We accepted a housesit in a small village called Trdkova which was almost at the Slovenian Austrian border and in fact has a geocache at the triangle point where the borders of Austria, Slovenia and Hungary...

I can’t remember where I first saw a picture of Lake Bled but it was at least five years ago and I just was captivated at how pretty it was.  This small island with a very pretty church on it, in the middle...

We knew we needed to somehow get to Slovenia for our house sit in early May and had read that one of the easier ways to exit Albania back up to Europe was via a ferry to Corfu (11). Ryan Air has a hub...

We spent a total of ten days in Southern Albania. The first place we went to was Permet which is a good six-hour drive south of Lake Koman. I had heard of the wonderful hot springs that were meant...

Komani Lake is described by Bradt Travel Guides as one of the world’s greatest boat rides. When I first started reading about Albania, one of the things often mentioned was the towering, amazing...

I know that we have been moving quite a bit and some readers found it interesting to see maps of where we have been. In the previous summary post, we had done six housesits in over 3 countries. Our last...

Prizren is the second largest town (95 000 in 2011) in Kosovo after Pristina the capital. I had read on numerous websites that it was a lovely, pretty town and well worth a visit. We wanted to travel in...

Samuels Fortress is the fortress in the old town of Ohrid. The fortress along with its ramparts and fortified towers occupies the entire Ohrid hill. The views in every direction are amazing! The fortress...

I think our best day trip during our month in Ohrid was a visit to Galicica National park (GNP). This park is one of four national parks in North Macedonia. It is large, covering 24 152 hectares. The main...

There are so many things to see around Ohrid. It really is such a beautiful place. If you want to read about why we chose to stay here for a month and what we thought, then look here. Ohrid and Lake...