Hi everyone.  Im heading off on the July 12th trip.Cant wait.Im
going solo and would love too talk to others.  Im 21 male from
Queensland and looking for a super time. I just wanna touch bases and
cant wait to party.  If anyone one else is looking to have some
fun let me know.    Cheers Johny

Hey hey.....
I've just booked on to this trip too.
Also travelling alone, 20 female from Melbourne!
Hoping to have an awsome time and see some sights too!
when are you getting in to london, im arriving on the 10th and spending 2 nights at the Royal National then contiki on the 12th!

Louise

yep got a whole bunch of aussies on the tour so far should be awesome my mate and i get in the day before the tour and will be at the royal the night before the tour cant wait, 9 weeks to go

Im ariving in London on the 8th! Bit daunting but its going to be
great.  You meeting up with anyone before the 12th?What are you
looking forward to the most?We are both traveling alone i see.Might
have to keep each other company :-)John

Hey,
Not meeting up with anyone before, maybe some friends after.
Looking forward to meeting heaps of new people, having an awsome time, seeing the sights, drinking the local booze...lol
Oh and most of all looking forward to quitting my job!
We should meet up before the trip over there, are you staying at the Royal National?
Are you staying on over there after the tour??

Not staying at Royal National and havent made up my mind wheather im
staying after the trip, might work in london for a bit.  Cant wait
to make the most of it and have a sick time.Hope its not too cold in
Melbourne.Hehe.P.S. You single?Just wondering.......Cheers J.

Im most likely staying on for a couple of months working and then hopefully go to the Oktober fest. Im not single at the moment, but its looking like i might be by the time i get over there! And its bloody freezing down here, where abouts in qld are you from? is it still warm up there?

Im from Bundie.  Yeah its getting colder, like 25 today. not too
bad yet.  Well ive been single for a little bit, but you sorta of
have too end it when you go Contiki hey. Looking forward to meeting
you. J

My mate and I fly in on the 11th in the morning and are staying at the royal the night before the tour (just confirmed today) looking forward to meeting up with all you guys and gals for a pre tour beer.

We've got 6 nights after the tour in london before we fly back out, haven't decided what we are doing for that week, got some friends over there to catch up with and some sights to see.

Just think, in 9 weeks time we will be in France!

Hey, just curious how much money are you guys taking for the tour?
Like for all the optional extra's, food and spending money?
Just not sure if im saving enough....
There is always credit i guess!

A lot of people say allow 100 euro a day for the tour plus what ever optionals you want, but it does depend on how much you eat, drink, shop etc.

I'm using that as my absolute minimum and trying to get as much more as possible.

Also got the credit cards if needed

Hey Lou.  Just wondering if you are taking a backpac or if you are
doing everything out of a suitcase. Ive got a really big suitcase and
dont know if will be a of overkill.  Any advice????   J

hey, im taking a suitcase. i looked into gettting a backpack, but decent ones are really expensive and dont really have that much space in them. Also a friend went on contiki a few years back and she said she was laughing with a suitcase when everyone was luggin their back packs around she was wheeling her suitcase up the hill. lol.
Just as long as its not too big? have you read the size restrictions?

I'm going with the suitcase as well, but I'm not spending much time over there not on the tour, got a 5 week trip total, so for me the suitcase will be fine, If i was planning on doing a lot of travel outside of the tour I would probably think more seriously about a back pack, but I can get my hands on a decent size suitcase for free off a mate and the money I save there can be spent on other things I need for the trip, like a camera.

Just remember the size and weight limits.

Suitcase can't be any bigger than 73cm x 50cm x 25cm and cant weigh more than 20kg, they weigh the bags in london before putting them on the bus and tend to be pretty strict depending on how full the bus is. They also sell their own luggage so they will make you change bags if its to big.

In 2 months time we will be in Barcelona!

Hey Louie. Yeah got the size restrictions now.  Suitcase is the
way to go i think!haha.  What are you looking forward to most
about the trip?? Getting excited now.  Wow..   Cant wait to
hear from ya... Cheers mate