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Mike McHugh
Jun 6, 20122 min read
A Cloudy Lake Como
Ciao Tutti, I’m on my way back from Lake Como. Unfortunately, the weather hindered my enjoyment of the beautiful city and lake. I...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 6, 20124 min read
Night at the Opera
Ciao Tutti, Before the opera yesterday, I went to grab a bite to eat at a restaurant near the theater that was highly recommended on...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 6, 20124 min read
A Day in Milan
Ciao Tutti, I can honestly say that I am pleasantly surprised with Milan. After only being here for one day, I think it is one of my...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 5, 20126 min read
Food, Food & More Food
Ciao Tutti, I am currently sitting on a train pulling out of the station in Florence watching the top portion of the Duomo fade away as...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 3, 20124 min read
The City of Dante
Ciao Tutti, The past two days in Florence have been very busy. Yesterday, I arrived to my hostel, Plus Florence, at noon and checked...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 3, 20122 min read
Halfway Through Italy!
Ciao Tutti, I’m currently on a train from Naples to Florence. Last night was pretty uneventful. After I got back to Naples from Capri I...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 2, 20123 min read
Capri: The Island of Dreams
Ciao Tutti, I’m on my way back from the beautiful island of Capri, also known as the Island of Dreams. My five hours here was absolutely...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 2, 20122 min read
Napoli
Ciao Tutti, I arrived in Napoli at 10:30 AM and headed to my hostel immediately. The directions on the hostel’s website said that I...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 1, 20124 min read
Everyone Knows Everyone!
Ciao Tutti! I arrived in Reggio di Calabria two days ago at about 11:00 AM and took a taxi straight to the Bed and Breakfast that one of...
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Mike McHugh
May 30, 20123 min read
Where’s the Rocky Music?
Hi All, Today is a very bittersweet day – the final day of the tour. We woke up and had a three hour walking tour of Athens – our tour...
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Mike McHugh
May 29, 20122 min read
First Impressions: Athens
Hello from Athens! We just arrived and it seems to be a very unique city. There is lots of graffiti, but the areas we are driving through...
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Mike McHugh
May 27, 20122 min read
Relaxing on Poros
Hello from Greece! Our ferry from Bari to Greece was great. It was more like a cruise ship with staterooms, a restaurant, and even a...
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Mike McHugh
May 25, 20122 min read
Sorrento & Pompeii
Ciao Tutti! As I write this, I am driving through the rolling hills of Italy, each more breathtaking than the last, and listening to...
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Mike McHugh
May 23, 20122 min read
Mission Accomplished, Romesickness Averted
Ciao Tutti, Today was my last day in Roma – a very sad day, I know. I slept in to catch up on sleep as I felt like I may be coming down...
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Mike McHugh
May 21, 20123 min read
Home Sweet Rome
Ciao Tutti! Hello from my favorite city in the whole world and my home away from home! I feel like I never left Rome. I guess that should...
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Mike McHugh
May 19, 20121 min read
Versailles Gardens
Bonjour! Today, I went to the Gardens at the Palace of Versailles. It took about an hour and forty minutes to get there from our hotel,...
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Mike McHugh
May 18, 20122 min read
Free Day in Paris
Bonjour! Yesterday, I slept in until 11:30 AM and met up with a few friends at 12:45 PM at the Louvre. Since I spent a half of a day...
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Mike McHugh
May 18, 20121 min read
Paris with the Group
Bonjour! We arrived in Paris at 1:00 PM and hopped right on a bus for a coach tour. We drove all around Paris and stopped for lunch at...
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Mike McHugh
May 18, 20122 min read
London in ONE Day
Yesterday was quite a busy day. We essentially did all of London in a day! We started at 8:30 AM with a pretty extensive breakfast buffet...
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Mike McHugh
May 15, 20123 min read
London By Myself & Meeting the Group
Yesterday, I spent the whole day walking around London by myself. The weather was not the best as it kept raining on and off (at some...
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