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Ви благодариме, Охрид (Thank you, Ohrid)
Before I knew it, my time in Ohrid was coming to an end. I was sad. This place had really gotten under… [more]
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Mostar: what happened?
As many, if not most of you know, my visit to Mostar during the summer of 2010 was a very emotional one… [more]
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Faces of Piran
I lived in Piran for a month. I got to know the people of this quaint medieval village of 4,000 souls.… [more]
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My favorite European places (2010)
Not wanting to sound like Julie Andrews, but it's a year later, and time to update my list of favorite… [more]
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Beautiful Croatia
I am not crazy about Croatia, I am ga-ga about the place, I am hooked on it, I am addicted to this land.… [more]
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The Adriatic Sea
The first time I encountered the Croatian coastline, and therefore the Adriatic Sea, was on a bus ride… [more]
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Summer 2010: Croatia, The Islands
The gravatar depicts a calla lilly ... what the hell has that got to do with Croatia, and in particular,… [more]
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All the Rivieras
Those of you who had read Ms Janoski’s piece on Malta, may have noticed that she wrote: Why Malta? … [more]
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The Czech Republic
Many years ago, a friend called me when he got back from a visit to Prague. He swooned about how beautiful… [more]
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The Netherlands
I have visited the Netherlands many times and enjoy every visit. It seems like I discover new things… [more]
Beds

Living the good life
It’s called the Tito house (no, NOT related to the former Field Marshall who ruled Yugoslavia for … [Read More...]
Food

Ohrid Food
It is without any air of pompousness when I say that I have traveled some and as those who know me, it is usually for … [Read More...]
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Skopje, capital of Macedonia
Jamie Borzik is a recent graduate with a degree in IMC (Integrated Marketing Communications) and one of the members of Pioneer 6 whose task it is to create an IMC program to promote tourism to the Ohrid/Struga area in Macedonia. What follows is her impressions of Skopje, the capital of … [Read More...]

Silvio
I visited the Vatican the first time in 2007 and it was one of the most impressionable sights I have ever seen. I went on a tour of the Vatican, like most tourists do. I did not care for our guide as I got the impression that her heart was not into this. Nevertheless, it was an experience that I … [Read More...]

The Summer of ’13 …
My young colleague, aka Stefaans, spent the night prior to our scheduled departure at my house. The way things went/developed the next day, Sunday, May 12, was textbook. We left my house, waited about 5 minutes for the train; got off at the station and walked a block where we had just missed the X28 … [Read More...]

Summer 2013 here we come!
When I was in Ohrid last summer, I agreed on a project with Vesna Palmer of Multilingual and Multicultural Harmony (MMH) according to which I would bring six students to Ohrid during June and July. During these months students will conduct workshops on design and layout of menus, business cards, … [Read More...]

My beautiful apartment
It’s called the Tito house (no, NOT related to the former Field Marshall who ruled Yugoslavia for so long), a three story house in Ohrid. Behind the St Sofia church with the ancient theater where many of the performances of this year’s festival will take place. The upper two stories are … [Read More...]



