I’m grouping together the four countries we visited in the Balkan region: Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and Croatia. All of these happen to be members of the former Yugoslavia. Also, I like the alliteration of saying “Our Balkan Budget” 🙂 With the exceptions of the touristy areas of Croatia, all of these countries were really […]
Macedonia’s Heavenly Food and Wine
A huge reason why we loved Macedonia so much was the country’s out-of-this-world cuisine. It is a delightful blend of Mediterranean and Middle Eastern influence, all rolled up in an excellent growing climate for fruit, vegetables, and wine and local expertise with dairy products. The result? Absolutely delicious and mostly healthy meals served up at a […]
Macedonia: Europe’s Best-Kept Secret
Macedonia is the first country we spontaneously added to our trip agenda. This still fairly undiscovered country north of Greece first hit our radars after reading the New York Times’ “52 Places to Go in 2015.” Not many of our favorite travel bloggers have made it to Macedonia yet, but the few articles we did read […]