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Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia 🇲🇰
Verified Digital Nomad Trip Report 📄
Chris Cerra
April 19, 2024
What’s Lake Ohrid, North Macedonia like for Digital Nomads?
Find out in this Digital Nomad Trip Report from long-time nomad, Dan, covering 1 month in this Balkan gem 💎
📆 Time Spent
1 month
👥 Traveling As
Solo - without pets
📍 Location / Area
Central
🏡 Accommodation
1 bed apartment (Airbnb)
🏡 Cost of Living
According to Numbeo:
Meal (inexpensive restaurant) - $6.06
Bottle of water - $1.91
Cinema ticket - $4.76
Monthly gym membership - $25.98
Monthly sim (calls + 10gb data) - $16.85
Apartment (1 bed, city centre) - $213.61
🌐 Internet / Working
Excellent internet in the Airbnb
Excellent internet and comfy in the coworking (there are 2 coworking spaces I found)
Plenty of coffee shops to work from
🗣️ Language: Macedonian
Most people speak English as it is a tourist destination and had no trouble communicating with many of the people there.
Only in a few small shops did people not speak English. Macedonian is the national language, and the alphabet is Cyrillic.
🌤️ Weather
Beautiful weather when I was there (March / April time)
🎟️ Public Transport & Infrastructure
Little public transport although there are a few bus networks.
The city is small so everything is very walkable.
Getting to other cities is very easy with local buses.
Bikes are available to hire in summer.
Things to do
The old town
Visiting the St John Kaneo church
Generally exploring the lake (including boat trips)
Visit the old bazaar
Enjoy the coffee culture
Walk along the lakeside
📈 Best things
Affordability
Beautiful architecture
Sports & recreational facilities
📉 Worst things
Doesn't have the largest nomad or expat community
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Anything Else?
Definitely take the time to see the rest of Macedonia when you visit Ohrid.
I spent a week touring around Tetovo, Prilep and Skopje, one of the most underrated European cities I’ve been to. The country is an affordable mix of everything and feels very authentic everywhere you go.
I went with few expectations of Ohrid, and Macedonia in general. But I ended up loving it!
Church of St. John at Kaneo on Lake Ohrid
✅ Go here if…
You’re looking for a relaxing environment
❌ Avoid here if…
You’re looking for somewhere with a huge nomad community
That’s all for this time.
See you right back here next Friday, with another community-sourced Digital Nomad Trip Report 🔵
👏 A Big Thank You To…
Dan, from the UK 🇬🇧 for submitting today’s report! 🎉
Dan documents his nomadic experiences in even more detail via the Dan Around The World blog, where you can find his full Lake Ohrid Nomad Guide, and more!
🤝 You can also follow Dan’s journey over on Instagram.
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