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Perchance to Rendezvous Fellow Riders Lakeside In Ohrid Macedonia
/2 Comments/in Europe, Macedonia, Travelogue /by allanIt takes some water, toasted bread, and a few nibbles to recover from the night before and my hangover. There are two routes to Lake Ohrid, each about a three-hour ride. I plug the shortest into my GPS and bid my cat and friends at Royal Winery Queen Maria goodbye. Because of construction and lack […]
Wine-Stained Memories At the Oldest Winery In Macedonia—Kitten Included
/0 Comments/in Europe, Montenegro, Travelogue /by allanThe last time I crossed the border and into Macedonia I came through Bulgaria. It was a grey, cold, and threatening rain. As with the Kosovo crossing, the Macedonia officers at that Bulgarian border station wouldn’t let me in without insurance. It was Sunday, and they suggested I wait a day or head south and […]
Kosovo Krazy & The Tranquil Ride From Serbia to the Border
/0 Comments/in Europe, Kosovo, Macedonia, Travelogue /by allanThere’s some confusion about where to cross the border into Kosovo. “Google Maps and Apple Maps both show a route that would take me southeast to Skopje in Macedonia and then back north into Kosovo to Pristina. This makes no sense to me. There is a border crossing in Merdare, but locals here in Nis […]
Niš Nightlife, Craft Beer, and Live Music
/0 Comments/in Europe, Serbia, Travelogue /by allanI feel a youthful beat of energy as I wander the streets of Niš, the southern and third largest city in Serbia. The city is rooted in history, stretching back many millennia with influence from the Celts, Romans, Turks, and Austro-Hungarians. Early today, I uncovered some of these influences and history through Nis’s food and […]
Discovering History In The Old Cellars & Lost Vineyards of Niš Serbia
/0 Comments/in Europe, Serbia, Travelogue /by allanThis morning Natalija and I stroll through the city center to the Niš Fortress where we find a table under the trees at Caffe Pozornica near the amphitheater. It’s sunny, breezy and more and more people shuffle into the outdoor cafe as we sip our coffees. Moments later Predrag Jankovic joins us. Predrag owns this […]
Welcome To Niš, Serbia—A Long Tradition And History Of Delicious Food & More
/0 Comments/in Europe, Serbia, Travelogue /by allanI arrive into Niš, Serbia just as dusk disappears and streetlights illuminate the sidewalks and roads. Niš (pronounced like niche) with a population of just under 200,000, is Serbia’s third-largest city. Named after the Nišava River which winds its way through the city, Niš sits in southern Serbia and sits at the cross of the major […]
Walking Through Some Of The Oldest Vineyards In Serbia—Vinarija Vujic
/0 Comments/in Europe, Serbia, Travelogue /by allanRiding through the bucolic Serbian countryside, crossing rivers, flanking mountains, and drifting across valleys, it takes just over two hours to ride to Aleksandrovac. The small city is nestled into the hills which today are showing beautiful fall colors of orange, yellow and red. As I get closer to the city center, I smell the unmistakable […]