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Big Indochina Adventure – Days 24, 25 & 26: Ha Long Bay & Hanoi, Vietnam
We departed our hotel shortly after 8:00 AM for a three and a half hour drive to Ha Long Bay. I had been looking forward to Ha Long Bay...
Mike McHugh
Mar 8, 20173 min read
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Contiki Big Indochina Adventure – Day 23: Hanoi, Vietnam
We arrived into Hanoi from Hue in the late afternoon and immediately went sightseeing around the city. After the Vietnam War, the capital...
Mike McHugh
Mar 6, 20171 min read
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Big Indochina Adventure – Days 18 & 19: Nha Trang, Vietnam
We arrived into Nha Trang at about 1:30 PM and made it to our hotel by 3:00 PM. Na Trang is like the Nice of Asia; it is where people go...
Mike McHugh
Mar 2, 20174 min read
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Day 12: China Adventure – Hong Kong
We woke up early for our final group breakfast to say bye to the 3 members of our group who were not staying an extra day in Hong Kong....
Mike McHugh
May 21, 20151 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 11, 20157 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 10, 20152 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Jun 14, 20125 min read
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Dublin in a Day
Today, I took on Dublin by myself. Without the language barrier I have in most other countries, I felt like my bus tour yesterday gave me...
Mike McHugh
May 12, 20123 min read
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Final Week of Classes
I spent pretty much all of last weekend writing an eight page policy paper for my Italy and the European Union class. Our topic was the...
Mike McHugh
May 13, 20113 min read
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Family Visit – Day 3
Thursday was my last full day in Rome with my Dad and brother. We made the best of it, though, as we booked a tour to see the Colosseum,...
Mike McHugh
Apr 21, 20112 min read
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Food, Classes and More Food
This week was pretty uneventful, but fun. Monday was a long day. I had three classes and received the grade for another one of my...
Mike McHugh
Apr 14, 20112 min read
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Barcelona
A week or so ago, my ISC (Italian Student Companion), Silvio, had about ten of his friends over for dinner. I am happy to report that I...
Mike McHugh
Mar 12, 20115 min read
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