Today I am in Bitola, a charming town, I will have a post up soon. I got a great deal on the hotel, regular 35 Euro, I got it for 15 Euro, I am staying two or three nights.Traveling Macedonia is very pleasant, I am surprised that more travelers don't visit this region of the world; the Balkans are truly beautiful. Yet, there is really only one big tourist town that everyone talks about, and that
Friday I arrived to the charming mountain town of Krusevo about 30 kilometers west of Prilep. Krusevo is known for old houses, a famous uprising against the Ottoman Turks, and the home town of the Late Tose Proeski, until his death he was the most popular Macedonian singer of the Balkans. Krusevo's population is around 5500.Kruševo is famous for being one of the first balkan republics and the hig
I decided to visit a small town south of Skopje called Negotino here in Macedonia just east of Prilep on the map. It isn't a place travelers visit; there is only two hotels in town, but in the summer there resides a big pool that people from around the country visit on their holiday.The hotel I am staying at is only 20 Euro, but from the countries I have traveled this hotel would be considered a
The river below the Old Stone Bridge Divides the City of Skopje.I arrived in Macedonia for a rainy and cold introduction. Skopje feels much smaller than Sofia and there are no trams; Sofia could be considered the tram-city. The border of Bulgaria and Macedonia was freezing being so high in the mountains.Rapping everything up worked out perfect in Bulgaria and it was best not to travel with a car.
So I decided to head to Macedonia and continue with the original tentative plan. Originally I was going to travel through Bulgaria to Romania, and back down through Serbia to Macedonia and then up the coast to Bosnia, but decided to stay in Bulgaria for 395 days. Today I am in Skopje, I might head to Kosovo for a quick detour and then back to Skopje and to a couple of places south and cross into
We’re nearing the end of our Window Into South Africa interviews and this week we stay in Johannesburg to meet the wonderful Frankie Bell. Frankie owns a highly successful realty franchise called Frankie Bell’s Real Estate (Pty) Ltd and we’re in for a real treat this week as Frankie agreed to provide us with photographs of some of the amazing houses in Johannesburg.
Yesterday morning, the Eternal Tourist (yours truly) took a self-guided walking tour around Southwark which is the little area in which I work. It is tucked beneath London Bridge and spreads around Borough High Street all the way to Borough Station. I think it is safe to say that I am rather enamoured with this historic and understated area and I jumped at the chance to take part in
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Southbank is one of my favourite places in the whole of London as there is so much to do and see there. The best thing is that even if you have no money, you can just go and take photos of all of the exhibits and people and that, of course, is free! On Sunday, Stephen and I caught the train to Charing Cross station to meet up with my old friend Gavin. Gavin and I met at university in
This week in “A Window Into South Africa” we step away from Jo’burg and take a journey down to Stilbaai to chat to author and writer Helene Strauss. Helene is the author of the book Steps to Financial Freedom. What is the name of your website or business? Write-4-U Whereabouts in South Africa are you? Stilbaai (Or Still bay in Eng
It was our eighth wedding anniversary on Sunday 28 March and we treated ourselves to a first class ride on the Isle of Wight Steam Railway (well, it was only a little bit more expensive than the third class tickets!). Everything about Havenstreet Station was wonderfully authentic. The carriage was marvellous. We could just imagine the noble folk
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Wow! What a week it has been in South Africa – we need all the positive news and vibes we can get! This week’s interview is with Vanessa and I’ll dive straight into the questions. Be sure to look out for her photos at the end of the post. What is the name of your website or business? http://www.sehnsucht.za.net Whereabouts in South Africa are you? Johannesburg Tel
The very first impression we had of the Isle of Wight is how beautiful it is! The sun was shining and it is obvious that spring arrives here earlier as all the daffodils are out already! We arrived at our bed and breakfast a little early and decided to take a walk down to the nearby cliffs. How beautiful is that? I knew the minute I saw this little pathway that I had to take
Justin Cohen is a motivational speaker and author from Johannesburg. He is the man behind Big Little Stories which is a website featuring inspirational and motivational videos that speak about kindness, gratitude and power. Justin’s message is unmistakably South African and I believe he is an incredible ambassador for the country. Justin very kindly replied to my request for
Soon after Mother’s day each year I plant a few chili pepper plants, cilantro and some basil in a small garden area by the garage. There’s enough pavement between the edibles and the woods to confuse the deer a little, so we generally enjoy at least a partial harvest. There’s something elementally satisfying in adding [...]
Desde hace varias semanas he estado saliendo a caminar por la Cota Mil los domingos, de alli hago un recorrido por varios lugares.Hace unas semanas estuve comiendo mandarinas y leyendo bajo la sombra de un árbol un libro de cuentos de Chejov que me habĂa comprado recientemente. Ese dĂa coloque en el twitter este sencillo comentario: -Comiendo mandarinas y leyendo a Chejov bajo la sombra de un árb
by Per SvangrenIt has been so cold this spring. It started well, with some warm days. But then the cold came back and all the spring flowers which had start blooming..... stopped. All one could see were the blooms.    But now it is warm and all over Gotland you find, vitsippor and blåsippor and there are lot of them. You can see them together or apart. You can see them together with other flow
by Per SvangrenOnce a year nearly all the houses in Rute takes bring out all of their unwanted stuff and sell it. This flea market is called Rute Rear Ute. People from all over the island come to Rute and walk around the village to shop for things they didn´t know they needed. Then there are those of us who love selling the things we no longer need and bring in a little coffee money to boot. So e
By Per SvangrenOn the Ferry to Gotland Four days break in Sweden as it is Kristi Himmelsfärd. Thursday was a red day, meaning people are off work and school, then Friday, klämdag, a day between a red day and weekend, so many people take a vacation day from work. And then it is Saturday and Sunday and most people are free from work. So most Swedes have four days for a vacation.For me it means Got
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