In light of the recent events all over the world and safety concerns that many of us have, it seems like the Balkans are top travel destination these days. And I totally can understand that! Balkans are safe, affordable, interesting, rich in history and culture, delicious and most of all stunning!
Every country has some amazing places that you should visit and everything depends on how much time you have and how well you want to get to know the Balkans. All those places are incredible and definitely worth a visit but they are also super crowded, especially with day trippers.
If you can stay in those towns overnight already in the late afternoon you will see a totally different, much better face of those places. And then you will understand why they are so popular as during the day you might actually hate them a little bit. Just a few days ago I was walking through Kotor Old Town at am and was almost hyperventilating at the beauty and charm of it, with literally no one around me. To be honest I would never dare to travel to Balkans in the summertime. I really like spring there when everything is green and blooming and the air smells like flowers and grill.
Basically, from the end of March till mid-June and from September till late October you should be fine traveling in the Balkans. Fortunately, recently low-cost airlines Ryanair, Wizzair, Easyjet started flying to the Balkans, making everything so much easier. Very often the biggest problem is not getting to the Balkans but getting out of the airport. The public transport is very often nonexistent and taxis are overpriced though might be your only option.
Sometimes you might encounter a queue on more popular routes in the summer season so be prepared for that. But when you enter Kosovo from any other country Serbia sees it as illegally crossing their border and if you continue onward to Serbia you might get lots of troubles. A couple of my friends were refused the entry to Serbia because of Kosovo stamps in their passport, others had lots of issues but eventually were let in….
