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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Day 3: Bangkok, Thailand & Overnight Train to Chiang Mai

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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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Day 2: Bangkok, Thailand

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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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure: Day 1 – Travel to Bangkok via Hong Kong

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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Contiki Russia Plus: Days 16 & 17 – Copenhagen, Denmark

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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Contiki Russia Plus: Days 14 & 15 – Warsaw, Poland

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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Contiki Russia Plus: Days 12 & 13 – Minsk & Brest, Belarus

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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Contiki Russia Plus: Days 9, 10 & 11 – Moscow, Russia

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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Contiki Russia Plus: Day 8 – Novgorod, Russia

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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Contiki Russia Plus: Days 5, 6 & 7 – St. Petersburg, Russia

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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Contiki Russia Plus: Day 4 – Helsinki, Finland

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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Contiki Russia Plus: Day 3 – Stockholm & Cruise to Helsinki

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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Contiki England & Scotland- Day 7: West Highlands, Ben Nevis & Oban

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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Contiki England & Scotland – Day 6: Scottish Highlands & Loch Ness

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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Contiki England & Scotland – Days 4 & 5: Edinburgh

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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Contiki England & Scotland – Days 8 & 9: Sterling & Glasgow

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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Contiki England & Scotland – Day 3: Lake District & Carlisle

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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