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Street life along Bulevar Marsal Tito

April 18, 2016 - Strumicas mainstreet - Bulevar Marsal Tito - is alive most of the time as depicted in this 11 new images.
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Impressions from the Slovenian coastal town Koper

April 02, 2016 - After a long bus trip across the Balkans one day in February, we arrive at our destination: the small coastal town of Ko...
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Ajvar making - a family matter - in Macedonia.

March 28, 2016 - Ajvar is an immensely popular pepper relish in the Balkan countries such as Macedonia, Serbia, Albania and Bosnia. But e...
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Strumica carnival 2016 in 25 picture

March 14, 2016 - It became the carnival of the umbrellas. The rain poured down but Strumica rocked on with its centuries-old tradition of...
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Time for Strumica Carnival today

March 11, 2016 - It is time for the year's biggest event in Strumica: The Carnival. Of days in advance can tell that it is coming because...
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Once back in town, at May 1, the neighbors made a free consert.

May 03, 2015 - Strumicas air was filled with song and music, which reached us at the balcony, where we enjoyed the shade after a long d...
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The first of May, with family and friends, in Sacevo

May 02, 2015 - Warmly welcome to the blog part, for good photo and reading from a small, scenic, multicultural country - with many surp...
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8 Macedonian spring moments

April 26, 2015 - A cook cut up meat in the town of Dojran in april, while his "non paying guests" gather outside, hoping that something w...
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Strumica - irresistible in the twilight

April 26, 2015 - The city Hall is one of the most imposing building in town, perhaps most felt in twilight. The lighting accentuates all...
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Some atmospheric moments from the Macedonian Easter

April 25, 2015 - Warmly welcome to the blog part, for good photo and reading from a small, scenic, multicultural country - with many surp...
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Spring in Beautiful Lake Dojran

April 23, 2015 - Warmly welcome to the blog part, for good photo and reading from a small, scenic, multicultural country - with many surp...
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Fires around the town at the "old newyear"

April 07, 2015 - Lets run a wintry post more, while still being "cold" in Macedonia. (8 degrees. According to forecasts, it will be warm...
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The chimney smoke is tightly over the town again

April 04, 2015 - In Macedonia many people are heating their houses with wood. The "winter" has, after some warm spring days, made reentry...
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Tzars tower - great views from a site with long history

April 01, 2015 - Carevi kuli (Tzars tower) can be seen from many parts of the town, as it sits on a high hills. In about 1000 years it ha...
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Slideshow from Strumica Carnival 2015.

February 26, 2015 - Strumicas lovely carnival, was held in saturday. It is dating from at least the 1600s, and is held every year around thi...
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Undoubtedly free-range chickens

January 18, 2015 - Pictures from a MAcedonian village, in november 2014.
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5 "jaw-dropping" traffic situations - alá Balkans

January 16, 2015 - Road safety - What Is that, you can eat it? '
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To take a nap with pride...like a cat.

January 15, 2015 - Take a nap and feel the power return. Research has shown a lot of advantages, to taking a nap every day. For creativity,...
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Mischievous friend with taste for shoelaces

January 13, 2015 - Staring, suspected watchdog turned out to be mischievous friend, with a taste for my wife's shoelaces. Long and mourn...
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The "mysterious" monastery in Novo Selo

January 12, 2015 - In the Balkans, there are plenty of old, scenic monasteries. Only in Strumicas surroundings there are a whole bunch of t...
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The old bazaar in Skopje - a fascinating place

January 09, 2015 - For me Skopjes Bazar street has become a favorite place in Skopje - i t is realy worth seeing and the sellers are not to...
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A new year- without snow

January 03, 2015 - Det nya året har börjat med minusgrader och sol. Alltid något. I övrigt har vintern lyst med sin frånvaro, förutom en sn...
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Along the road to Sveti Ilija - part 4

December 01, 2014 - The monastery is believed to be built by the end of the 16th century, but may be older. They have found inscriptions in...
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Along the road to Sveti Ilija - part 3

