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Soul Kitchen Skopje offers the best of the Balkan cuisine, with international influences. Read here more about my quick Pasta Lunch.
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From the outside, it is questionable whether there really is a museum behind the façade. Malicious tongues might even say that the condition of the Skopje City Museum is synonymous with the city itself. Well, the building has definitely seen better days. But it has also suffered a lot over the years. Since 1970, the…
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Instagrammable Food is available in Skopje at Fluffy! The Fluffy Mini Pancakes in Skopje are available in the northern Macedonian capital as a main shop with indoor and outdoor seating, as well as a mobile stall in Skopje’s city park near the zoo/stadium most weekends. The small pancakes are freshly fried and topped with various…
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It is one of the few zoos in the Balkans, the Skopje Zoo. The zoo in the northern Macedonian capital is home to nearly 500 animals, just a short walk from the city centre. As unique as the zoo is, I was appalled by the unkempt condition of the facility. First opened in 1926, Skopje…
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She is probably the world’s best-known citizen of Skopje, Mother Teresa. In 2009, the memorial house was opened in the centre of the state capital of North Macedonia. The Mother Teresa statue is right next door on the shopping street. The Mother Teresa Memorial House is not only a museum, it also houses a small…
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Staying at this Hotel in Skopje has been the absolute best decision! When booking a short city getaway, you want your hotel to have an ideal location. To be in the centre of everything, to have short walking distances, to be connected to the city, and not in some suburb or heartless airport hotel. I…
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The bus from the center of Skopje to the airport departs just a few hundred meters from the famous „Macedonia“ Square. The bus stop is across the street from the Holiday Inn Hotel. On the street, a blue “Airoport Bus” sign draws attention to the bus stop. Important, on site there is no departure map,…
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When in Skopje, tourists encounter a lot to discover. To me, museums are a great way to learn about something in a fast and compact way. May it be an art museum, to get an insight into local art and what’s “trending” (such as aboriginal paintings in Australia) and is shaping this culture or nation,…
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What’s the currency in North Macedonia? You are planning a trip to North Macedonia, probably to Skopje or Lake Ohrid, and wonder what currency the country uses? For just a few years now, the country can officially call itself the Republic of North Macedonia, and since December 2005, it has been one of the candidates…
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So far, you haven’t heard of Skopje, well, that’s fine. However, you may have already heard of one of the (few) famous people who saw the light of day in Skopje. Below is a brief overview of the celebrities from Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. These people were born in Skopje, or have a…
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Is Skopje the European capital of air pollution? Unfortunately, yes. In my home country Germany, people almost only talk about Stuttgart when it comes to cities with high levels of particulate matter – air pollution in general. But, Stuttgart is far from being a worldwide negative example. In fact, Skopje, the capital of northern Macedonia…
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Is there a Burger King Fast Food Restaurant in North Macedonia, and what are the prices at Burger King in Skopje? North Macedonia is definitely quite an interesting country for travellers, as it is not too much influenced by tourism. You will find a few international shops and restaurant chains in Skopje, but those are…
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Have you planned a trip to the Republic of North Macedonia and wondered if you need an adapter for the power socket? May you have a trip to Skopje, the countries capital city scheduled, or to discover the UNESCO world heritage site of Ohrid / Lake Ohrid – what do you need most when travelling…
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With only about half a million inhabitants, the capital of Northern Macedonia is far from being a metropolis by Northern European standards, like London, Paris or Rome. But Skopje has a lot to offer. The best way to find out exactly what is on offer is to look directly through the eyes of the inhabitants…
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My Travel Year 2020 has been… different, to say at least. I bet yours, too!? Actually, I have started the first draft of this article back in September 2020, with a “things won’t change anyway” in the back of my head. And, almost true! Even though I haven’t been travelling as usual in 2020 as…
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Even though North Macedonia is a country in the continent of Europe, it’s not (yet) part of the EU, the European Union. Therefore, travelling to North Macedonia is not that easy, compared to travelling within the European Union or Schengen area. Do you need a visa for North Macedonia? Before visiting foreign countries, you often…
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