Hi there, my name is Jessica and I am travelling with my best friend Rebecca on the August 2nd tour. We are from NYC and Boston. Anyone going? If so, leave a comment!

Hi, Jessica. My wife and I are going with a few other friends. I'm from Philadelphia and the rest are from VA. Doing an extra day in both Berlin and Budapest.

Oh great!! Have you guys been on a contiki before? Becca and I went to Australia with Contiki and it was so much fun!!

hi there,

my name is Sarahlynn - I'm from Montreal. I will be taking this tour. Last summer I took the meditteranean tour.
where about's in NY are you from?
Do you guys plan on extending before the trip? If yes where.

J&R
A couple people in my group have gone to London, Paris and Amsterdam with Contiki last year but this is my first time. Looking forward to it.

Hi Everyone, I just booked the tour today! I went on the Spotlight on Greece in 2004 and European Encounters before that and both times had a blast. I know this trip will be different with alot more free time as compare to the others. I've wanted to see eastern europe for years and hope to have a good map and make some good friends to go exploring with! I'm a male from Calgary, Canada. Looking forward to this trip!
Sumit.

Hey everyone,
I'm 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

Hi Jessica and Rebecca and everyone else going on this trip. . . my name is Lori and I am traveling from NJ. I was wondering what kind of clothes you guys were bringing with you. I was reading about going out at night and what type of things I should bring... It said no jeans in clubs. . . are you bringing dresses? skirts? nice pants?