Macedonia Archives - Charlie on Travel https://charlieontravel.com/category/europe/macedonia/ UK Travel Blog Tue, 02 Jan 2018 06:29:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://charlieontravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-Charlie-on-Travel-Favicon-32x32.png Macedonia Archives - Charlie on Travel https://charlieontravel.com/category/europe/macedonia/ 32 32 Bitola in Macedonia (and My Big Travel Mistake) https://charlieontravel.com/bitola-macedonia/ https://charlieontravel.com/bitola-macedonia/#comments Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:00:38 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=5644 Bitola wasn’t really part of our Macedonia travel plan. Actually, we didn’t really have a proper plan, which is what caused the mess in the first place. After arriving in Skopje and working our socks off to catch up on freelance work, we jumped straight on a bus to Lake Ohrid – which is known […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/bitola-macedonia/feed/ 3 Lake Ohrid in Macedonia: A Beautiful Slow Weekend https://charlieontravel.com/lake-ohrid-macedonia/ https://charlieontravel.com/lake-ohrid-macedonia/#comments Thu, 03 Mar 2016 12:00:57 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=5586 Lake Ohrid is truly the jewel in Macedonia’s crown. When we first made it past the town centre and scaled up the hillside through the old town, we looked out in wonderment over the lake and distant mountains. Lake Ohrid isn’t just any lake, this UNESCO World Heritage site is one of Europe’s oldest and deepest lakes. It is […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/lake-ohrid-macedonia/feed/ 6 Skiing in Mavrovo, Macedonia: Everything You Need To Know https://charlieontravel.com/skiing-mavrovo-macedonia/ https://charlieontravel.com/skiing-mavrovo-macedonia/#comments Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:00:03 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=5619 Mavrovo is Macedonia’s oldest national park. It’s an exceptional beauty, a small village around a large lake surrounded by snow-capped mountains – and it’s home to the Zare Lazareski ski resort. We hadn’t initially planned to go skiing in Macedonia – since we’d already been skiing in Bansko and Charlie didn’t take to it all […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/skiing-mavrovo-macedonia/feed/ 3 Matka Canyon in Macedonia in 1 Day https://charlieontravel.com/matka-canyon-macedonia/ https://charlieontravel.com/matka-canyon-macedonia/#comments Thu, 25 Feb 2016 11:04:09 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=5569 Matka Canyon is the ideal day trip from Skopje for anyone who loves nature, cool rocks and hiking. It’s hard to believe that this incredible canyon is just 15km away from the busy urban streets of Macedonia’s capital city. Ready to escape the city for an afternoon of hiking, Luke and I excitedly ran out to catch a bus from […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/matka-canyon-macedonia/feed/ 14 Skopje, Macedonia – Travel Guide https://charlieontravel.com/travel-skopje-macedonia/ https://charlieontravel.com/travel-skopje-macedonia/#comments Tue, 23 Feb 2016 08:35:50 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=5540 Skopje was our first and last stop during our slow travels through Macedonia. We weren’t sure what to expect from Macedonia’s capital city and before arriving all we’d heard was that it was a bit bleak and wasn’t the best for vegan travellers. We were pleasantly surprised by Skopje. I guess we’d assumed the capital […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/travel-skopje-macedonia/feed/ 6 A Guide to Traditional Vegetarian and Vegan Food in Macedonia https://charlieontravel.com/vegetarian-and-vegan-in-macedonia/ https://charlieontravel.com/vegetarian-and-vegan-in-macedonia/#comments Thu, 18 Feb 2016 12:00:54 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=5510 When we were travelling vegan in Macedonia as part of our vegan travel challenge, we scoured menus for traditional Macedonian dishes that were naturally vegan – and surprisingly there are quite a few vegan options in Macedonian cuisine. I have to admit though, we were also excited when we reverted to our vegetarian diet at the […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/vegetarian-and-vegan-in-macedonia/feed/ 12 Macedonia Travel Guide | Where to Holiday in Macedonia https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-travel-in-macedonia/ https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-travel-in-macedonia/#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2016 10:40:33 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=5485 A holiday in Macedonia hadn’t been our travel plan. But when the temperature in neighbouring Bulgaria dropped too low for us to bear, we made an unplanned detour to holiday in Macedonia. It was one of the best travel decisions we’ve ever made. Macedonia is an incredible holiday destination. From the capital city of Skopje with its towering classical […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/where-to-travel-in-macedonia/feed/ 12 Our Vegan Travel Challenge Has Ended, Here’s What We Learned https://charlieontravel.com/our-vegan-travel-challenge-ends/ https://charlieontravel.com/our-vegan-travel-challenge-ends/#comments Mon, 08 Feb 2016 12:00:43 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=5451 This January, we took up a 31-day vegan travel challenge as part of Veganuary. We kicked off our vegan challenge in Luke’s home town of Brighton before travelling vegan in Bulgaria and then Macedonia. True to our word, we didn’t change our travel plans to fit in with our new vegan lifestyle, but instead took […]

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]]> https://charlieontravel.com/our-vegan-travel-challenge-ends/feed/ 8 Breaking Through & Travelling Vegan in Macedonia (Vegan Travel Challenge Week #4) https://charlieontravel.com/vegan-in-macedonia-vegan-travel-challenge-week-4/ https://charlieontravel.com/vegan-in-macedonia-vegan-travel-challenge-week-4/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2016 12:00:11 +0000 http://charlieontravel.com/?p=5403 After a trying week #3 of Veganuary, you might be expecting me to say that week #4 was even more dire. It wasn’t. It was better, because we’ve just got used to it. It feels like we’ve broken through a wall to a stage of indifference about dairy products this week. We’re not bothered that […]

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