hey. im going solo, so need to catch up with ppl give us a hoy if u coming on this one??

Ohhh this is me haha
hello !!
there is a forum somewhere in this page with heaps of people and also a facebook group

search Contiki European Escapade- 4th September 2009

its got like 7 people in it.

im also available on email at work lmorris@australrisk.com.au

Hi! My boyfriend Nick and I are in too! Nice to have another travelling buddy!
What is there to know about you?! Where are you from, what do you do, what are you into, what are you looking forward to?!

Danni

Hey Danni,
AH sweet!! im so excited hey i booked my flights last night ahh thats so good ur travelling with your bf! All my (ex's) didnt have the travel bug like me haha boorrriiinnnggg!!! Anyways a short run down... Im from Bunbury WA (2hrs south of Perth), im a qualified florist been working at a local florist for 3 yrs now, I will be 20 on the tour, my main intere3st atm is TRAVEL!! i just cant wait for this tour hey!

How bout you? have you done any other travelling??

Claire

why would you not want to explore this interesting world?!?!?!? how dull!

I love flowers, that would be a great job! I bet you are glad Valentine's day is over for another year, but Mother's day is just around the corner!

Nick and I will be 25 (just!) on tour. The week before the tour we are going to be in Spain doing the tomato festival, and my birthday too. Should be ssssssssoooooooo fun!!!!!

We live together with his parents in Brisbane. I work at Dreamworld, he works at the casino and at a pharmacy. So life is a bit hectic at times. Lots of working now means lots of money to spend in Europe!

We really haven't done much travelling. We went to Fiji last year for our friend's engagement party. That didnt really count, I dont think. Mostly because we are hanging out with a friend the whole time, and we spent half the time at the pool bar at the resort. But still, we saw all there was to see in Fiji. Been there, done that!

Nick went to Singapore for a family thing a few years ago, and NZ too. But otherwise, I think thats it for him.

Oh, when I was 14 my parents took my sister and I to America and Mexico. We did the theme park thing. My favourite part was actually Vegas and Tijuana. I liked finding a quarter and chucking it into a slot machine before anyone noticed! Gambling at 14!!!! And in Tijuana- it was just mindblowing. The culture shock was enormous. As soon as you get off the bus a 7 year old is trying to sell you cigarettes, some guy is yelling at you from a Tequilla store, and there is a strip tease on the other side of the road! CRAZY!

So I am so keen to get stuck into Europe! We are spending a week in Thailand after our tour too. I am so excited!

What is your plan of attack with the trip? Are you just staying for Contiki, or a bit longer? We are staying at the Royal National a few days before the tour to get settled and meet a few people. Hope to see you then!!!!

Danni

Yeah i do love it but done it for 3 years now so getting a bit repetative, althouh gettin more into the wedding work now so thats always fun

Oh wow how cool (tomato festival) that would be so fun ay! ur gonna have a ball, you lucky ducks!!
Well i can say you guys have done more travelling then me lol i went to bali with i was bout 14, and been to adelaide and melbourne and the small camping trips up north and thats as far as that goes so this is HUGE for me haha so im like soooooo excited!!

Well i wish i was going elsewhere and more then just the tour but this tour was seriously like a last minute decision, because i planned to go on the "ultimate european" with my friend last year and she pulled out so i just thought ahh well im sure i'll go later on, and just recently i was just like screw it only live once! so i swapped to a smaller tour and just going solo. But i have been speaking to Laura (doing this tour) and shes from perth so we have managed to get the same flight and seating next to each other. so thats a huge bonus!

But definatley wont be the last of travelling i'll be doing, i just didnt want to wait another yr!! haha IMPATIENT! lol Yeh i am getting accomodation there too so yay!!

Still cant believe ive actually booked it and im going hey, like i tell all my friends but hasnt properly sunk in yet hahaha!!

That is so cool that you managed to get seats together! You 2 will be set having someone else to figure out what is going on!

I think that our tour is enough, and anything else is a bonus. We are seeing alot! I'd be happy to do this one and leave, and still feel like I did so many things! Besides. It was a huge risk to book alone on your first big trip. Next time you'll have more of an idea.

I have a feeling that when we get back, I'm going to crash back into reality, and wont want to! I just know I'll want to keep travelling, and having to go back to work to SAVE to travel again, is going to suck!

I used to think that it hasnt sunk in too, but I think it is starting to. Starting to feel paniced about lack of funds, and thinking about the few days we dont have a plan for. Then its like........... OMG! I'M GOING TO EUROPE!!!!!!!! AAAAAAAGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!