Shortcut Through Kosovo
We weren’t expecting to drive through Kosovo the day we left Skopje, but our driver said the road was better. It was faster too, even though we would have two …
City of Statues
Macedonia has an interesting history. Throughout time, the area was constantly taken over by various rulers and empires, only to eventually win it’s independence back again and again. More recently …
Getting to the Millennium Cross in Skopje, Macedonia
We had a bit of trouble finding the bus and getting tickets to this attraction. The information we found online is either out of date since everything changed 2 years …
Plovdiv to Skopje – Traveling in Style
Getting from Plovdiv, Bulgaria to Skopje, Macedonia was not as easy as we thought it would be. There are no flights between the two cities. Taking the bus would have …
Plodding Around Plovdiv
Plovdiv, Bulgaria was first founded around 6000 BC and is said to be the oldest city in Europe. First settled on one of the hill tops named Nebet Tepe, the …
The Barcelona Vacation that Wasn’t
We were supposed to have a 10 day vacation. Four of those days we planned to explore Barcelona, Spain. This was the first real vacation / work time off we …
The Stranded Passengers of Iberia Flight 2626
This is not like my normal posts here. This is a story. And while many stories are non-fiction, or based on fiction, this story is different. This story is true. …
What I Did Last Summer
The summer is over and I haven’t written a single post. I took a break on purpose though. We have been so busy working I didn’t have much time. Our …
To Michigan via Canada
We have been adjusting back to life in the US. Everything is so loud, fast paced and we are bombarded with commercials constantly it seems. Everything is expensive, even basic …