My love for Macedonia

The last 2 years I have spent a lot of time in Macedonia, probably about 6 months in total over different periods, and all I can say is that I had a feeling of belonging and being at ease whenever I was there. I know, I know, you probably think: oh no, another westerner that came here to pretend to be a rich king in this country.. but to me it was more than that. Whenever I would see the cross glancing over Skopje, I just felt.. home.

I ate the best pizza ever somewhere around Kicevo (Dobrenoec), I got defeated by the smallest street in Veles driving through it with a big ass rental car, I swam in some radioactive lake (forgot where it was, it’s one of the pictures, might be Tikvesh), I had the world famous Mekitsa in Straza, had some amazing nut bar things in Bitola, I celebrated Christmas and Easter, attended 2 weddings, and I could go on for days…

I truly enjoyed being there, never felt unsafe, people were typically very warm and nice, and Skopje is the first big city I’ve been where I didn’t feel anxious walking around, even at 4 in the night.

Unfortunately I won’t be able to come for a bit now, but hopefully one day I’ll be back.

Added some photo’s from the past 2 years. Virtual kudos to whomever recognizes all the places (some are the same city ofcourse).

i love you