Hi guys,

Anyone planning on going on the European Escapade leaving London on the 24th of april '08?

I booked and paid for it today! Cannot wait!

Jords

Heya Jords,
My name is Laurenne and Im booked in for those trip dates also.
Im so excited!!
Im from Palmerston North in New Zealand and Ill be spending my birthay on the bus - How cool!! lol

hey laurenne!

omg i have been waiting so long for someone to respond to my post- you have made my day! do you have any other plans besides the trip?? i will be staying on and working/travelling for up to a year in the UK/Europe

look forward to meeting you, my email is prophetic_infidel(at)hotmail.com if you have msn

Jordanna

Hey

Glad I made you happy lol!
This is just a 7 week vacation and travel experience for me, as Ive only been to Aussie a few times.

Im leaving NZ on 15th Apr for Hong Kong for a couple of days. Then I arrive in London on the 18th Apr. Spend a few days sightseeing then it will be Contiki time on the 24th!! YAY!! Im so hyped up already haha!
Then I leave London for Istanbul on the 23rd May, then Rome again on the 27th, Hong Kong on the 30th and back to NZ on the 2nd June! Phew!!

Living/Working in London sounds amazing!!
Ill be finishing my diploma, and then moving to Melbourne later on in 2008, cos I love it lol!!
But hey, you never know what could happen over there - I may get a villa in Tuscany haha!!

What do u want to do in London workwise?
Do you have any othr travel plans?
Look forward to meeting you too!

Laurenne

thanks for msn and facebook add, ill write you an email!
jordanna

hi jords

im going on the first april tour tho am planning to stay in europe for over a year.
scared but excited,

what are your plans after the tour?

kel

Hey Kellie,

1st of april...ooh not long to go for you now! 70 or so days! My plans for after the tour, still deciding at the moment! I have a 12 month plane ticket and will be getting my british passport soon hopefully, so after my tour i am eitehr going to:
a) try to find a job straight away in the UK (or possibly in Europe depending on whats avaliable) and then svae up for weekend adventures and more travelling between jobs OR..

b) keep travelling until my money runs out and then get a job.

The more sensible option would be 'b' but yeah we'll see how it goes!

What about you...any work plans whiel your over there??
Jords

woops i meant to say 'a'...you get the picture!

haha yes i get you,
and actually no, absolutly no plans for work, ill pretty much get a job asap after my tour and do weekend or week trips around europe! hopefully with someone tho haha
my boyfriend is going to work on the yachts in the mediterrean after contiki so im left on my little lonesome haha,
so yeah prob little jobs all over the place like pubs and stuff then maybe a nannying job, hopefully! of maybe nannying first then pubs, who knows, basically winging it when im over there!!
have u got facebook or myspace??
haha the addictions of the internet!
kel

hey kel

yeah winging it sounds like the best way! no point organising everything down to a tee, besides you gotta have a little adventure. feel free to add me on msn, prophetic_infidel(at)hotmail.com, u can use that to find me on facebook too!
jordanna

Hi Kel and Jords,

I am hoping to book on to the European Escapade tour for one of the april ones, am still deciding which one.
But i'm in the same situation as Jords. I'm travelling for nearly a year and am spending the most of it in England/Europe working and travelling and i've also got a British passport. But i'm trying to figue out what to do tax wise in england. Are you guys gonna get a TFN or just live on the edge?

Emily.

hi emily,

i will be getting a TFN (i think over there its called a national insurance number) most likely, if your job is going to be paying your salary into your bank account then you will need one. Otherwise if your planning on finding cash in hand work then you wont need one. Perhaps you should condsider going to the 1st contact seminars they are holding in feb, its all about living and working in the UK, setting up bank accounts etc. Hopefully itll prove useful!

Hope to have you join me and laurenne!
Jordanna

Hey Jordanna,

Thanks for that info. Do you know where abouts the 1st contact seminars are held, country wise i mean. As i have allready started my adventure and am in america with UK as my next stop. I just noticed that you are located in perth thats cool cos i'm from Dunsborough.

Emily.

unfortunately the seminars are only held in australia and new zealand. ill let you know how it goes, and if any of the packages are useful, then you can just pay online im assuming (they have a $75 kickstart package which helps you set up a bank account, free mobile sim card, orietantaion talk in the UK on finding work, setting up NI numbers. just let me know your email and ill get back to you in a few weeks.

So jealous that your already travelling! Its stinking hot in perth today...37 deg!

Jordanna

Don't be too jealous i've been going through sun deprivation although it's still been heaps of fun. That'd be great if you could let me know. I don't know why i didn't think to find something like that before i headed out. It sounds lke a pretty good setup. My email address is emilys.world@hotmail.com. Thanks heaps for that Jordanna. Goodluck with getting ready to go, i reckon thats gotta be the worst part of any trip.

Emily.