My brother Edward and I are heading over to Europe for a year. First off we are hoppin on this tour - 32 day Camping, 1st June.

We are from Rockingham, Western Australia. Ed is 18, myself, im 22 goin on 23.   

Landing in London on the 29th of May. Staying at the Generator Hostel for the first couple of nights (Is just around the corner from the Royal) Are staying at the Royal National the night before. If any one is gonna be in London for those first few days before - drop me a line. Would be good to get to know a few people before and see the sites with.

Catch ya,
- Alex

gday Alex and Ed,

i'm on this tour too, i'm 24 from Adelaide

i'm arriving early May 30th, staying at the royal.

COMON, anyone else?

111 days to go...

ryan



ryanoconnor@optusnet.com.au

Hey guys, I'm also going on this tour June 1st. I can't wait. I'm from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, I'm 25. I'll be landing in London on May 31st, morning and staying at the Royal that night, i'm travelling alone so maybe we can all get together do a little site seeing and have a few drinks before the tour. Good to know a few others going on the trip.

Later,
Chantal

Welcome aboard Chantal,



Its great to hear from you. I can't wait either. I haven't been outside of Australia before!! It's gonna be awesome.



Anyone else on this tour?? Start posting on this thread!! Drop me an email.



ONLY 92 days to go.... thats 8,031,950 seconds!



Ryan







ryanoconnor@optusnet.com.au

hi! im 22 and I'll be at the Generator at the same time. I'll arrive in London on the 30 of May. I can't wait. I'm trying to decide between the 22 camping trip or the 32 day camping trip. My plan is to go on either of those trips and then travel around Europe after. drop me a line back.
thanks- danielle

Hi Guys,

Glad to finally find some people who I'll be joining on the contiki, Was getting a litlle nervous. I'll be arriving early on the 31st and staying at the Royal.

Sue

Hey Sue, Great to hear you'll be joining us, i was also getting a little nervous, not too many people have been replying but i'm sure theres a lot of people on this tour. Can't wait , less then a month now, hopefully some of us can get together for a drink the night before the tour since we're all staying at the Royal. It's going to be a blast, See you soon.

Chantal

HAHAH!!



I have my Contiki Package!!



I arrive 530am at heathrow, so I'll have over 2 hours to fill before the contiki basement even opens.



May I suggest we all meet at midday in the contiki basement? Then we
can walk around London a bit, getta bite to eat, before the Pre-Tour
meeting at 7pm.



I know we'll all go to a pub for a drink after the meeting!



22 days to go!



Ryan



ryanoconnor@optusnet.com.au

I'll be there Ryan, as I'm arrivng at 6am!!
(I'm hoping they have good coffee in London hehe)

G'Day guys - good to here two of you are locked in to have a quick look around the sites of London and have a beverage or two.  : ) 
Sounds like a plan Ryan - midday in the Basement. I will already be in London so ill meet you there.
Catchya ; )

I have recently changed my money into travelers cheques and am now starting to regret it.... Have I done the right thing or not?

Hi Sue, Travellers chqs are ok, i just heard that they are sometimes hard to cash in and they sometimes charge you a fee but i'm sure it'll be fine. I'm going to bring a few travellers chqs in case of emergencies, but plan on using my bank card and visa.  No worries, it'll be fine. 13 days left, can't wait.

Chantal

Bonjour everybody!



WOAH, only 11 days to go. Time to start thinking about what to bring.
It was my birthday on the 12th and i got a europe languages book. Tres
bien!



Hmm.



My plans so far is to buy a few Pounds and Euros to take with me. Then
use my visa card from ATMs. I've never used travelers cheques before (
i haven't really travelled ) and don't plan to.



I think i'll be bringing a suitcase and a small backpack.



Sounds cool?



I haven't been camping for such a long time, and when i did, I remember
it was not a pleasant expereince, but I hope to spend less time camping
and more time enjoying myself.



Can anyone think of some camping essentials to bring?



My plane takes off in 1,030,532 seconds!



See you all soon!



Ryan

Hi Ryan,

Thats funny, my birthday was on the 14th, i got a good sleeping bag for the trip so i'm all set. I love camping so i'm really excited about it. I'm also bringing a suitcase and a small backpack. I don't really know about camping essentials, i think we need to pack for all different situations since we're travelling all over and if we forget something we can always buy it. Wow, it's almost here, gonna be amazing and here's a line for you to look up in your book hahah

Au plaisir de vous rencontrer!

Chantal ( I'm french)

G'Day all.

Essentials to bring on a camping trip as the one we are going on;

 - A comfortable all terrain pair of shoes. You dont want to be carrying around a pair of shoes that you are only going to wear a couple of times on the whole tour. 

That is my only real essential. Just pack light. If you think you are only going to use it a couple of times on the tour and you probably could live with out it - Leave it at home. 
  
Only a few more days to go : )

PS - Make copies of your passports, travel insurance and flight tickets home - that is if you have flight tickets home.