I am jessica and i am booking this trip witch leaves on 2 Feb 2009. I am traveling all by my self and i have done a contiki trip before but i am hoping to make some friends first before the trip starts.
So contact me if you are going on that trip.
My email address is littlejess_99@hotmail.com
Jessica

Hi Jessica,

I have booked this trip too! It will be my first time overseas so can't wait even though it is ages away! I am travelling by myself too, although my brother is coming to spend a couple of days with me in Auckland before the tour starts.

Whereabouts are you from?

Lisa

I am from australia and live in a town called coffs harbour.
I have a girlfriend coming with me. Her name is cindy. Cindy has never done a contiki tour. I have done a contiki tour before.

Jess

I am thinking the 2.2.09 sounds good are you doing it from Christchurch? I live 20 min from Coffs.

I am leaving from auckland. Where do you live????

Bellingen but I am leaving from Christchurch - bummer.

I'm doing this one, reverse from Christchurch. When are you arriving there?

If anyone else is doing this trip let me know and i'll send you my email!

also my sis and i have a facebook group for this trip, please join so we can get to know each other pre-trip!!

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=35281118935#/group.php?gid=35281118935

Hi,

Myself and my girlfriend are also doing this tour (Grand Explorer departing Auckland on 2/2/09). We are currently living in Sydney but are from Scotland originally. We would be interested in meeting up / getting in contact with anyone else on this tour before it kicks off!

cheers

Martin

And (blatantly stealing someone else's idea from this thread) I've also created a facebook group for the standard (i.e non reverse) tour on the 2nd! See here: Grand Explorer - Auckland - Christchurch 2/2/09 - Facebook Group ]

Hi,
I'm doin this tour aswell, leaving on 2nd feb from auckland. Going by myself and its my first big holiday but so excited!!

Hey!
I'm Sarah and I'm doing this tour with three friends, Steph, Kathrine and Jason.
We can't wait to go! We're all from South Australia.

When is everyone getting in to auckland?? me and my friend cindy are getting there on the 31st jan, so we have all day on the 1st to look at auckland.

We are arriving on the 29th (techincally the 30th because we get in after midnight) so we have a few free days before the tour starts.

cool we should meet up before the tour. i am staying at mercure hotel. Where you staying.
This is my email address littlejess_99@hotmail.com if you want to send me a email