Hey everyone,
Just wondering if there is anyone out there who is going on the European Encounter, in January 2008. My friend and i are doing the one which leaves on the 17th january 2008.

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Hi, My friend and i are going on the euro encounter tour in jan but we leave 3rd of jan. Soooo looking forward to it!! Have you heard much about this tour?

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Hi all,

I am going on this tour leaving 9th Jan, so much looking forward to it. Travelling solo which will be great, hopefully!!!!
My travel agent went on this tour and had a ball, it recommended it to me over other contiki tours.
It will be nice and cold hen we are over there anyway.
What are you guys doing in regard to money? I am looking into cash passports, maybe also taking my credit card and debit card.

Cheers
Min

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

Im travelling on the 3rd Jan tour also!!! There are 4 of us, my 3 cousins and I. Can't wait- if only it wasn't 5 months away!

Crystal- where are you from?

Hey there,

I am still deciding what tour date to do.. will prob be 30 Dec or 3 Jan... will just have to see which looks the most fun :-)

I am 24 yrs old from Brissie..

I'm booked in for the one leaving 5 Jan!

I'm 25 (26 in 2 weeks, yay, I'm a grown up!) from that place just south of Sydney...

Hi Becsta, I'm from Sydney, Australia. You? I know, can't wait. My younger brother is now joining my friend and i so there's three of us now? How old are you guys?
Crystal.

We are from Sydney as well! Im 22 and my cousins are all about the same age- eldest is 23, youngest is 20. What about you? Still 12 weeks till I fly out of sydney.. seems so far away!!

My bro is 18, i'm 23, my friend is 26. I know! 12 weeks does seem far away but with everything that happens in the meantime, work, christmas etc, i think the time will fly by!

Oh cool!! I cant wait.. my friends and I are leaving on Dec 26 and have a little countdown going on.. only 64 sleeps till I fly out! How is your packing going? what are you doing in the way of shoes/warm weather gear?

Wow! we're leaving on the 26th too! FREAKY! who are u flying with? we're on virgin atlantic. In terms of warm clothes/shoes etc i've got a couple of pairs of boots, casual shoes, probably taking jeans. but also planning on buying some waterproof gear and warm clothing while we're there. i'm jst taking lots of tops and singlets to layer. bought our power adaptors and other stuff tonight because myer had 40% off travel stuff. jst counting down the days. YAY!

Oh, and only 36 sleeps to go!

Hi All,

Myself and a friend are headin off on the European Encounter contiki tour which starts on the 1st Jan 2008 from london! if anyone else is on this tour we would love to hear from you!

Abby

hi abby me and my gf are going to that trip starting on the 1st. We'll be in london 5 days prior just to see london. If you guys are there earlier and want to hang out let me know.

Matt