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North Macedonia Travel Podcast with Stefan Trajkovski

Stefan Trajkovski

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.

Part of Paris2Tokyo — one show for each of the world's hundred most-visited countries. Made for travelers, wherever you are going next.

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  • 6 episodes
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Episodes6

  • Yesterday · 10 min

    Skopje Paperwork, Flipbooks, and a Farewell Beer

    Stefan hits the final stretch of his Skopje residency paperwork, discovers the city's flipbook film festival, and marks the end of his first week with a riverside beer. Practical tips on police registration, bank accounts, and the real cost of settling i…

  • Wednesday · 8 min

    Skopje's Beer, Heat, and Quiet Hills

    Stefan hits day five in Skopje, swapping paperwork for the city's café terraces and a sunset hike up Vodno. He reflects on the quiet of August, tastes a cool Skopsko by the Vardar, and gets a local's view of the city's rhythms, all while sharing the real…

  • Tuesday · 9 min

    Skopje's Paper Trail, Day Four

    Stefan tackles the final stretch of residency paperwork, hunts down a bank branch that doesn't exist, and cools off with a riverside walk as the city thins out for summer. He also checks on the promised city train and prices out a simple life in Skopje.

  • Monday · 7 min

    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 Sko…

  • Sunday · 10 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…

  • Saturday · 10 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 v…