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Mike McHugh
Feb 14, 20173 min read
Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Day 3: Bangkok, Thailand & Overnight Train to Chiang Mai
Today was my second and final day in Bangkok, but I’ve already decided that I will be back. I have never been to a city so diverse and...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 13, 20173 min read
Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Day 2: Bangkok, Thailand
Hello from Bangkok! I cannot believe that I am finally here! We landed at about 11:10 AM – a bit ahead of schedule. Bangkok’s...
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Mike McHugh
Feb 12, 20174 min read
Contiki Big Indochina Adventure: Day 1 – Travel to Bangkok via Hong Kong
Hello from the other side of the world! I arrived at Newark Airport shortly after 9:00 PM for a flight that departed at 1:10 AM for Hong...
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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! Â 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. Â 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. Â 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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Mike McHugh
Jul 2, 20162 min read
Contiki Russia Plus: Day 1 – Stockholm
Hi All, I think I may have Stockholm Syndrome because this city has exceeded my expectations and I haven’t even taken a proper walking...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 2, 20161 min read
Hello from Stockholm, Sweden
I just landed in Stockholm, Sweden after over a 3 and a half hour delay at JFK due to weather! The past is the past, though, and I’m...
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Mike McHugh
May 30, 20163 min read
Contiki England & Scotland: Days 9 – 11
Hi All, I left my hotel in Glasgow around 11:00 AM for a 3:30 PM flight because I took a taxi to the airport with a few people from my...
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Mike McHugh
May 28, 20163 min read
Contiki England & Scotland- Day 7: West Highlands, Ben Nevis & Oban
Hi All, We had a somewhat early start & left the Loch Ness Lodge around 8:00 AM. When we first started driving the clouds were pretty...
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Mike McHugh
May 28, 20162 min read
Contiki England & Scotland – Day 6: Scottish Highlands & Loch Ness
Hi All, The Scottish Highlands are beautiful! We left Edinburgh early in the morning and headed north to St. Andrews. The town got its...
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Mike McHugh
May 28, 20166 min read
Contiki England & Scotland – Days 4 & 5: Edinburgh
Hi Everyone! We left our hotel pretty early in the morning & headed for the Scottish border. We stopped at a famous wedding hall, Gretna...
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Mike McHugh
May 27, 20162 min read
Contiki England & Scotland – Days 8 & 9: Sterling & Glasgow
Hi All, We left our hotel at 8:30 AM to embark for Sterling on the final day of my Contiki England & Scotland Tour. The drive to Sterling...
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Mike McHugh
May 23, 20162 min read
Contiki England & Scotland – Day 3: Lake District & Carlisle
Hi Everyone, We’re on our way from Carlisle to Edinburgh! Yesterday was a gorgeous, beautiful day with exceptional scenery. We left our...
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