Megalithic Macedonia: into the Unknown

October 20, 2008 • 0 Comments Bulgaria

The weekend before last I had the opportunity of visiting Cacev Kamen, the lesser-known cousin of the Kokino Megalithic Observatory, supposedly one of the world's most important, with Dr. Dusko Aleksovski. This Macedonian archeologist has done more work than anyone on the Cacev Kamen site and... Full Story

Bitola Looks to the Future, as Cameras Roll

September 29, 2008 • 0 Comments Bulgaria

Last weekend I had the honor of participating in a conference in Bitola, Macedonia in which this lovely city's five-year tourism strategy was unveiled in front of an audience of local business folk and tourism providers, plus a few local officials and journalists. At the conference, I had the... Full Story

The Hurricane

July 04, 2008 • 0 Comments Bulgaria

Today in Skopje there was a massive wind rain and lightning storm that exploded out of the heat of day. A sudden deluge in the streets and soon you were waiting for an hour, to keep away from the rain crouching under eaves where sharp metal signs fell from the sheer force of the wind, smashing... Full Story

Macedonia's Village Tourism

July 03, 2008 • 0 Comments Bulgaria

Balkan Travellers recently carried a short story on plans to develop rural tourism in Macedonia. I have had discussions with m,any people about this recently here in Skopje.

The feeling is that there are many different small projects going on, but no real organization or overarching national... Full Story

Big Railroad Blues

June 26, 2008 • 0 Comments Bulgaria

The train can be so fun. Yesterday I found myself riding the rails in Greece advising a Bulgarian Turk from Shumen, in Macedonian, about the best way to get to Novi Pazar in Serbia via Skopje and Kosovo. Talking to people is worthwhile. Which makes it sad when they don't exist.

'...Giati... Full Story

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