Bound for Greece: Bitola (Lake Prespa) and Skopje

returning to Italy from Greece (Kastoria) we visit the lake region at Prespa and the little town of Bitola. Skopje, always on the road, gives us an excuse to stop.

TRAVEL DIARY - YUGOSLAVIA

This account follows on from Greece. Sunday 20.08.89 We leave at 10 for the Prespa lakes. We had planned a less steep route, following the valley floor. The road is narrow and for 7 kilometres it's dirt. We get as far as Psarades, a small fishing village, growing beans. Lunch on the pass between the two Prespa lakes. Then we set off for Italy. Florina, Bitola, Skopje, Belgrade.

Monday 21.08.89

In the morning at 6 we're in Zagreb, where we stop for breakfast. We have lunch at Postojna. We don't like the atmosphere at all, inflation is galloping and to pay for the motorway they don't even want money but goods or food. We decide to travel all night and my parents take turns at the wheel to reach the Veneto and see friends by the evening.

Tuesday 22.08.89

After dinner we set off around 1.30 at night and we arrive in Milan at 3.30.