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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, 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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Mike McHugh
May 22, 20163 min read
Contiki England & Scotland – Day 2: York
Hi All, We just left York and are on our way to our hotel in Carlisle. The city of York was definitely different than I expected in a...
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Mike McHugh
May 21, 20162 min read
Contiki England & Scotland – Days 1 & 2: London & Liverpool
Hello from the birthplace of The Beatles, Liverpool! Before I get into our exciting day in Liverpool, I’ll back up a bit. Our tour...
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Mike McHugh
May 19, 20162 min read
An Afternoon in London
Hi All, After arriving at London St. Pancreas Railway Station, I decided to walk across the street to Kings Cross Station so I could see...
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Mike McHugh
May 19, 20163 min read
Hello from the Other Side….My Experience on a Budget, Long Haul Airplane
Hi All, I’ve safely landed at Gatwick airport just about a 45 minute train ride to central London. I took a gamble when booking my...
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Mike McHugh
May 18, 20161 min read
Next Stop….London
Hi All! I’m on the NYC Airporter bus from Manhattan to JFK (this is my favorite way to get from Midtown to the airport – just $15 one...
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Mike McHugh
May 21, 20151 min read
Day 12: China Adventure – Hong Kong
We woke up early for our final group breakfast to say bye to the 3 members of our group who were not staying an extra day in Hong Kong....
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Mike McHugh
May 20, 20152 min read
Day 11: China Adventure – Hong Kong
We woke up early for the most hyped breakfast of the tour. It had both Western & Chinese breakfast options. My favorite part was the fact...
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Mike McHugh
May 19, 20152 min read
Day 10: China Adventure – Yangshuo to Hong Kong
We had a 1:00 PM departure from our hotel in Yangshuo, so the majority of us slept in a bit. After I woke up and packed, I headed down to...
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Mike McHugh
May 18, 20153 min read
Day 9: China Adventure – Yangshuo
As Yangshuo is supposed to be a relaxing few days, we had nothing on the itinerary before 10:30 AM. I slept in and relaxed for a while...
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Mike McHugh
May 16, 20152 min read
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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