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North Macedonia Travel Podcast with Stefan Trajkovski episodes
- Skopje Heat, Paper Stamps, and the City Train
Stefan tackles the final paperwork for his residence permit, explores a hidden gallery in the Old Bazaar, checks out the city train testing, and escapes the heat with an evening walk along the Vardar, all while sharing the real costs of settling into Skopje.
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Plan your trip to North Macedonia: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full North Macedonia guide →
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Episode 3 of North Macedonia Travel Podcast with Stefan Trajkovski. Stefan Trajkovski is in Skopje, North Macedonia.
Places in this episode: Skopje Government Office, Old Bazaar - Skopje Old Town, Debar Maalo, Kale Fortress, Stone Bridge, Macedonia Square, Soul Kitchen - Macedonian Wine & Cuisine, Vardar River.
Covered: Residence permit process, Housing and rent costs, Local transport: bus and train, Old Bazaar artisan crafts, Debar Maalo café culture, Evening entertainment and nightlife.
Chapters:
00:00 Government office
01:39 Debar Maalo
03:22 Bus interior
04:23 Kale Fortress
05:12 Stone Bridge
06:15 Restaurant interior
07:06 Vardar RiverA full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Skopje #NorthMacedonia #TravelSkopje #ExpatLife #Balkans #Skopje2026 #OldBazaar #DebarMaalo #SkopjeCityTrain #SoulKitchen #TavcheGravche #Foltin #Macedonia #TravelBalkans #DigitalNomad #SkopjeGuide #Vardar #BalkanTravel
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/north-macedonia/
9 min - Ilinden in Skopje: Statues, Beer, and Fireworks
Stefan spends the Day of the Republic in Skopje — a national holiday with a complicated past. He explores the controversial Skopje 2014 project, eats his weight in tavče gravče, and figures out the city's bus system, all while processing what it means to call this place home.
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Plan your trip to North Macedonia: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full North Macedonia guide →
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Episode 2 of North Macedonia Travel Podcast with Stefan Trajkovski. Stefan Trajkovski is in Skopje, North Macedonia.
Places in this episode: Old Bazaar - Skopje Old Town, Bit Pazar, Macedonia Square, Stone Bridge, Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Millennium Cross, Vodno Mountain, Soul Kitchen - Macedonian Wine & Cuisine.
Covered: Skopje 2014 project history and debate, Ilinden and Macedonian national holidays, JSP bus system and Skopska card, Old Bazaar and Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Vodno mountain and Millennium Cross, Macedonian cuisine: kebapi and tavče gravče.
Chapters:
00:00 Macedonia Square
00:32 Stone Bridge
02:03 Mustafa Pasha Mosque
04:12 Bit Pazar
05:54 Vodno Mountain
07:22 City evening
08:57 Quiet roomA full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#Skopje #NorthMacedonia #Ilinden #DayOfTheRepublic #Skopje2014 #OldBazaarSkopje #BitPazar #MustafaPashaMosque #MillenniumCross #VodnoMountain #JSPskopje #SkopjeTravel #BalkanTravel #TavceGravce #MacedonianFood #Macedonia #TravelVlog
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/north-macedonia/
11 min - Skopje Arrival: Paperwork, Bazaars, and First Impressions
In the debut episode, Stefan lands in Skopje, North Macedonia, and dives straight into the practicalities and pleasures of the capital: residence permits, bank accounts, SIM cards, and a first taste of the Old Bazaar and Matka Canyon. Get a local's eye view of costs, culture, and what it feels like to arrive in the Balkans.
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Plan your trip to North Macedonia: eSIM & data · Tours & tickets · Airport transfers · Car rental · Travel insurance · Hotels & full North Macedonia guide →
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Episode 1 of North Macedonia Travel Podcast with Stefan Trajkovski. Stefan Trajkovski is in Skopje, North Macedonia.
Places in this episode: Skopje International Airport, Old Bazaar, Mustafa Pasha Mosque, Macedonia Square, Kale Fortress, Debar Maalo, Matka Canyon, Vrelo Cave.
Covered: Arrival and orientation in Skopje, Residence permit and bureaucracy, Banking and mobile setup, Old Bazaar and Ottoman heritage, Matka Canyon excursion, Skopje city landmarks and history.
Chapters:
00:00 Skopje International Airport
01:19 Macedonia Square
02:49 Debar Maalo
04:21 Old Bazaar
05:11 The Dude Specialty Coffee
06:48 Matka Canyon
09:10 City nightA full transcript of this episode is available in supported apps.
#NorthMacedonia #Skopje #SkopjeTravel #Balkans #ExpatLife #TravelPodcast #DigitalNomad #OldBazaar #MatkaCanyon #MacedonianFood #Skopje2014 #ResidencePermit #MovingToSkopje #SkopjeDiaries #TravelBalkans #CoffeeCulture #DayOfTheRepublic
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/north-macedonia/
11 min
About North Macedonia Travel Podcast with Stefan Trajkovski
From the publisher's feed
This podcast follows Stefan Trajkovski as he gets to know North Macedonia the way a resident would, settling in one place and learning it before moving on. Travelling here means moving through a landlocked country of mountains, deep basins, and three large lakes that all sit on a frontier line.
The range covers Skopje, the capital of 611,000 people; Ohrid and its lake; Bitola, with its Ottoman-era boulevard; and Kratovo, a former mining town in the east. He also follows the Vardar River, which bisects the country and ties these places together. Moving across the mountainous terrain is part of the point.
The show unfolds across seasons, with winter snow closing high roads and summer heat drying the basins. Stefan returns to the same places months later, noticing what changes and what stays the same. Knowing North Macedonia properly takes that repetition, not a quick circuit. Every visit builds on the last.
Stefan Trajkovski lives in North Macedonia and stays for two years, moving between cities, coastlines and smaller towns on a route that follows the seasons. Not a week-long visit — Stefan is there in every kind of weather, working out where to eat on an ordinary Tuesday, which train to take, what a festival actually feels like from the pavement.
A new episode arrives every day. Each one is short and specific: one neighbourhood, one journey, one meal, one museum worth the detour — with the practical detail that matters. What it costs. When it closes. Whether the queue is worth it. What to do when it rains. Every episode carries a full transcript and chapter markers.
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Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next.
#NorthMacedonia #NorthMacedoniaTravel #SouthernEurope #Skopje #TravelPodcast #Travel #Paris2Tokyo
https://www.paris2tokyo.com/podcasts/north-macedonia/