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Fancy trying something new on the menu? Get a taste of Macedonia, writes Katie McGonagle


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t was getting late, and despite the bottle of fiery brandy- based rajika going around the table yet again (one more glass? Well, if you insist), it was time to start thinking about sleep. Sitting elbow-to-elbow around


a trestle table in the living room of our homestay hosts, Danny and Tina, surrounded by enough trinkets and lace tableware to out-frill any grandma, we had just


polished off a feast of home- baked tear-and-share bread, sweet stuffed peppers and moist orange and cinnamon cake. But just as we were starting


to think of retiring to our rooms, Danny pulled a crumpled black-and-white photo from his pocket, and passed it round. The faces were familiar, but it took a moment to realise it was a picture of the happy pair, taken


heart out


the best part of 40 years before, during their ‘courting’ days, as he called them. We might have been hearing


the story of how they met and where they married second-hand, ably translated by our warm- hearted Macedonian guide Jané, but Danny’s twinkling eyes and the faraway smile on Tina’s face as he recounted the tale needed no interpretation.


It might sound simple, but


that feeling of being welcomed into someone’s home to share a meal and a few memories said far more about Macedonia than any museum or sightseeing tour. It’s just one of a handful of homely experiences that form the core of Intrepid Travel’s new Real Food Adventure to Macedonia and Montenegro, added this year as a refreshing addition


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