, which is almost brimming with life on the weekend and evenings. The second is the ruins of a Roman settlement with well-preserved floors laid in beautiful patterns. Before coming to Bitola, I had […]