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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...
Mike McHugh
Jul 3, 20162 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jul 2, 20161 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 30, 20163 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 28, 20162 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 28, 20166 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 28, 20162 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 23, 20162 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 22, 20163 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 21, 20162 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 19, 20162 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 19, 20163 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 19, 20161 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jun 22, 20124 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jun 21, 20122 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jun 19, 20121 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jun 18, 20123 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jun 16, 20124 min read
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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....
Mike McHugh
Jun 16, 20121 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jun 15, 20123 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jun 14, 20125 min read
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