In the morning I hit snooze on my alarm several times in spite of my resolve to get an early start. After a breakfast cobbled together from the supplies I was carrying, I spent more time than I should have flipping through the channels […]

Although my goal is to reach Jerusalem in time to celebrate Pascha there, I discovered I had a deep reluctance to leave Ohrid. ‎I was packed and ready to go by 8:00, but then I shared a “Turkish” coffee with my host. (He is […]

The pearl of Macedonia. The Jerusalem of the Balkans. With a reported 365 churches, chapels, and monasteries in Ohrid, it is theoretically possible to attend services in a different church each day for a year. Saints Kliment and Naum established a hospital and a […]

Has it really been nine days?!?  Although I’ve uploaded some photos and sent two brief updates, it’s been that long since my last substantive post. To put that in perspective, in that time I’ve crossed two international borders and one time zone and venerated […]

WiFi availability has been spotty over the last few days, to say the least.‎ I’m in Bitola now, and tomorrow I hope to cross the border into Greece and arrive in Florina. More later, if I can successfully log in to my hotel’s WiFi. […]

The walk from Prrenjas to the border was wild, beautiful, and challenging. I’m glad I took the path that I did, but might not do it again in the winter. Struga was ice-bound. My friends here told me that they normally get a few […]