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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...

Mike McHugh
Jun 8, 20123 min read
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A Cloudy Lake Como
Ciao Tutti, I’m on my way back from Lake Como.  Unfortunately, the weather hindered my enjoyment of the beautiful city and lake.  I...

Mike McHugh
Jun 7, 20122 min read
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Night at the Opera
Ciao Tutti, Before the opera yesterday, I went to grab a bite to eat at a restaurant near the theater that was highly recommended on...

Mike McHugh
Jun 6, 20124 min read
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A Day in Milan
Ciao Tutti, I can honestly say that I am pleasantly surprised with Milan. After only being here for one day, I think it is one of my...

Mike McHugh
Jun 6, 20124 min read
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Food, Food & More Food
Ciao Tutti, I am currently sitting on a train pulling out of the station in Florence watching the top portion of the Duomo fade away as...

Mike McHugh
Jun 5, 20126 min read
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The City of Dante
Ciao Tutti, The past two days in Florence have been very busy. Â Yesterday, I arrived to my hostel, Plus Florence, at noon and checked...

Mike McHugh
Jun 3, 20124 min read
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Halfway Through Italy!
Ciao Tutti, I’m currently on a train from Naples to Florence. Last night was pretty uneventful. After I got back to Naples from Capri I...

Mike McHugh
Jun 3, 20122 min read
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Capri: The Island of Dreams
Ciao Tutti, I’m on my way back from the beautiful island of Capri, also known as the Island of Dreams.  My five hours here was absolutely...

Mike McHugh
Jun 2, 20123 min read
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Napoli
Ciao Tutti, I arrived in Napoli at 10:30 AM and headed to my hostel immediately.  The directions on the hostel’s website said that I...

Mike McHugh
Jun 2, 20122 min read
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Everyone Knows Everyone!
Ciao Tutti! I arrived in Reggio di Calabria two days ago at about 11:00 AM and took a taxi straight to the Bed and Breakfast that one of...

Mike McHugh
Jun 1, 20124 min read
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Sorrento & Pompeii
Ciao Tutti! As I write this, I am driving through the rolling hills of Italy, each more breathtaking than the last, and listening to...

Mike McHugh
May 25, 20122 min read
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Mission Accomplished, Romesickness Averted
Ciao Tutti, Today was my last day in Roma – a very sad day, I know. I slept in to catch up on sleep as I felt like I may be coming down...

Mike McHugh
May 23, 20122 min read
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Home Sweet Rome
Ciao Tutti! Hello from my favorite city in the whole world and my home away from home! I feel like I never left Rome. I guess that should...

Mike McHugh
May 22, 20123 min read
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Last Day in Rome!
Today was my last full day in Rome. I have been planning on making the most out of this day for the past few weeks. I woke up early in...

Mike McHugh
May 19, 20113 min read
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IES Farewell Dinner
I had a great day yesterday. I had no exams, but exams continued until 2:15 PM on Thursday. I took advantage of my free time by going...

Mike McHugh
May 18, 20113 min read
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Finito!
I’m official done with my finals and am a college senior! Kind of scary, right? I had three finals this week (hence the lack of posts)...

Mike McHugh
May 17, 20112 min read
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Tuscany
I took my final trip of the semester on Saturday to Tuscany. I woke up at 4:30 AM (after getting an only an hour of sleep) to catch a...

Mike McHugh
May 14, 20115 min read
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Final Week of Classes
I spent pretty much all of last weekend writing an eight page policy paper for my Italy and the European Union class. Our topic was the...

Mike McHugh
May 13, 20113 min read
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AS Roma vs. AC Milan
I just got back from one of the best games I’ve been to in my life. The fans of Roma are even more enthusiastic about their team than...

Mike McHugh
May 7, 20112 min read
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Soccer, Apertivo, Movies, More Movies, Homework, and More Soccer!
This week has been a pretty active week for me. I arrived back in Rome at around 10:00 PM on Sunday night from Croatia and waited for...

Mike McHugh
May 7, 20114 min read
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