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I wanted to switch bases from Belgrade to Zagreb via an efficient route that would let me see more of ex-Yugoslavia. Eventually I settled on flying from Belgrade to Tivat, Montenegro and bussing the rest of the way to Zagreb with stops every few hours along the route. Tivat Airport has seasonal service all across Europe with a heavy emphasis on Russia. It serves all the beaches of Montenegro, including Budva and Kotor. In Montenegro, I went to Kotor, which has an inferior beach, because the city is prettier and less overrun by Russian tourists than Budva.
From there, I took a three hour bus to Dubrovnik, possibly my favorite place in the world. I had planned to continue by bus to Banja Luka, de facto capital of the Republika Srpska country-within-a-country-that-is-Bosnia and from there to Zagreb, Croatia, but I had to get to Zagreb sooner than expected, so I just flew from Sarajevo. I could have gone from Dubrovnik to Hvar Island and from there to Split in the middle of the trip. Split also has good bus service to Mostar.
That is a rip off for this part of the world, but it took about 15 minutes of cajoling the taxi drivers by hanging around their stand and keeping a positive attitude to get them down from the 15 or 20 euros where they started. I stayed at Montenegro Hostel 4U , which was under 20 euros for a dorm bed even in high season.
