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Fourth of July Weekend - Colorado Style
My friends and I decided that we want to visit a city that we have never been (in my case, haven't explored), so one of us put together a...

Mike McHugh
Jul 5, 20236 min read
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Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego
With our mission accomplished of going to Antarctica, a trip five years in the making, we had a few more days in Ushuaia. Since my...

Mike McHugh
Mar 5, 20234 min read
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Antarctica - Day 10: One Last Landing on the Last Continent
We woke up to an announcement that we were arriving into Whaler’s Bay, home of Deception Island, which is all located within Neptune’s...

Mike McHugh
Feb 24, 20233 min read
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Antarctica - Day 8: Danco Island & Wilhelmina Bay
Today was a relatively uneventful day, if there is such a thing in Antarctica! We woke up to Shane's voice at 6:00 AM as we were nearing...

Mike McHugh
Feb 22, 20232 min read
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Antarctica - Day 7: Mission Accomplished
Today was the day. Today, I stepped on my seventh continent. After the first few days where the weather was inclement or the landing site...

Mike McHugh
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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Antarctica - Day 6: Petermann Island & Yalour Islands
We woke up at 6:30 AM to an announcement from Shane that we were on track to zodiac cruise and (hopefully) land at Petermann Island. The...

Mike McHugh
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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Antarctica - Day 5: Crossing the Circle
We woke up early to an announcement that we were about to cross the Antarctic Circle. I had specifically picked this cruise itinerary...

Mike McHugh
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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Antarctica: Sightseeing Around Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego
In some ways you could say that the actual vacation started on Tuesday, even though we got into Ushuaia, Argentina on Sunday. After...

Mike McHugh
Feb 14, 20236 min read
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Antarctica: Arrival in Ushuaia
Hello from Ushuaia & Tiera del Fuego, which literally translates to “Land at the End”. It is the southernmost part of an occupied...

Mike McHugh
Feb 13, 20233 min read
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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Days 10 & 11: Vientiane, Laos
We left our hotel in Vang Vieng at around 8:30 AM and walked to our bus which was still parked on the airstrip to head to the capital...

Mike McHugh
Feb 23, 20176 min read
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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Days 8 & 9: Driving through Laos & Vang Vieng, Laos
Laos is one of the most untouched countries I’ve been to, so our drive from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng was filled with beautiful...

Mike McHugh
Feb 21, 20175 min read
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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Days 7 & 8: Mekong River Slow Boat and Luang Prabang, Laos
We had a relatively early start from Pakbeng, but all boarded the boat on time. It was a bit nippy once the boat got moving, but the...

Mike McHugh
Feb 20, 20178 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 England & Scotland- Day 7: West Highlands, Ben Nevis & Oban
Hi All, We had a somewhat early start & left the Loch Ness Lodge around 8:00 AM. When we first started driving the clouds were pretty...

Mike McHugh
May 28, 20163 min read
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Alaskan Adventure: Day 3 – Railroad from Anchorage to Fairbanks
The Alaska Railroad journey from Anchorage to Fairbanks was the most beautiful train trip I’ve taken in my life. It cut through beautiful...

Mike McHugh
Feb 14, 20161 min read
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Alaskan Adventure: Days 1 & 2 – Anchorage
Hi All, We had an absolutely amazing time in Anchorage – it reminds me of a small city you would find on the west coast of mainland...

Mike McHugh
Feb 13, 20164 min read
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Day 14: Post-China Adventure – Tokyo
I didn’t book a tour for my first full day in Tokyo, Japan, but elected to walk around the city on my own. I started the day at around...

Mike McHugh
May 23, 20154 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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Venice, Murano & Burano
Venice is even more beautiful than I remember. The weather was perfect – 75 and sunny. Hardly a cloud in the sky. Canals and bridges...

Mike McHugh
Apr 11, 20116 min read
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