European Horizon 2010

First trip overseas with Contiki - 2 and a half weeks visiting England, France, Germany, Netherlands, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland.

I've been wanting to see Europe ever since I can remember. But my travel plans never seemed to work out, and I didn't think I would ever be able to save enough money, or find a decent travel companion. None of my friends had a big enough interest in traveling (that I know of) or the determination to save enough money. One day I decided that enough was enough and I decided to set all my fears aside and join a tour group. I immediately knew I would go with Contiki, as I had heard great things from my travel agent/friend and I knew I'd feel more comfortable and have more fun travelling with others my age. So in January 2010 on the spur of the moment I made a trip down to the travel agency and decided to book the European Horizon tour for that May. At this point I had no money saved and I had a very limited period of time in which I could take my trip, because of the small number of supervisors at my work. This specific tour would be whirlwind, but I knew I could handle it, and it would give me a chance to decide what places I'd like to come back to. I booked the trip at the beginning of February and then spent the next few months reading as many travelogues as I could find, and poring over the Contiki forums. I had a very neutral attitude about my trip until about a week before when all of a sudden I realized...I'm going to EUROPE! It was a long, slow week of work, but eventually the time came, and my adventure began...

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Trip Length: 2 weeks
Blog Entries: 16
Photos: 193
Words: 12283

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
May 7th 2010	Day 1 - Finally I'm Getting Out of Here! (Departure from Vancouver, BC)	North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » YVR
May 8th 2010	Day 2 - Arrival in London!	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London » Bloomsbury
May 9th 2010	Day 3 - London to Amsterdam, Netherlands	Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Amsterdam » Amsterdam Zuidoost
May 10th 2010	Day 4 - Amsterdam to the Rhine Valley, Germany	Europe » Germany » Rhineland-Palatinate » Sankt Goar
May 11th 2010	Day 5 - Rhine Valley to Munich, Germany	Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Munich
May 12th 2010	Day 6 - Munich to Tyrol, Austria	Europe » Austria » Tyrol » Hopfgarten im Brixental
May 13th 2010	Day 7 - Tyrol to Venice, Italy	Europe » Italy » Veneto » Venice
May 14th 2010	Day 8 - Venice to Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland	Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Lauterbrunnen
May 15th 2010	Day 9 - Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland	Europe » Switzerland » South-West » Lauterbrunnen
May 16th 2010	Day 10 - Lauterbrunnen to Paris, France	Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris
May 17th 2010	Day 11 - Paris, France	Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris
May 18th 2010	Day 12 - Paris to London, England	Oceans and Seas
May 19th 2010	Day 13 - London, England	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
May 20th 2010	Day 14 - London, England	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
May 21st 2010	Day 15 - London, England	Europe » United Kingdom » England » Greater London
May 22nd 2010	Day 16 - London to Vancouver, Canada	North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver » YVR