United Macedonia Diaspora

[UMDiaspora.org]

This guy is a real friend to Macedonia and Macedonians:

YouTube - Speech of Joseph Grieboski at UMD Global Conference 2009

[UMDiaspora.org]

YouTube - Interview With Daniel P. Serwer - UMD Global Conference 2009

[UMDiaspora.org]

YouTube - Interview with George Atanasoski from Makedonsko Sonce

[UMDiaspora.org]

YouTube - UMD Conference - Interview with Metodija Koloski

[UMDiaspora.org]

YouTube - Speech of UMD VP Aleksandar Mitreski During Human Rights Luncheon UMD Global Conference 2009

[UMDiaspora.org]

YouTube - KALASH ARE MACEDONIANS

[Buktop]

Originally Posted by Rogi

UMD had an input of how the event should be organised? I'm afraid you are mistaken.

And there's no connection between UMD and VMRO-DPMNE foreign committee any more than any Macedonian diaspora groups have a 'connection' (i.e. all activists know each other).

You really missed the mark, I saw your emails and why you pulled out from sponsoring the event and it was really disappointing, because UMD had nothing to do with the Film Festival in Melbourne.

That is just great... So now we are letting our blind hatred of UMD detract from other events? We really need to start opening our eyes people.

[Buktop]

Gradishte is probably the biggest beach for tourism. There is a place called Izgrev which also drew in big crowds but has not seen much attention in recent years.

[Risto the Great]

Originally Posted by Buktop

That is just great... So now we are letting our blind hatred of UMD detract from other events? We really need to start opening our eyes people.

I used to think this was our Macedonian Curse (not Cause) when Macedonians went against each other. But I then started to notice the bickering in amongst other communities.

The Macedonians have an extra layer of complexity in that some people still push a policy of division. None of our neighbours try to split their country up by pretending to be Serbians/Bulgars etc. There will always be question marks over the actions of many Macedonian organisations.

The film event was a wonderful idea, who cares where or how the idea came from.

[Dimko-piperkata]

Originally Posted by Bratot

The 31 Places to Go in 2010



21. Macedonia

One of the deepest lakes on the planet, with a dazzling Unesco World Heritage site of ancient dwellings rising high above its shores, Lake Ohrid in Macedonia is a local vacation star poised for greater international acclaim.

In the tiered, terra-cotta-roofed city of Ohrid, 18 miles from the Albanian border, a lakefront settlement dating back to Neolithic times, Macedonians boast that on their side of the lake is a church, monastery or mosque for every day of the year, each full of resplendent frescoes, mosaics and icons. Notable attractions include the recently renovated church of St. Clement and St. Panteleimon at Plaosnik, an epic Byzantine masterpiece, and the 13th-century St. John of Kaneo, a limestone and brick monastery that juts out over transparent blue waters.

An estimated $50 million renovation of the Ohrid Airport is planned for 2010, with more international flights expected by summer, and up to six new luxury hotels are in the works, including a $33 million property with construction scheduled to begin in March. Tourist attractions on Ohrid’s beaches were upgraded last year with swank bars and dining spots complimented by bamboo and leather couchettes, with the hot spot Cuba Libre (www.cubalibreohrid.com) leading the way.

Meanwhile, new government-financed archaeological digs around the lake regularly unearth treasures, like the 17 fifth-century tombs discovered last July. The find follows the 2008 opening of the Museum on Water, a re-created Bronze Age village built on stilts incorporating Ohrid artifacts. — Dinah Spritzer

excellent news...and there is MUCH more to discover