hi elanor...where in cali are you from..i am from the bay area! my name is manisha. also how many are doing the Greek islands tour...it sounds like a lot more are doing the Egypt option.

Hey Everyone,
I am getting super excited.

Dylan,
I would be up for any evening this week through saturday. Let me know what works best for you.

Everyone i just found out some very important info about the Visas needed for Egypt and Turkey. I received my applications for the Visas and found out that your passport must be valid at least 6months after departing the country. I am off to the passport office tomorrow to get my passport renewed so i can get it back and get my Visas before we go. Hope this helps you guys out. Have a great day!

Ashley

Hey everyone!

I made a facebook group for us, but no one's joining and I look like a loser, so join if you have facebook! It's called "Contiki Ultimate European: June 28 - August 12"

haha thanks Jo! sorry to worry everybody unneccesarily!!

woohoo i sure am excited!! i cant wait!

Hey All

I will be joining you guys on this 45 day trip. also doing the Egypt option. i'm male from sydney who's 23. will be doing this solo.

Cya all on the trip

Hey Manisha, you're from outside SF? I'm so envious, I love the Bay Area. I go to UC-Riverside, which is about halfway between LA and Palm Springs. Which city are you from? I know lots of people from NorCal.

Hey Steve

Welcome aboard... Where abouts in Sydney are you from??? Joby and I are from Newcastle, 23 and 24 years old, and doing the Egypt option

Hey, Ashley, how does Friday night sound for you?

hey jac

I'm from Penrith, work in the city.
i well be getting to london on the 23 of June, if anyone want to catch up for a drink before the tour. Feel Free to contact me.

Hi

Good to see new people joining all the time. I have officially joined our facebook group and feel free to add me as a friend. My name is Ashley Fox. Facebook is such a great little tool.

So has anyone come to a conclusion as to whether they are taking a suitcase and backpack or just one? I am still deciding what exactly I am wanting to take. I think i may have to take both so that i can use the backpack to fill with stuff i will get over there because i am sure there will be some purchases. Anywho let me know your thoughts on this. Thanks

The other question is are people bringing euros or pounds or just replying on their credit cards.

Allo everybody!!! Wow, I don't get on the net for 2 days and there's so many posts to read!!

Steve- Jac & I fly into London on 25 June and are staying at the Royal National till we depart. We're doing the Check Out London tour in that time. When are you flying out?

Ashley- I'm gonna take a carry on bag that I can collapse down to put in my suitcase and then fill with treasures, booty and tacky souvenirs along the way Plus just a messenger bag thing as my day pack. I've been looking at PacSafe stuff and will probably buy one of those.

Manisha- As for $$$, I'm going to mostly rely on electronic funds coz from what I understand pounds are for UK, Euro's are for most of Europe and then there are the other local currencies for Egypt and Turkey etc.

Stay in touch everyone! And thanks for setting up the f/b group, Victoria

Jo

Hi there to you all
Well Dylan, Stace, Bryanna and Steve come and join the rest of us on facebook!!!!
I am doing the suitcase and may pop an empty holdall in for the excess baggage on the way home haha
I went to a travel agants today and as an EU passport holder I only need visas for Egypt and Turkey and both can be got from the borders so thats the way I am gonna go!!!
Well I am all paid up for my trip and now am saving madly for my spending money!!!!
C you guys soon
Jo

Hey, everybody. For luggage, I think I'm going to go with a large suitcase and just a messanger bag to keep on me. I think I'm a light packer, so I'm hoping I won't need too much space.

As for money, I think I'm going to take a tiny bit in Pounds to begin with, since we're only in London for a day before we start the tour. Then I'm going to periodically take out Euros in increments of about 200 to avoid bank fees from lots of little spending using a credit or debit card, and then when we get back to London, I'll take out a large amount of British Pounds. So, in short, I'm using Euros ha ha.

hi all!

I am so excited to go on this holdiay! I am travelling solo too, and I can't wait to meet everyone! I am taking the Egypt option.

I am getting into London on the 27th of June, and I would love to meet everyone and explore London a bit. I have never been to Europe! I am sooo excited!

Britt