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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure: Day 6 – Mekong River to Pakbeng, Laos
Hello from Laid Back Laos. This is a communist country, due to the extreme poverty, but that doesn’t affect the beauty or how amazing the...

Mike McHugh
Feb 20, 20172 min read
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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Day 5: Chiang Rai, Thailand
We departed Chiang Rai at about 8:45 AM for Chiang Mai. It was about a 3 hour drive, but we stopped twice along the way. Our first stop...

Mike McHugh
Feb 19, 20172 min read
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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Day 4: Chiang Mai, Thailand
Our time in Chiang Mai, the Rose of Thailand, was brief, but we got the best out of it. After arriving on our overnight train, we headed...

Mike McHugh
Feb 18, 20173 min read
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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Day 3: Bangkok, Thailand & Overnight Train to Chiang Mai
Today was my second and final day in Bangkok, but I’ve already decided that I will be back. I have never been to a city so diverse and...

Mike McHugh
Feb 14, 20173 min read
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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Day 2: Bangkok, Thailand
Hello from Bangkok! I cannot believe that I am finally here! We landed at about 11:10 AM – a bit ahead of schedule. Bangkok’s...

Mike McHugh
Feb 13, 20173 min read
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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure: Day 1 – Travel to Bangkok via Hong Kong
Hello from the other side of the world! I arrived at Newark Airport shortly after 9:00 PM for a flight that departed at 1:10 AM for Hong...

Mike McHugh
Feb 12, 20174 min read
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Contiki Russia Plus: Days 16 & 17 – Copenhagen, Denmark
I arrived in Copenhagen at about 11:30 AM and took the train directly from the airport to the city center – it always amazes me how easy...

Mike McHugh
Jul 17, 20162 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Jul 15, 20162 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Jul 14, 20161 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Jul 12, 20164 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Jul 10, 20162 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 8, 20167 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Jul 6, 20162 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Jul 5, 20162 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Jul 3, 20164 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Jul 2, 20162 min read
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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...

Mike McHugh
Jul 2, 20161 min read
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Contiki England & Scotland: Days 9 – 11
Hi All, I left my hotel in Glasgow around 11:00 AM for a 3:30 PM flight because I took a taxi to the airport with a few people from my...

Mike McHugh
May 30, 20163 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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Contiki England & Scotland – Day 6: Scottish Highlands & Loch Ness
Hi All, The Scottish Highlands are beautiful! We left Edinburgh early in the morning and headed north to St. Andrews. The town got its...

Mike McHugh
May 28, 20162 min read
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