Put Lake Ohrid on your list.
Really lovely lake especially on the Macedonian side.
I did like Serbia a lot too, no problem with navigation at all, no real language problems either, always found someone who spoke German or English. If you are online, Google translate worked perfectly for me recently in Vietnam. The Hapsburg fortress near Novi Sad is definitely worth a visit, so is the Iron Gate, the gorge of the Danube leading into Romania.
I did not have any safety issues on my trips in 2009 (F650 Dakar) and 2010 (1200 GSA), I did stay in Hotels for an average of 20€ then. You'd have to avoid the coast in August though. Prices and traffic are much nicer in the back country.
These days I navigate only with Android (Sygic, maps.me, Google maps). Works like a charm, all offline if you download it in advance. Just about everything was paved even 8 years ago, but then, I don't mind doing a stretch of gravel now and again, which I had a few times especially in B&H and Albania.
European green insurance card should work for all countries except Kosovo. I paid 20€ for like 2 weeks, it's sold at the border. I crossed from Kosovo into Serbia and vice versa, no problem then.
Enjoy your trip!
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