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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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Mike McHugh
Jun 6, 20122 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 6, 20124 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 6, 20124 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 5, 20126 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 3, 20124 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 3, 20122 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 2, 20123 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 2, 20122 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jun 1, 20124 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
May 25, 20122 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
May 23, 20122 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
May 21, 20123 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
May 19, 20113 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
May 18, 20113 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
May 17, 20112 min read
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)...
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Mike McHugh
May 14, 20115 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
May 13, 20113 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
May 7, 20112 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
May 6, 20114 min read
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...
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