Hey, I'm really excited about this tour...it's my first time travelling Europe and doing a Contiki...and i'm really looking forward to it. Anyone else doing this one with me? I'm from Canada...I'm 21 and travelling solo.

hi, my name is Lauren. i live in California. i'll be taking this tour with three of my girlfriends. they're all 22 and i'm 23 year's old. i can't believe you're going to be traveling alone! that's so brave!
the count-down begins... i need to finish all my laundry and start packing! i'll be checking this posting each day until the tour to see if you write back (although i doubt you'll check this).

see/meet you soon!

Hi I'm Rosanna also from California...I'll be going on this tour with 3 of my girl friends and one guy we are all in our mid to late 20s (I'm the youngest 23). I've been counting down since last month! only 5 more days left. See you guys out there. Hey lauren what time is your flight? are you flying out of LAX on sunday? our flight is at 3pm

Hi Rosanna!
I'm super excited too! We will be flying out of LAX around 11am on Sunday. We have a layover in Georgia, although I'm not sure how long we're grounded for.
According to our itinerary, we'll be staying at Cascina Palace Hotel on the first night. I assume that is where you are staying too.
Hope to hear from you soon,
Lauren

Hi everyone, I'm Kim...I'm one of the friends that Lauren (a couple of posts up) is traveling with from California. Less than a week to go, I can't wait, we're all going to have so much fun! I can't believe it's almost here!

hey guys...yes we are staying there the first night...looks like we are definitely on the same tour. I'm a little nervous but excited! I'm so ready...well besides the fact that I havent started packing yet. the restrictions are killing me! only up to 44lbs for luggage...i take that much for a weekend in vegas lol jk make sure you guys take a nice dress and a skirt or something for the casino because I heard it's high class and jeans are NOT acceptable for going out in europe. just a little tip. see you all in a few days.

thanks for the packing tip rosanna! i guess that means i need to bring a nice dress, instead of just some spring-time flowery thing...
44lbs is quite a restriction for us ladies. kim once packed 60lbs on a trip to hawaii. that was before she became the world travler she is today, hehe. and you're right, vegas packing does get a little out of control, even if you're only there for a weekend. i typically bring a bunch of "possibilities" for those trips. i'm going to start packing tomorrow and i will attempt to be realistic and logical. we'll see how that goes...