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Europe 2022: Cappadocia, Turkey
Our flight to Cappadocia from Istanbul was delayed for over 5 hours, so we didn’t land until after midnight and got to our hotel at...
Mike McHugh
Aug 25, 20223 min read
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Europe 2022: Istanbul, Turkey
Once we landed in Turkey, I immediately updated my Instagram bio to say “51 countries”! Our flight to Istanbul was uneventful, minus the...
Mike McHugh
Aug 23, 20224 min read
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Europe 2022: Dubrovnik, Croatia
In order to get from Split to Dubrovnik, we had a few options including a ferry, bus, or hiring a private driver. The first two were...
Mike McHugh
Aug 22, 20226 min read
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Europe 2022: Split, Croatia
Our next stop was Split and getting there was quite an experience! Our flight out of Ibiza was delayed about 30 minutes and we already...
Mike McHugh
Aug 19, 20226 min read
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Europe 2022: Ibiza
Ibiza was worthy of the hype! I kicked off an international trip with my friends from Penn State as well as a few people I met for the...
Mike McHugh
Aug 17, 20227 min read
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Eurotrip 2018: Paris (Part II)
By the time we arrived back in Paris from Normandy, pretty much all the restaurants were closed so we wound up grabbing dinner at...
Mike McHugh
Oct 12, 20185 min read
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Eurotrip 2018: Normandy
The time was finally here – I have wanted to visit the beaches of Normandy since I learned about D-Day in middle school, but I was never...
Mike McHugh
Oct 9, 20187 min read
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Eurotrip 2018: Paris (Part I)
We arrived into Paris in the afternoon & went right to our hostel, which was located within a block of the train station we arrived into....
Mike McHugh
Oct 9, 20183 min read
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Eurotrip 2018: Amsterdam
We arrived into Amsterdam shortly after 11:00 PM as we took a train from the airport to the city center. We immediately went to our...
Mike McHugh
Oct 8, 20183 min read
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Eurotrip 2018: Neuschwanstein Castle, Munich & Oktoberfest
Our 3 days in and around Munich were packed full of things to do. We arrived in Munich at about 12:45 PM and immediately boarded a train...
Mike McHugh
Oct 5, 20185 min read
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Eurotrip 2018 – Berlin, Germany
Hello from Germany! My friend from university, Eric, and I are in Europe for a little under 2 weeks since we wanted to check Oktoberfest...
Mike McHugh
Oct 3, 20186 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jul 17, 20162 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jul 15, 20162 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jul 14, 20161 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jul 12, 20164 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jul 10, 20162 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jul 9, 20167 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jul 6, 20162 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jul 5, 20162 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jul 4, 20164 min read
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