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Day 8: China Adventure – Yangshuo
We left our hotel at 6:00 AM and headed straight to the airport. Our flight was only delayed an hour this time and we landed in Guilin...
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Mike McHugh
May 16, 20156 min read
Day 7: China Adventure – Shanghai
There was a huge medical conference in Shanghai at the hotel that Contiki usually stays at, so we were upgraded to a 5 star hotel. Given...
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Mike McHugh
May 15, 20152 min read
Day 6: China Adventure – Xi’an & The Muslim Quarter
We had an 8:15 AM start and climbed to the top of the Xi’an City Wall. It runs around the perimeter of the old city and is 14 kilometers...
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Mike McHugh
May 14, 20153 min read
Day 5: China Adventure – Xi’an & The Terracotta Army
We woke up on our train at 7:30 AM and were ready to take on the ancient city of Xi’an which was the capital of China under the Tang...
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Mike McHugh
May 13, 20153 min read
Day 4: China Adventure – Beijing & The Summer Palace
Our itinerary for Day 4 started at 10:45 AM, so most people decided to sleep in. A small group of us decided to wake up early and go to...
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Mike McHugh
May 12, 20153 min read
Day 3: China Adventure – Beijing & The Forbidden City
Our third day in Beijing started off with breakfast. Then, we headed out for another full day of sightseeing! Our first stop was...
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Mike McHugh
May 11, 20157 min read
Day 2: China Adventure – Beijing & The Great Wall of China
Hi All! We started the day with a “Chinese Breakfast” which, as my tour guide said, is like any other meal of the day in China! They had...
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Mike McHugh
May 10, 20152 min read
Day 1: China Adventure – Beijing
Hi All! When I arrived in Beijing, I had a car service bring me to my hotel (some people on my tour took a taxi and had to wait in a 2...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 22, 20124 min read
Reflections: Post Graduation Eurotrip
Hi All, I just boarded my plane for New York. First of all, let me say that Heathrow Airport puts JFK to shame. I was able to go from my...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 20, 20122 min read
Warsaw: The Phoenix City
Hi All, Our group took it easy when we arrived two nights ago & ate at our hotel instead of walking a half hour into the city center for...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 18, 20121 min read
Czestochowa: Home of the Black Madonna
Hi All, After our stop at Auschwitz, the bus was very quiet. We listened to a few songs like ˝Imagine˝ by John Lennon and reflected on...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 18, 20123 min read
Auschwitz
Hi All, We just left Auschwitz and all I can say is wow. I honestly don’t think it has sunk in yet. I am going to find a lot of...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 16, 20124 min read
Kraków: The Slavic Rome
Hi All, After getting a bit lost at the border between Slovakia & Poland, we finally arrived in Kraków at about 7:00 PM. After checking...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 16, 20121 min read
Banská Bystrica: A City Saved From the Plague
Hi All, We left Budapest early in the morning to head to Krakow. We stopped for lunch in a little town in Slovakia named Banska Bystrica....
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Mike McHugh
Jun 15, 20123 min read
Budapest: The Paris of Eastern Europe
Hi All, Budapest was amazing. When we got into Budapest and checked into our hotel, I immediately hopped over to a laundromat to drop my...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 14, 20125 min read
Vienna: The Imperial City
Hi All, We are on our way out of Austria to go to Budapest, Hungary. Our time in Austria was short, but packed with activities. After...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 13, 20121 min read
Kutnà Hora
Hi All! We just crossed into Austria from the Czech Republic and are about to arrive in Vienna. Today, we stopped in a town called Kutnà...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 12, 20121 min read
Photos of Dresden & Prague
It appears that my posts from Dresden, Germany & Prague, Czech Republic disappeared from the internet before I could import them. I’ve...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 11, 20124 min read
Berlin: A World Divided. A World United.
Guten Tag! I’m now in Berlin, my favorite European city outside of Italy. The history here amazes me every time I walk around. I...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 7, 20123 min read
My Last Day in Milan
Ciao Tutti, I woke up this morning at 8:00 AM for a tour of Milan that started at 9:30 AM. When I woke up, I could not find my camera...
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