Hey!
I'm jess, and I will be 27 when I go. I'm actually doing the Eastern Discovery, which meets this tour in New Orleans.

I'm having 3 days in LA, at disneyland and all that before flying to New Orleans, and then 7 days in New York at the end of the tour. Hoping to make some friends on tour.

Cheers
Jess

Hey Jess,
My names Cat im 27 and my friend Libi (23) and i will be doing GS 24 Sept. Were also spending time in NY after the tour.

We look forward to meeting you!!!

Nice to see a few other 27 year olds taking this tour too!
Always a bonus that the drinking age in the US is 21.

Yeh, absolutely bel! Should be a wild adventure!

YAY!! some other 27 year olds! I'll be travelling alone as well, hopefully make some friends on the trip!

Hi everyone! I booked this tour today...staying in LA four nights prior to trip and in NY 5 nights afterwards. Also going solo so if you want to meet up before the trip starts let me know. I am 30 - sorry to break the 27 year old theme but am young at heart lol....will join facebook group!

Hey everyone, just booked this tour today, kinda spur of the moment thing but will be wicked. Glad to see some other people doing this by themselves as well. Doing the NY explorer when the tour ends. I'm 24, I've done Europe with Contiki and it was awesome. I think the states will be even better though.

Daniel, I reckon Contiki in the US is better! Whilst Europe is absolutely amazing, the hotel quality is no where near as great at the US. I had a double bed in every hotel on the Wild Western. The travel time isn't as long in the US as well.

I'm booked to do the Eastern Discovery tour which starts in New Orleans but am trying to get the extra holidays approved so I can join the Grand Southern! I've been to Vegas and Grand Canyon before but only for a short time. Monument Valley looks amazing, so does Dallas and Memphis! Fingers Crossed!

Gordy, you can be a surrogate 27 year old! If I do the Grand Southern I'll only be arriving in Anaheim the day before our trip. Might be enough time to squeeze in some time at Disneyland!

Yea i am looking forward to those shorter bus days, although they were good for catching up on sleep. I've been to the states before but just on the way back from Europe, its gona be a wicked 4 weeks

I'm thinking.... should I just do the GS which joins up to the Eastern Discovery ( which I am currently on...)
or just do the additional states seperately... ahh DECISIONS decisions!

Hey Bel Q - are you going to do Disney World as well as Disney Land?

Yay - I got the extra holidays approved so I have to go to the travel agent today and change my booking from Eastern Discovery to Grand Southern!!

I can't believe the last night we are in Las Vegas is a Friday night!!! I will be looking into what shows are on, as I didn't enjoy the Contiki option cabaret show last time. It may have changed though.

I'd love to see one of the Cirque De Soleil shows, as well as get around and see the Tresure Island Pirate Show, and what the Bellagio fountain at night!

MissKay - I'll definitely be doing DisneyWorld in Orlando... I'll be flying into LA in the morning of 23rd Sept which is the day before the tour leaves. After travelling to Anaheim and checking in, I might not have a lot of time to explore Disneyland. But if I can, I definitely will. My camera was broken last time I was there so I got no photos!

There isn't all that much to do in Anaheim other than DisneyLand. I got lost twice trying to find an internet cafe as well as looking for the big outlet mall (almost got sunstroke!!).

I still haven't decided! Someone decide for me!

Trying to figure out NY accomodation - anyone want to share... It is so much cheaper when you book for 2 in the US.

Let me know.... As well. anyone interested in spending some time in San Fran?

If you've got the extra time and money, MissKay - you should go for it!!

Everyone should do the NY explorer when the tour ends, its by far the cheapest way to do NY and you get to do it with everyone.

I'm not doing the NY Explorer - I've been to NYC before so am pretty comfortable to tackle the city without a tour.

However as long as we're not all sick of each other by then we can pick a central meeting point, and explore together!