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Antarctica - Days 11 & 12: Drake Passage
The following morning was a true sleep in – there was no wake up call at all, but the first announcement actually came from the Captain...
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Mike McHugh
- Feb 24
- 3 min
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...
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Mike McHugh
- Feb 23
- 3 min
Antarctica - Day 9: National Geographic Content & Paddling
We got to “sleep in” this morning to 7:00 AM for a zodiac cruise of Cierva Cove, which was named after the inventor of the autogiro...
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Mike McHugh
- Feb 22
- 2 min
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...
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Mike McHugh
- Feb 21
- 2 min
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...
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Mike McHugh
- Feb 20
- 2 min
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...
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Mike McHugh
- Feb 19
- 2 min
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...
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Mike McHugh
- Feb 18
- 3 min
Antarctica - Day 4: Lemaire Channel, Port Charcot & Argentine Islands
At 6:30 AM, Shane came on the PA system to let us know that we were officially sailing through the Lemaire Channel! Unfortunately, it was...
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Mike McHugh
- Feb 17
- 4 min
Antarctica - Days 2 & 3: Drake Passage
Shane, our Expedition Leader, came on the ship wide PA system at 8:00 AM on the dot to wake us up for breakfast which started at 8:30 AM....
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Mike McHugh
- Feb 15
- 4 min
Antarctica - Day 1: Finally on the Way!
Hello from the Ocean Diamond! After 5 canceled trips due to COVID, part of me wondered if I would ever get here! Our voyage across...
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Mike McHugh
- Feb 14
- 6 min
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
- Aug 25, 2022
- 3 min
Europe 2022: Cappadocia, Turkey
Our flight to Cappadocia from Istanbul was delayed for over 5 hours, so we didn’t land until after midnight and got to our hotel at...
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Mike McHugh
- Aug 23, 2022
- 4 min
Europe 2022: Istanbul, Turkey
Once we landed in Turkey, I immediately updated my Instagram bio to say “51 countries”! Our flight to Istanbul was uneventful, minus the...
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Mike McHugh
- Aug 22, 2022
- 6 min
Europe 2022: Dubrovnik, Croatia
In order to get from Split to Dubrovnik, we had a few options including a ferry, bus, or hiring a private driver. The first two were...
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Mike McHugh
- Aug 19, 2022
- 6 min
Europe 2022: Split, Croatia
Our next stop was Split and getting there was quite an experience! Our flight out of Ibiza was delayed about 30 minutes and we already...
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Mike McHugh
- Aug 17, 2022
- 7 min
Europe 2022: Ibiza
Ibiza was worthy of the hype! I kicked off an international trip with my friends from Penn State as well as a few people I met for the...
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Mike McHugh
- Aug 14, 2021
- 3 min
Zanzibar
Even though my East African Safari was over, I would have landed back in the USA on Friday if I left right from Arusha. I don’t like to...
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Mike McHugh
- Aug 13, 2021
- 2 min
Contiki East Africa Safari – Days 12 & 13: Serengeti National Park to Ngorongoro Crater
Our penultimate day of our East African Safari was here and a level of bittersweetness began to hit us. Even though it felt like we had...
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Mike McHugh
- Aug 12, 2021
- 3 min
Contiki East Africa Safari – Day 11: Serengeti National Park
We woke up in the morning and saw our camp for the first time in the daylight. It was even better than I thought. We slept in tents in...
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