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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...
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Mike McHugh
- Feb 13
- 3 min
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...
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Mike McHugh
- May 28, 2018
- 4 min
Peru – Days 15, 16 & 17: Ballestas Islands, Huacachina & Nazca Lines
I knew that I wanted to visit the Nazca Lines during my time in Peru, but that was not included as part of Contiki’s itinerary for Peru...
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Mike McHugh
- May 24, 2018
- 3 min
Contiki Peru Uncovered – Days 12, 13 & 14: Amazon Rainforest, Puerto Maldonado & Lim
The following morning we slept in and left for the airport at around 11:00 AM. We flew into Puerto Maldonado where we arrived at around...
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Mike McHugh
- May 23, 2018
- 1 min
Contiki Peru Uncovered – Day 11: Cusco
About half of our group decided to visit Rainbow Mountain during our day in Cusco, but I decided to take it easy and go white water...
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Mike McHugh
- May 21, 2018
- 5 min
Contiki Peru Uncovered – Days 9 & 10: Machu Picchu
he big day was finally here, the main event, the reason Peru jumped out to me as a place I wanted to visit – Machu Picchu! Even though I...
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Mike McHugh
- May 20, 2018
- 2 min
Contiki Peru Uncovered – Day 8: Sacred Valley
After a sleep in (7:45 AM) we departed Cusco on our way to the Sacred Valley – home to Machu Picchu! Our first stop of the morning was a...
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Mike McHugh
- May 18, 2018
- 3 min
Contiki Peru Uncovered – Days 6 & 7: Cusco
We arrived into Cusco, the gateway to Machu Picchu, as the sun was setting and checked into our hotel. Unfortunately, the bus could not...
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Mike McHugh
- May 17, 2018
- 2 min
Contiki Peru Uncovered – Day 6: Puno to Cusco, via Raqchi
All of us, groggy and tired, boarded the bus to Cusco before sunrise. This was a long day of driving, so we hit the road early so we...
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Mike McHugh
- May 16, 2018
- 4 min
Contiki Peru Uncovered – Days 4 & 5: Puno & Lake Titicaca
We arrived in Puno just in time for dinner, so we checked into our hotel and headed out to explore the town. There is a main street,...
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Mike McHugh
- May 15, 2018
- 6 min
Contiki Peru Uncovered – Days 2, 3 & 4: Arequipa to the Colca Canyon
We finally arrived in Arequipa after a long day of airport delays, just in time to grab a late lunch at a gorgeous outdoor restaurant...
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Mike McHugh
- May 13, 2018
- 6 min
Contiki Peru Uncovered – Days 1 & 2: Lima
I have made it to my sixth continent and 46th country! Peru is amazing so far – I landed shortly after 4:00 PM, went though customs and...
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Mike McHugh
- May 11, 2018
- 1 min
Contiki Peru Uncovered – Day 1
I’m off again! I’m flying from JFK to Bogota to Lima, Peru for a 14 day tour of Peru through Contiki as well as a two day add on through...
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