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Mike McHugh
Jul 15, 20162 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 14, 20161 min read
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! Â Shortly after...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 12, 20164 min read
Contiki Russia Plus: Days 9, 10 & 11 – Moscow, Russia
Our time in Moscow was amazing & it exceeded every expectation. Â We arrived after a very, very long drive and stayed in our hotel that...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 10, 20162 min read
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. Â Shortly after we arrived, we...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 8, 20167 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 6, 20162 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 5, 20162 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 3, 20164 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 2, 20162 min read
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...
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Mike McHugh
Jul 2, 20161 min read
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...
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