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Day 8: China Adventure – Yangshuo
We left our hotel at 6:00 AM and headed straight to the airport. Our flight was only delayed an hour this time and we landed in Guilin...
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Mike McHugh
- May 16, 2015
- 6 min
Day 7: China Adventure – Shanghai
There was a huge medical conference in Shanghai at the hotel that Contiki usually stays at, so we were upgraded to a 5 star hotel. Given...
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Mike McHugh
- May 15, 2015
- 2 min
Day 6: China Adventure – Xi’an & The Muslim Quarter
We had an 8:15 AM start and climbed to the top of the Xi’an City Wall. It runs around the perimeter of the old city and is 14 kilometers...
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Mike McHugh
- May 14, 2015
- 3 min
Day 5: China Adventure – Xi’an & The Terracotta Army
We woke up on our train at 7:30 AM and were ready to take on the ancient city of Xi’an which was the capital of China under the Tang...
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Mike McHugh
- May 13, 2015
- 3 min
Day 4: China Adventure – Beijing & The Summer Palace
Our itinerary for Day 4 started at 10:45 AM, so most people decided to sleep in. A small group of us decided to wake up early and go to...
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Mike McHugh
- May 12, 2015
- 3 min
Day 3: China Adventure – Beijing & The Forbidden City
Our third day in Beijing started off with breakfast. Then, we headed out for another full day of sightseeing! Our first stop was...
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Mike McHugh
- May 11, 2015
- 7 min
Day 2: China Adventure – Beijing & The Great Wall of China
Hi All! We started the day with a “Chinese Breakfast” which, as my tour guide said, is like any other meal of the day in China! They had...
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Mike McHugh
- May 10, 2015
- 2 min
Day 1: China Adventure – Beijing
Hi All! When I arrived in Beijing, I had a car service bring me to my hotel (some people on my tour took a taxi and had to wait in a 2...
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 22, 2012
- 4 min
Reflections: Post Graduation Eurotrip
Hi All, I just boarded my plane for New York. First of all, let me say that Heathrow Airport puts JFK to shame. I was able to go from my...
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 21, 2012
- 2 min
Warsaw: The Phoenix City
Hi All, Our group took it easy when we arrived two nights ago & ate at our hotel instead of walking a half hour into the city center for...
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 19, 2012
- 1 min
Czestochowa: Home of the Black Madonna
Hi All, After our stop at Auschwitz, the bus was very quiet. We listened to a few songs like ˝Imagine˝ by John Lennon and reflected on...
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 18, 2012
- 3 min
Auschwitz
Hi All, We just left Auschwitz and all I can say is wow. I honestly don’t think it has sunk in yet. I am going to find a lot of...
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 16, 2012
- 4 min
Kraków: The Slavic Rome
Hi All, After getting a bit lost at the border between Slovakia & Poland, we finally arrived in Kraków at about 7:00 PM. After checking...
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 16, 2012
- 1 min
Banská Bystrica: A City Saved From the Plague
Hi All, We left Budapest early in the morning to head to Krakow. We stopped for lunch in a little town in Slovakia named Banska Bystrica....
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 15, 2012
- 3 min
Budapest: The Paris of Eastern Europe
Hi All, Budapest was amazing. When we got into Budapest and checked into our hotel, I immediately hopped over to a laundromat to drop my...
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 14, 2012
- 5 min
Vienna: The Imperial City
Hi All, We are on our way out of Austria to go to Budapest, Hungary. Our time in Austria was short, but packed with activities. After...
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 13, 2012
- 1 min
Kutnà Hora
Hi All! We just crossed into Austria from the Czech Republic and are about to arrive in Vienna. Today, we stopped in a town called Kutnà...
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 12, 2012
- 1 min
Photos of Dresden & Prague
It appears that my posts from Dresden, Germany & Prague, Czech Republic disappeared from the internet before I could import them. I’ve...
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 11, 2012
- 4 min
Berlin: A World Divided. A World United.
Guten Tag! I’m now in Berlin, my favorite European city outside of Italy. The history here amazes me every time I walk around. I...
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Mike McHugh
- Jun 8, 2012
- 3 min
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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