Touring Ancient Rome
Take a tour through Ancient Rome including the Colosseum, the Roman Forum and the Pantheon.
Impressions of Rome
They say “all roads lead to Rome.” Well, this idiom certainly held true for my mother and me last April. Our roads from Skopje, Macedonia, and Onarga, Illinois, USA, led us to rendezvous in Rome one cloudless Spring day. Eleven cities, nine train rides, eight...
A Warm Welcome to Prizren, Kosovo
I was welcomed to Kosovo in the warmest possible way. First, after arriving via furgon from Albania, I was dropped off on a street corner in a dusty, nondescript town. At a loss of how to begin the last leg of my journey toward Prizren and badly in need of...
Quirky Statues of Skopje, Macedonia
Skopje, Macedonia’s capital, welcomed me with a quirky cityscape of gleaming, neo-classical buildings, gaudy embellishments and over 284 statues.
Discovering Lake Ohrid, Macedonia
Ohrid, Macedonia was a gem, a destination that I hope to return to one day – perhaps as a digital nomad where I can while away my writer’s block hours by staring at the sparkling lake and snow-capped mountains. Following a simply delightful visit to...
Traveling in Tirana and Berat, Albania
My first taste of Albania was riding the Lake Koman ferry, a personal introduction with not only the country but with the warm, generous, lovable Albanians. Little did I know that traveling through Tirana and Berat would drag me further under Albania’s...
