Hi everyone,
Im Tanya, 21 year old from Sydney.
I've just booked my holiday starting with the Ultimate European on the 8th July- August 21st. Then the Simply Italy tour on the 24th August- September 4th and finishing with Greek Island Hopping from the 7th September- 19th September!

I am really looking forward to it.
If anyone else is on these tours at the same time, write back. I'd like to meet the people i'll be spending alot of time with!

Hi Tanya,
I'm going on UE at the same time with the Egypt option. I am so excited! My email is erinnyetman@hotmail.com, drop me a line.
Cheers,
Erinn

Hi Tanya and Erinn!

I'm hoping to do that tour also with a friend of mine! We'll both be 24 by then. Trying to decide on Egypt or Mykonos - sooo hard! My email is natalie.filer@gmail.com.

Nat

Im glad to see im not the only one partaking on this adventure.
Erin, are you travelling alone? I am.
Im doing the egypt option.
Drop us a line

garden_gnome17@hotmail.com

Hi
me and a friend are doing this tour haha great to see other people doing it
Ill be 21 and my mate will be 22 at the time
my msn is da_ruckas@hotmail.com if any1 wants to chat
We are doing the Eygpt option then going to greece for 2 weeks with family

Hey everyone!

I'm thinking of doing this date; in january i'm going to be booking a tour so i'll know by then. I'll be doing the mykonos option! I've been there with contiki before and had an awesome time, and it will be a nice relaxing break in the middle of the tour.

Tanya You're going to have a blast! I've done the greek island hopping tour before and it's a great choice to end your contiki tours with! I also did the London to Athens tour; this was all in 2005 august and september.

My emails cisarow@hotmail.com

Ashley

Hi Ashley,
yes i plan on coming home very relaxed and hopefully with a tan too!Thats why i wanted to do that tour last.

What is better to take on the tour, a suitcase or a backpack? What do most people take? Im not sure on what i should be buying

Tanya

Hi everyone,
my name's Nyalee, im 21 and Im planning on doing the UE on the 8th July 07....really nervous !!! First time travelling overseas and Im going alone.
Still deciding between Egypt and Mykonos...if anyone has any advice PLEASE email me... nilza_castledine@hotmail.com
Really need some advice and would be great to chat to ppl going on the same tour.

Happy travelling everyone

Nyalee

Hey Tanya,

How’s everyone doing?

Well I took a suitcase last time and I was thinking this time around I would maybe look into a backpack. But I think I'll end up taking the suitcase. It depends on what you want; a suitcase will keep all your stuff more secure and folded nicely, a backpack will be easier to carry up stairs (there will be moments when you’re walking up a lot of steep stairs carrying your suitcase or backpack and you’ll start flirting with the idea of chucking your belongings down the stairs) and it's easy to shove things in when you're in a rush. There were more suitcases on my last tour; the people with backpacks were mostly people backpacking after the tour. For the tours you're doing after Ultimate European it shouldn’t be too much of a hassle with a suitcase. Either way I promise that which ever one you decide on you're guaranteed a really good workout lugging it around actually that’s why I want to do another tour; I miss my buff contiki biceps.
haha

I hope that helped out somewhat; thinking about it now I will probably take a suitcase.

ttyl
Ashley

Hi Nyalee,
Don't worry, its my first overseas trip aswell. I think the excitement is killing the nerves thou which is good for the time being.

Thanks for your help Ashley,
It was really good to know what other people took before i get over there and realise i should have taken my other option.
Im leaning towards the suitcase option. I think its coz im away for so long aswell. The more room and clothes i have the better! :P

Hey Nyalee,

Tanya is right, don't worry there will be lots of us solo travelers in your shoes! That’s the beauty of contiki!

Oh and I have another suitcase tip: remember to leave enough room in your suitcase for stuff you're going to buy. That might be a no-brainer for most of you but I didn't think of that last time...

Hiya everyone

Thanks for the messages Ashley and Tanya...Im feeling a lot better about it all now... Im getting pretty excited too
Are you guys going anywhere before the tour starts?
Thanks again for the messages and advice

Hey everyone

Nyalee- I'm glad you're feeling less nervous. I'm thinking of either heading to London a few days early or stay a few days after to check out the city. How about yourself?

Hiya everyone,

Ashley - Im thinking about going a week before..I have some family in Sussex so I might go early to see them
I'm definatley feeling a heap better about going...great that other people are going alone aswell...makes me feel a lot better

Merry Xmas everyone

- nyalee