Skopje Tidbits

We haven’t seen much of Skopje yet, but from what we have seen in this part of town, this city loves statues, bridges, and lamps.

Coku Is Packed And Ready For His New Life In Bologna, Italy
You may recall Kenric and I rescued a young dog while in Berat, Albania last October (2019). We brought him to Animal Veterinar Hospital in …
Animal Love and Wine at Stone Rooms 1850
In Gjirokaster, Albania, we chose to stay at Stone Rooms 1850 because it’s only a five-minute walk from the guesthouse to the castle. That also …
An Afternoon at Gjirokaster Castle
When Kenric and I were in Gjirokaster, Albania in late September, 2019, we spent a few hours at the castle. Albania was part of the …
Defrim and Buko, Food, Smiles, and Love
Before arriving in Berat, Albania on October 1st, 2019, we spent eight days in Gjirokaster. About three hours south of Berat, Gjirokaster is yet another …
A Day At The Museums of Berat
Halveti Tekke One of the places we wanted to visit in Berat, Albania was Halveti Tekke. A “tekke” is a place where Muslims of the …

Kitschy Skopje In 2010, the government launched "Skopje 2014." In the "Colorful Revolution" of 2016, Macedonians threw paint balls to protest wastefulness and corruption.
Time Travel to the Ottoman Period in Skopje We walked to the mid-15th century inn for people in the caravans. It would be amazing to time travel to the Ottoman period to see…
You Can't Buy Alcohol After 7 pm in Skopje? The lady had an apologetic look, "We cannot sell you wine after seven." Kenric apologized and gave the bottles back. I followed to find out…
Malacca and Its Many Colonizers The Portuguese ruled Malacca for 130 years, then the Dutch for 149 years, then the British for 29 years, then the Dutch for 5 years,…
The Alaska Highway The Alaska Highway actually starts in Dawson CREEK (Mile 0) in British Columbia, Canada, and ends in Delta Junction in Alaska, USA (Mile 1422). We…