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Fourth of July Weekend - Colorado Style
My friends and I decided that we want to visit a city that we have never been (in my case, haven't explored), so one of us put together a...
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Mike McHugh
Mar 5, 20234 min read
Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego
With our mission accomplished of going to Antarctica, a trip five years in the making, we had a few more days in Ushuaia. Since my...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 27, 20234 min read
Antarctica - Days 11 & 12: Drake Passage
The following morning was a true sleep in – there was no wake up call at all, but the first announcement actually came from the Captain...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 24, 20233 min read
Antarctica - Day 10: One Last Landing on the Last Continent
We woke up to an announcement that we were arriving into Whaler’s Bay, home of Deception Island, which is all located within Neptune’s...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 23, 20233 min read
Antarctica - Day 9: National Geographic Content & Paddling
We got to “sleep in” this morning to 7:00 AM for a zodiac cruise of Cierva Cove, which was named after the inventor of the autogiro...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 22, 20232 min read
Antarctica - Day 8: Danco Island & Wilhelmina Bay
Today was a relatively uneventful day, if there is such a thing in Antarctica! We woke up to Shane's voice at 6:00 AM as we were nearing...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 21, 20232 min read
Antarctica - Day 7: Mission Accomplished
Today was the day. Today, I stepped on my seventh continent. After the first few days where the weather was inclement or the landing site...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Antarctica - Day 6: Petermann Island & Yalour Islands
We woke up at 6:30 AM to an announcement from Shane that we were on track to zodiac cruise and (hopefully) land at Petermann Island. The...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 19, 20232 min read
Antarctica - Day 5: Crossing the Circle
We woke up early to an announcement that we were about to cross the Antarctic Circle. I had specifically picked this cruise itinerary...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 18, 20233 min read
Antarctica - Day 4: Lemaire Channel, Port Charcot & Argentine Islands
At 6:30 AM, Shane came on the PA system to let us know that we were officially sailing through the Lemaire Channel! Unfortunately, it was...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 17, 20234 min read
Antarctica - Days 2 & 3: Drake Passage
Shane, our Expedition Leader, came on the ship wide PA system at 8:00 AM on the dot to wake us up for breakfast which started at 8:30 AM....
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Mike McHugh
Feb 15, 20234 min read
Antarctica - Day 1: Finally on the Way!
Hello from the Ocean Diamond! After 5 canceled trips due to COVID, part of me wondered if I would ever get here! Our voyage across...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 14, 20236 min read
Antarctica: Sightseeing Around Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego
In some ways you could say that the actual vacation started on Tuesday, even though we got into Ushuaia, Argentina on Sunday. After...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 13, 20233 min read
Antarctica: Arrival in Ushuaia
Hello from Ushuaia & Tiera del Fuego, which literally translates to “Land at the End”. It is the southernmost part of an occupied...
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Mike McHugh
Aug 25, 20223 min read
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
Aug 14, 20213 min read
Zanzibar
Even though my East African Safari was over, I would have landed back in the USA on Friday if I left right from Arusha. I don’t like to...
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