Lol you and me both! And from now on I will hide all the can openers, haha.

My camera tells me how long it is till we go,i think it is around 128 days!!

CANNOT WAIT!!
Keep it rockin!

hi tenealle, mik and all the other awsome ppl here soz i have had trouble logging in as well plus uni and night shift work is killing me atm lol im glad to hear everyopne is tackling the same issues as me saving the spending money and packing luggage all i know bout our luggage is that it cant be more that 20kg to start with then u cant add as u go and i think it was 5kg hand luggage i just cant wait to get my butt to europe its been a long time coming lol i go to itlay first for 3 weeks fly to london on the 11 or 12th cant rmember im staying at the hotel where the contiki starts from cheap room to so and then staying in london for 2 and a half weeks after. i think the whole meet up for a drink sounds great .. bout the saving business i am an extremely bad saver my money goes .. actually i dont know where it goes definatly not in my savings lol so i opened a new accont i can put money in bout half my pay and then cant take it out unless both i and my mum signs it out lol thge ristrictions lol but will be well worth it


p.s tenealle melbourne is great luv it here although never been to perth but my parents are both there atm and they luv it

Hey sammy maybe try Vanessa's idea that sounds good. its exactly what im doing except my bro is the bank so No bank fees (hopefully)...

127 days now.. the wait is going to be painful

Wow vanessa your trip is going to be HUGE. i couldnt afford that without a loan. or 3 years of saving
sounds awesome but. Were booking our accom this week. Think well stay at the Tavistock its a block away from The contiki basement.

anyone know anything about the Tavistock???
Perth is AWESOME i love it

Perth is an awesome place might I say! I lived there for a few years and Melbourne is my second choice, but still awesome for food and music!

I don't know much about Tavistock sorry. Mine is at the generator which is about a 3 min walk from the basement. I have a strange feeling I will be sleeping in and will have to run!! But I did get advice, apparently you sleep on the bus and then party all night and sleep on the bus again.

We don't need vaccines right? This coming from the guy who works in the chemist.

keep it interesting!! And did you know that the average coathanger when unfolded is 42inches long!

lol intresting faact about the coathanger lol... the count down is killing me especially here in melb weather is soo bad atm wish i was in europe now but soon enough we will all be there yey .. i was talking to one of the doctors at my work and he is liek just general boosters such as hep b and a tetnus yellow fever and the tami flu tablets but i think i am just sticking to the tami flu tablets with the whole flu epidemic going on lol ... im still trying to work out how on earth i am going to pack for 9 and a half weeks and 20kgs being my limit hmmm this is definatly going to be a challange lol

Hey Guys. Yeah that is interesting./ It made me laugh actually that you actually wrote it lol

Look at our forum its heaps more active then all the rest. GOOD lol

Im going to the Doctors tomorrow so ill ask him all about it and fill the team in..I want to know how to stop this Contiki Cough!!! it doesnt sound good at all

Vanessa just bring heaps of Washing powder with you. Im going to wash all my clothes in the bath/sink (make sure you bring a plug)

Contiki Cough? I really haven't been keeping up with things. Hopefully getting my flu shot tomorrow complements of work

I'm looking into the visas and passports now.. since I might work over there. I was going to try to get a UK and German passport.. but not sure if I can now. This is so annoying.

Anyone else bothered looking into this stuff yet?

the plug and washing powder idea is fantastic thanks heaps .. and yeah i have notioced our forum is much more active aswell lol we are chatty ones lol ... i am looking into and have to get the paper work for a new passport last and only time i went overseas was six years ago so i have to upgrade most definatly

Ibut my passport forms in last week. Better hurry up the waiting list is at least 4 weeks atm. Im not getting any Visas so my planning is easy as!!

Contiki Cough?? ive heard you almost nearly always get sick on the tours so they say to prepare and try and get antibiotics before hand

not sure how this can actually happen?? a doctor giving you a presciption for something that might happen?? random

With the clothes thing.. I think that a lot of people will be washing in sinks and stuff.. it would be pretty common. They always say to travel light.

I grabbed an Aussie passport last year *just incase* I felt like going overseas, so I should be fine I just need to work out all the rest of the crap that goes with working there.

I hear there are some standard drugs you should carry anyway, so I'll have them. Hopefully with the drinking, our organs will be sterilised and we wont get sick.. right?

Lucky you guys are going with a Pharmacy Assistant! If you guys get sick I will help you get better. And the swine flu... nothing to worry about! And the contiki cough is because you are constantly moving, drinking and eating not so good foods.

And be careful because some countries you can't take certain drugs in.

I am going to ask about about luggage, but they say as long as you have a good jacket and good jeans you should be right.

Keep on smiling!
*Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

HMm what are these general drugs your talking about Mik? im confused. I think im pretty healthy but i get a cold EVERY year. SUcks

I honestly cannot wait now. im going to Travel light (try) but im a girl its gonna be hard. real hard. Hopefully Matt will have room in his case for my crap

Woohoo!! 1 grand reached!! And with 121 days to go... i think i will make it.

And boy swine flu turned out to be a fizzle.

Keep it rockin!

110 Days to go.....

the wait is killing me....

But the exitement is worth it

Hey everyone!
Me and my friend Genevieve will be joining the contiki crew leaving on sept 13th.
I am so excited! We are both currently living Wellington and are looking forward to getting out of lil old NZ and seeing more of the world! Any other kiwis coming along too?