THE BALKANS

From September to October 2017, I went on a trip to Macedonia and Montenegro. It is a very mountainous region, something I wasn't used to living in Melbourne my whole life.

Macedonia is dotted with beautiful monasteries, like the beautiful St. Naum monastery on Lake Ohrid. It has a blend of traditional red-roofed Macedonian houses and large brutalist concrete apartment blocks, which gives it a unique look.

Herceg Novi in Montenegro is a tiny, charming city built on the side of a hill in the Bay of Kotor. Placed throughout the city are a few old fortresses, like Fort Spanjola. I saw a naked old man sunbathing in the ruins of a fortress by the beach.