This under-the-radar Balkan land between Serbia & Greece offers a wealth of history, especially Ottoman/Byzantine but back to ancient Greek, plus swell beaches/ecotourism. Cities like Skopje serve up a good time & the country's 95% wired for WiFi!
The ski resort of Popova Šapka
kallernaThis small country is mountainous landscape and excellent eco/adventure options, and its main winter resort is Popova Šapka (“Priest’s Hat”), an hour from capital city Skopje, with 20km (mi.) of slopes, nine lifts, and some excellent off-piste skiing (to access this terrain, there’s a snowcat company called Eskimo Freeride which will guide you in the trees, down sheer couloirs and through some wonderful powder bowls). The resort does have a bit of an air of having seen better days, but…
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