Hey there all I'm going to travel solo in september & cant wait seems everybody loves travelling solo!!! Can anybody give some advise. How much spending money to take? Or if anybody is going to do the same trip 13 september -21 september let me know.

Hi,

I took the Italian Espresso in March. The exhange on the Euro i got was about 1.45 to every 1 dollar US. Wherever I go I always took the equivilent of 100 dollars a day. You dont always spend that much but its better to bring money back then be broke the last few days of the trip. Im going on this trip next year. I dont know when yet because Contiki has not posted the dates and prices for the 08 year. Please tell me how it went so I can change tours if its no good.

Hi Francisca,

I am going on this trip with my mate Jane! Its very exciting... Will be great meeting...

Sarah

Still working out the details, but I think this is the one I'll be going on (using my parents' travel agent, so I'm not sure exactly, yet. Should know tomorrow).

21, Male, from Halifax, NS, CAN

Never been overseas before... Very, very excited.

Whoops, forgot to put my name:
Joel Kelly

Heya Joel,

How exciting! This will be my first time in Europe as well... Cant wait! Hopefully you are on our trip. If your on msn or want to email my address is sarah.faizal@bigpond.com

l8r
Sarah

It's looking like I'm doing the August 30th one, now.

I'll be back home before your trip leaves, so I'll let y'all know how it went.

Posted 18 Jul 2007 11:40 AM Hide Post
Hey
I'm NOT going on your trip but i've travelled with Contiki and would like to offer some advice:
If you plan on taking a credit card to Europe, you may want to call your credit card company to let them know you'll be travelling so they don't think the card has been stolen and cut you off.

Another thing I recommend is carrying your cash in a money belt, I find it safer.

Plan on spending $100-$150 USD per day. You'll have to buy lunches daily, souveneirs, some dinners and going out at night. You should try exchanging money before you leave. You'll have to chance to do so on the tour, but easier to get that part out of the way and have one less thing to worry about.


When you pack, throw some clothing into your carry-on to lighten the weight of the suitcase and in case your luggage gets lost. Leave room for souveneirs & carry with you an extra copy of your pasport and hotel address list.

In terms of weight of luggage, it's the airlines that are more strict than Contiki. Each airline has their own weight threshold & will only be too glad to charge you extra for going over. You can find out the limit/rules by going on the airline's website.


Feel free to ask me anything else.

Brian (from New York)
brij75@yahoo.com

Southern Ireland '97
Grand Explorer '00
Rainbow Nation '01 (no longer offered by Contiki)
Beaches & Reefs '02-'03

Hey all, cant wait to meet you all sure we are going to have lots of fun

Hi loogie

Thanks for all your advise.

Hi - I'm travelling solo and this is my first Contiki trip - I am just finalizing my plans and am thinking of booking the same date (Sept. 13)

Are any of you meeting up before hand?

Hi there! I am doing the European Horizons Tour on 13 Sept and am keen to get to know some of my travel buddies before the time. Anyone keen to chat please email me. rowena@capegrace.com
Rowena