Hi all,

I'm travelling to UK and Europe April/ May 2007....only 3 months to go! Is anyone doing the Great Britain/Southern Ireland tour leaving the 12th April?

Hey Katiecam, Reading all the messages I thought I would be the only one on the 12th April trip. Glad someone else is going. I'm from USA and this will be my third Contiki trip. And unfortunately my last. See you there.

I'll be joining you guys on the April 12th departure, can't wait! I'm 25, from Canada and this will be my 3rd contiki tour. I'm only on the Great Britain leg of the tour though. I'll be arriving in London on the 11th, staying at the Imperial Hotel, departing London on the 22nd of April. Hope to hear from you soon!

I'll also be arriving in London on April 11th. I don't have my documents yet, but I'm assuming I'm staying at the Imperial hotel. I can't wait. I'm traveling both Great Britain and Southern Ireland. Either way we'll have fun. See you there. Basically 1 month left.

Glad to see there will at least be a couple other people joining me, I was starting to think I was the only one! I hope it doesn't rain every day

Yea, I'm afraid that it will rain everyday. Well at least that is what weather.com says. Maybe it will rain in the morning and maybe late evening. I'm hopeing for the best. Even if it does, I know I'll have a great time. I have to have a good time. This will be my last trip with contiki. I have to make this trip as fun as I can.

why is it your last trip with contiki?

I'm 35, but I sure don't feel 35. I didn't know about contiki until I was in my 20's. My first trip was in 2001, my second 2003 and now this one. I would have gone in 2005. but I did something else with my money. So here I am my last trip with contiki. So lets have fun, but be responsible. There are times on the first two trips that I do not remember things. But oh what fun I had. My first trip was European Experience. I loved Italy so much I had to go back. Simply Italy was my second trip. Now I wanted to see GB and Irelend. So many people say it's really nice. In about 2 to 4 years I'll take another trip but with a different company. They are basically just like Contiki, but with no age limit. One down fall is there could be grandfathers and little kids on the trip. So I'm not sure about it. I have to look into more when the time comes. I want to go to Russia, Poland, Norway, Denmark, Sweden, and Finland. Contiki has the same trip, Russia and Scandinavia.

Sounds fun, I would love to go to Scandanavia. My first Contiki was European Magic in 2001, 2nd was Spain and Portugal in 2002. Loved them both, had a great time. Looking forward to this one!

Yes, I am so much looking forward to this trip. Less than 1 month. Is this crazy or what? I'm already pack. Just because I'm ready for a vacation. Or I'm just really excited. I like contiki, I think they do a good job with the whole trip. I will see you there. In 1 month, we would be in Irelend (I think). LOL I'm counting down the days.

I've been meaning to ask what your name is, so that when we're on tour I'll know who you are!

I'm sorry. My name is Kimberly or Kim. I will be arriving at the airport around 9:30am on the 11th of April. I'm thinking I'll be at the hotel around 11am. I just got my documents today. Having them means the trip is right around the corner. I'm assuming you name is Jenny. Well HI jenny. It's nice to meet you.

Hi Kim, nice to meet you as well. What airport are you flying into, Heathrow or Gatwick? I'm flying into Gatwick and will be getting in around 10am on the 11th. Have you got your documents, are you staying at the Imperial Hotel?

I'm flying into Heathrow, landing around 9:30am on the 11th, most likely arrive at the hotel around 11am. I have my documents and I am staying at the Imperial. I know I will be going to the pre depature meeting about 6pm. Maybe we can go together if we meet up before. There is the London Pub right there which I will most likely drink at. At least having a few beers. I'm getting a little nervous, but excited. How about you?

Yeah I'm getting very excited! Only 3 more weeks to go. I'll probably be a bit longer getting to the hotel, I'm flying into Gatwick which is a bit further away from London than Heathrow is, and then I have to take the Gatwick Express into Victoria Station in London which is a 30 minute ride, then I have get either the tube or a taxi to the hotel. I have a friend in England who I think will be meeting up with me at Victoria Station. I'm sure I'll see you at the hotel though, so we'll definitely meet up. You're doing the full leg of the tour right, into Ireland as well? I'm only doing Great Britain, wish I was doing the whole thing, but 2 weeks was all I could afford to take off! I've been to Ireland before, it's beautiful. Talk to you soon.