November 30, 2014 - Back downstairs, the trail continues to meandering around the mountain sides and somewhere far below reveals a stream so...
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Along the road to Sveti Ilija - part 2

November 28, 2014 - Continuation from previous post It will not take long until you catch sight of the fortress Carevi Kuli, "The Tsar's to...
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Along the road to Sveti Ilija - part 1

November 25, 2014 - My own "adventure movie" has just begun and the "treasure" that I got wind of "down the pub", is the mountain trail to t...
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Nostalgia varning again

November 18, 2014 - Do you like old cars? Here you are: some new and old pictures - for another nostalgia trip alá Balcan. For more nosta...
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"Beastly reflections"

November 14, 2014 - Some "beasts" I shot the past months:)
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The Orta mosque - A piece of Strumica history

November 13, 2014 - The Orta mosque that is located in the old parts of Strumica, was built in the Ottoman period, in the 1600's. Before tha...
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When its dark in Gjorce

November 12, 2014 - Gjorce is an sububurban to the Macedonian capitol Skopje. Here you find, like at many places in the country, the mix of...
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A visit in Bitola

November 06, 2014 - Bitola s located near to the Greek border, in the south west part of the country, and is one of the biggest town in Mace...
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Jonas & Violeta 2014-08-20

September 08, 2014 - All photos in this post: Stole Angelov
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Visiting a very nice family in the Skopje suburb of Gjorce.

September 07, 2014 - To take on Gjorce: approx 25 min from Skopje's Centre, with "London bus". W eather canceled a sightseeing trip. But g...
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Dobra Vecer Strumica - 7 new evening pictures.

September 04, 2014 - When the first lights come on in the evening, somewhere in the Old Strumica. With views of the Roman town and its mosque...
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A visit in Zelenikovo

August 31, 2014 - The houses are spread across a hilly, green landscape with many farms in the village Zelenikovo. The villiage is also th...
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Macedonian august glimpses, through a buss window.

August 18, 2014 - Drivers and others who rely on religious images more than safety regulations, such as wearing a seat belt, or to avoid s...
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Yesterdays thunderstorm

July 31, 2014 - It's still raining here in Strumica and the temperature has dropped down towards 20-22, after the last days thunderstorm...
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Skopje by night

July 20, 2014 - 5 more from the central Skopje and its project "Skopje 2014" (read more in the previous post)
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The monuments of skopje

July 19, 2014 - Imase mnogu glasovi, za i protiv, za Skopje noviot centar, ispolnet so novi spomenici i gradbi. Nekoi od niv protiv proe...
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4 observations in Thessaloniki

April 12, 2014 - 1) The guy who intend to destroy the entire city's breath. 2) Budget Traveler's constant companion. "The rooms offer...
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Springtime at Kolesino waterfall

March 28, 2014 - The trip goes through the narrow bumpy roads of the villige Kolesino, in the eastern Macedonian municipality Novo Selo....
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Nostalgia varning!!

March 24, 2014 - Old, small and high nostalgia factor But here in Strumica they are not rolling as collectibles or because they are cute...
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"A room with a view"

March 23, 2014 - Some picture taken, in 2014, from a balcony with view, in beautiful Strumica.
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Strumica outdoor market today

March 22, 2014 - The market place in Strumica teems with life on Saturdays. Clothing/textiles and fruit/veg dominate supply and the price...
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Love is not in the air

March 21, 2014 - Each garbage can has at least one cat that feed on it. But two can be a problem. One day I caught this deal on the yards...
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Streets of Strumica

March 20, 2014 - The main street Bulevar Marsal Tito, a winter evening 2014 One of the many streets that climb up along the town´s hill...
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A short visit at the Veljuša Monastery

March 19, 2014 - From a visit, last week, in the Veljuša Monastry located in the village of the same name, just a few kilometers outside...
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I want to eat my lunch in peace!!

March 16, 2014 - Do you hear me? No, no, no! This is my lunch, and I need it! Stop looking at me like that! Alright, alright I can...
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Suicidal dog

March 12, 2014 - Either she is very cool or something is missing. Something that do not make her scared when several large objects are ro...
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