Difference between revisions of "Republic of Macedonia"
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Revision as of 11:02, 29 December 2009
 Republic of Macedonia | |
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| Information | |
| Language: | Macedonian, Albanian |
| Capital: | Skopje |
| Population: | 2,038,514 |
| Currency: | Macedonian denar (MKD) |
| Hitchability: |  (average)
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| <map lat='41.5' lng='22' zoom='7' view='0' country='Macedonia'/> | |
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Macedonia is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, surrounded, clock-wise from the north, by Kosovo, Serbia, Bulgaria, Greece and Albania. People are extremely friendly here and particularly fascinated by travelers due to the difficulty in obtaining visas into the EU.
Hitching
Just thumbing a direction will produce quick results with people eager to help. There are many truck drivers headed to the border of Greece but may be reluctant to take you through. This appears to be the same for most borders within the Balkan area.
People are usually friendly and ready to help, although most car drivers will not understand the concept of hitch-hiking and private taxi is a major form of public transport due to high level of unemployment. Therefore, make sure before you board a vehicle that the driver is not an informal taxi. Also make sure to keep an eye on the road you are going, if the driver makes a sudden turn around, changes his natural path or takes another direction, it is likely that he is either a taxi driver or that he thinks he is doing good by bringing you to the local bus station. You therefore will have to say, if necessary again and again, that you do 'autostop' all the way.
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