Hey, is anyone going on the European Impressions tour on these dates? My friend Ebony and I are going on this one. We're both from Adelaide, Australia. I can't wait!

Hey there, I'm going on that same tour and i'm also from adelaide It should be great

Hey! my names verity! me & my sister are comin on this trip! cant wait!? we're both from brighton in england. ive never done anything like this before, but my siter alison has...by coincidence round the east coast of australia!! & loved it!? Are you staying over in london the night before?? hope to hear from you soon!
verity xxx

just realised you must have gone the last 2 yrs!? opps!! was it good though??

nope im reali goin insane... lookin at the wrong dates!? we will b on the same trip as u!?hahahaha

Hey everyone,
I'm PROBABLY NOT going on this tour but have gone on 4 Contikis so i've got 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.

I have lots of other advice which I think will be useful, so don't hesitate to ask on here or email me.

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, good to hear from you all. Not long now - I can't believe how soon it is! When do you all arrive in London? We arrive on 5th August so we have some time to explore London. Sadie when do you leave Adelaide?
Kimberley
(my user name changed, I'm not sure why, the website seemed to lose my details!)

Hey! thanx for the reply! thats reali helpful info on the trip brian! we're stayin in london the night before at the Royal national hotel so will be there for the meetin, so if we havent met before that we shall all b able to meet up then!! :-)
I totally cant wait!? lets hope the weather is good over there as us lot in england havent reali had summer yet because its been rainin so much that a lot of england is flooded!? wooohooo!!
bring on the holiday!!
hope to hear from you soon!
verity xxx

Hi guys, my friend Vicki and I will also be joining you on August 9th. We're both from Ottawa, Canada and really excited about the trip! I can't wait to leave...only 11 more days to wait! See you soon!

Hey! I'm on this tour too. I'm from Oregon, U.S.A. I'm traveling alone, but I am really excited to meet new people! I can't believe how soon we leave!

I I am kathryn, my friend and I are leave the USA on the 5th. We hope to see you when we get there. We arrive on teh 6th if you want to meet before

hey kimberly i arrive in london on the 5th too. maybe we are on the same flight that would be crazy. if u want to contact me b4 my email is sadester1@hotmail.com .Im getting excited it's going to b great!

THat goes for anyone else also. Im travelling alone too so the more familiar people the better! see previous message for my email address from sadie

Hey all, we aren't staying at the Royal National and might not be able to get to the meeting, but we might all bump into each other before...if you want to contact me before my email is culleykimbers@hotmail.com. See you all next week (man that sounds so crazy!)

Hey we arrive on the 6th. We are staying at the Imperial Hotel. So are you staying there?