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Ushuaia & Tierra del Fuego
With our mission accomplished of going to Antarctica, a trip five years in the making, we had a few more days in Ushuaia. Since my...
Mike McHugh
Mar 5, 20234 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
Feb 14, 20236 min read
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Contiki East Africa Safari – Day 4: Maasai Mara
We had a very early wake up this morning for our highly anticipated Hot Air Balloon ride over Masai Mara. This was something not included...
Mike McHugh
Aug 8, 20217 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 28, 20184 min read
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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...
Mike McHugh
May 24, 20183 min read
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