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joelmac - Joel McDonald

This blog is about my 5th trip to the beautiful country of Croatia. My wife, Carrie, and my two children (Abbey and Ayden), my dad Bob, and my mother-in-law Debbie Jense are all on the trip. For my dad, it is his 15th trip. It is trip #2 for Carrie and the first time to Croatia for Abbey, Ayden, & Debbie.
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By joelmac
August 8th 2009
Zagreb II Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb
Here are some of the last pics from the days in Zagreb. I think all of the blogs are now updated. Hope you found them a little interesting. Thanks for keeping track! [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2009 | 47 Views | [diary=426338]

Our Hotel...a Really nice place
The girls on the main staircase...
Domagoj's picture board...you might see Van Damme and Silva in the pics among Mr. White...the head of UFC.

By joelmac
August 5th 2009
Brinje & Lika Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb
Here are some more pics from the Brinje days. We did the typical thing and went to visit our relatives in Letinac and saw the old farm at Krizpolje. [View Full Entry]

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Ayden loves the camera too much I think.
The Falls...
Abbey in front of the falls.

By joelmac
August 5th 2009
Opatija & Baska Europe » Croatia » Istria » Opatija
We passed up on the trip to Pula and decided to take the day to go to Baska on the island of Krk instead. We tried to swim on the way to Opatija in the town of Crikvenica, but drove through the whole beach area and could not find a parking spot. Opatija...was as I expected...pretty lame. The first night was HOT. It might have been the hottest night of sleep I have ever had in my life. I am not sure any of us slept...it was literally that hot. We shopped a bit that first night. The next day we [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2009 | 34 Views | [diary=425521]

One more pic with Ivana
Group photo by Deb!
Meeting with Bude

By joelmac
August 5th 2009
Zagreb I Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb
We left Optija after talking a bit with Davor...and stopped for lunch in Karlovac. We ate at McDonald's and then met Domagoj at the toll area in Zagreb so he could take us to the hotel. We checked in and then went down to Jelacic Square to do some shopping. We also met Domagoj, Martina, Lea and Luka. Domagoj called Drazen Petrovic's mom to see if we could get into his museum since it is closed for the summer and she arranged someone to meet us there. We got a tour of the museum, which was amazing, and we bought a [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2009 | 37 Views | [diary=425523]

Passing time on the way to Miragoj Cemetery
The 4 kids in Jelacic...
Petrovic's monument...

By joelmac
July 31st 2009
Split Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Split
We finally got to Split and had a couple of good days. I'll let the pictures do the talking. The highlight was taking a trip up the bell tower with the kids and also getting a picture taken with Toni Kukoc again. I can't believe we ran into him and his kids again. Bacvisce beach was very clean compared to when we were there in 1996. We decided to skip the trip to Trogir. Finally got to Brinje today too...good to see the relatives. Ivana is keeping Abbey busy and Ayden has a new friend named Tomo!!!!! [View Full Entry]

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Published: August 8th 2009 | 37 Views | [diary=424227]

Breakfast at our apartment
The kids at the ancient ruins of Salona
Ayden waiting for the crowd to decide his fate?

Ok...this is blog #3. This blog will include our pics from our ferry rides from the island of Korcula and then the nights in Mostar and the day trip to Sarajevo. Our trip to Sarajevo was great. It was long...and somewhat of a hassle do to road construction. I am in desparate need of a co pilot since my dad's sense of direction is...let's say...a bit OFF. Our day started with getting pulled over by the Mostar police and getting ticketed for not having our lights on at 10 am. Then when we got to Sarajevo...which was really worth it, but [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 28th 2009 | 112 Views | [diary=423142]

Waiting for the ferry in Trpanj
Off to Ploce
Medugorje

Here are some more pics from our last night in Bosnia & Hercegovina.... [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 28th 2009 | 100 Views | [diary=423146]

That's me trying to change a tire
The cemetery...
Another shot

By joelmac
July 26th 2009
Korcula Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Korcula
This is my blog from the town of Korcula. On Saturday, we left Dubrovnik and had lunch in Ston. As usual, it was difficult leaving Dubrovnik. Lunch in Ston was great. I had some mussels and then walked to the tower on the walls of Ston with Ayden & Abbey. It was quite a challenge and the heights made me a little more nervous than the kids. On our first day in Korcula, we checked into our apartments and then walked the old town and had supper. Today, the 2nd day, we went to Vela Luka...not much fun...got a parking ticket...looked [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 26th 2009 | 88 Views | [diary=422411]

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By joelmac
July 23rd 2009
Dubrovnik Part 2 Europe » Croatia » Dalmatia » Dubrovnik
During our 2nd day in Dubrovnik, we went to Banje Beach and then did the usual. Dad said that we had to walk the walls in our wet swim suits...but he stayed behind...and needless to say, I was feeling a bit like Paul from the 2003 trip. I needed Mike to watch my back in case I had to use some lube. Fortunately, it didn't get to that point. I have attached some pictures. These pics are from the 2 full days in Dubrovnik. Not just the first full day. We did talk Dad into getting back to Banje today. So...here [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 24th 2009 | 111 Views | [diary=421794]

Dad & Ayden at MSP
Arrival at Cilipi
Dad and the kids near Pile.