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Europe 2022: Cappadocia, Turkey
Our flight to Cappadocia from Istanbul was delayed for over 5 hours, so we didn’t land until after midnight and got to our hotel at...
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Mike McHugh
Aug 23, 20224 min read
Europe 2022: Istanbul, Turkey
Once we landed in Turkey, I immediately updated my Instagram bio to say “51 countries”! Our flight to Istanbul was uneventful, minus the...
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Mike McHugh
Aug 22, 20226 min read
Europe 2022: Dubrovnik, Croatia
In order to get from Split to Dubrovnik, we had a few options including a ferry, bus, or hiring a private driver. The first two were...
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Mike McHugh
Aug 19, 20226 min read
Europe 2022: Split, Croatia
Our next stop was Split and getting there was quite an experience! Our flight out of Ibiza was delayed about 30 minutes and we already...
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Mike McHugh
Aug 17, 20227 min read
Europe 2022: Ibiza
Ibiza was worthy of the hype! I kicked off an international trip with my friends from Penn State as well as a few people I met for the...
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Mike McHugh
Oct 12, 20185 min read
Eurotrip 2018: Paris (Part II)
By the time we arrived back in Paris from Normandy, pretty much all the restaurants were closed so we wound up grabbing dinner at...
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Mike McHugh
Oct 9, 20187 min read
Eurotrip 2018: Normandy
The time was finally here – I have wanted to visit the beaches of Normandy since I learned about D-Day in middle school, but I was never...
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Mike McHugh
Oct 9, 20183 min read
Eurotrip 2018: Paris (Part I)
We arrived into Paris in the afternoon & went right to our hostel, which was located within a block of the train station we arrived into....
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Mike McHugh
Oct 8, 20183 min read
Eurotrip 2018: Amsterdam
We arrived into Amsterdam shortly after 11:00 PM as we took a train from the airport to the city center. We immediately went to our...
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Mike McHugh
Oct 5, 20185 min read
Eurotrip 2018: Neuschwanstein Castle, Munich & Oktoberfest
Our 3 days in and around Munich were packed full of things to do. We arrived in Munich at about 12:45 PM and immediately boarded a train...
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Mike McHugh
Oct 3, 20186 min read
Eurotrip 2018 – Berlin, Germany
Hello from Germany! My friend from university, Eric, and I are in Europe for a little under 2 weeks since we wanted to check Oktoberfest...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 17, 20162 min read
Contiki Russia Plus: Days 16 & 17 – Copenhagen, Denmark
I arrived in Copenhagen at about 11:30 AM and took the train directly from the airport to the city center – it always amazes me how easy...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 15, 20162 min read
Contiki Russia Plus: Days 14 & 15 – Warsaw, Poland
We arrived at the final stop of our whirlwind tour of Scandinavia, Russia & Eastern Europe late in the evening, so we decided to take it...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 14, 20161 min read
Contiki Russia Plus: Days 12 & 13 – Minsk & Brest, Belarus
We arrived in Minsk after a full day of driving from Moscow, through the Russian border, and through part of Belarus! Shortly after...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 12, 20164 min read
Contiki Russia Plus: Days 9, 10 & 11 – Moscow, Russia
Our time in Moscow was amazing & it exceeded every expectation. We arrived after a very, very long drive and stayed in our hotel that...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 10, 20162 min read
Contiki Russia Plus: Day 8 – Novgorod, Russia
We arrived in Novgorod in the late afternoon after a full day of driving through the Russian countryside. Shortly after we arrived, we...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 8, 20167 min read
Contiki Russia Plus: Days 5, 6 & 7 – St. Petersburg, Russia
The past three days in St. Petersburg were amazing, but getting into Russia was an experience in and of itself! We left our hotel in...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 6, 20162 min read
Contiki Russia Plus: Day 4 – Helsinki, Finland
Our time in Helsinki was short, but we saw the major sites during our stay. We disembarked from the cruise ship at around 10:00 AM and...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 5, 20162 min read
Contiki Russia Plus: Day 3 – Stockholm & Cruise to Helsinki
Our final morning in Stockholm kicked off at 8:15 AM when we left our hotel for a tour of the Stockholm City Hall, home of the banquet...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 3, 20164 min read
Contiki Russia Plus: Day 2 – Stockholm
Today was a whirlwind day as I tried to see as much of Stockholm as I could in one day. I woke up at 9:00 AM after a restful 6 hour...
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