definitely going 7th may 08

24 Dec 2007 ArnoM said

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• 1 Feb 2008 Rachael NSW said

  

  Hello
  
  Today I paid for my La Scene 4th May & Wild Western 7th May, I cant wait.
  Looking forward to meeting you
  
  Rachael
  (Australia)

  Hello<BR><BR>Today I paid for my La Scene 4th May & Wild Western 7th May, I cant wait.<BR>Looking forward to meeting you<BR><BR>Rachael<BR>(Australia) or Cancel
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• 8 Feb 2008 ArnoM said

  

  Hi Rachael
  
  Hope to see you by then! I see that you will be already in LA when I arrive. My plan is to go to the universal studio’s on tuesday 6may. Maybe we can contact each other by then?
  
  greetz
  ArnoM

  Hi Rachael<BR><BR>Hope to see you by then! I see that you will be already in LA when I arrive. My plan is to go to the universal studio's on tuesday 6may. Maybe we can contact each other by then?<BR><BR>greetz<BR>ArnoM or Cancel
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• 8 Feb 2008 Rachael NSW said

  

  Hello
  
  Before I go I will I will organise a contact number for you to contact me.
  The LA Scene tour takes you to Universal studio’s & Disneyland.
  
  Rachael

  Hello<BR><BR>Before I go I will I will organise a contact number for you to contact me.<BR>The LA Scene tour takes you to Universal studio's & Disneyland.<BR><BR>Rachael or Cancel
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• 1 Apr 2008 Vagabonder said

  

  Hi guys! I’m Alison, (Ali for short) your tour manager for this adventure <!--graemlin::)--> Hope youre as excited as I am! Any pre-departure questions?

  Hi guys! I'm Alison, (Ali for short) your tour manager for this adventure <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--> Hope youre as excited as I am! Any pre-departure questions? or Cancel
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• 14 Apr 2008 JennyG said

  

  Hi There
  Jennifer here, I will also be on the La Scene and Wild Western in May.
  Just wanted to say hi <!--graemlin::)-->
  
  BTW
  does anyone know what time the Wine Tour would start and would it be possible to make it to Alcatraz AND the wine tour.
  
  See ya Soon <!--graemlin::)-->

  Hi There<BR>Jennifer here, I will also be on the La Scene and Wild Western in May.<BR>Just wanted to say hi <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--><BR><BR>BTW<BR>does anyone know what time the Wine Tour would start and would it be possible to make it to Alcatraz AND the wine tour.<BR><BR>See ya Soon <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--> or Cancel
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• 15 Apr 2008 ArnoM said

  

  Whell hello everybody.
  
  Nice to see that there are more replies… Alison: don’t have anything to ask, but I’m very excited for the tour!!! I can’t wait…
  
  I see that a couple of you already “know” each other through the LA scene. Unfortunatly I’m not able to join you, but I arrive monday may5th, so, maybe we can meet in the hotel that evening…
  
  Just a couple of weeks left… ;-) <!--graemlin::cool:-->

  Whell hello everybody.<BR><BR>Nice to see that there are more replies... Alison: don't have anything to ask, but I'm very excited for the tour!!! I can't wait...<BR><BR>I see that a couple of you already "know" each other through the LA scene. Unfortunatly I'm not able to join you, but I arrive monday may5th, so, maybe we can meet in the hotel that evening...<BR><BR>Just a couple of weeks left... ;-) <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_cool.gif" alt="Cool" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::cool:--> or Cancel
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• 15 Apr 2008 Vagabonder said

  

  Hey all! If you’re booking Alcatraz, do it soon – it gets booked up fast in May, June and July <!--graemlin::)-->
  See you bunch soon!

  Hey all! If you're booking Alcatraz, do it soon - it gets booked up fast in May, June and July <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--><BR>See you bunch soon! or Cancel
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• 17 Apr 2008 Rachael NSW said

  

  Hello
  
  Not long to go now, I cant wait <!--graemlin::)-->
  
  Is everyone booking for Alcatraz??? I think I will go.
  
  Alison is it better to bye the 5day disney hopper pass before I get to the US?
  
  Talk to you soon
  Rachael <!--graemlin::)-->

  Hello<BR><BR>Not long to go now, I cant wait <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--><BR><BR>Is everyone booking for Alcatraz??? I think I will go.<BR><BR>Alison is it better to bye the 5day disney hopper pass before I get to the US?<BR><BR>Talk to you soon <BR>Rachael <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--> or Cancel
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• 17 Apr 2008 Vagabonder said

  

  Hey Rachael! You can purchase your Disney passes either online before you go (make sure it is the official website) or at our hotel front desk. Both have good deals.
  If you guys are booking Alcatraz, consider going for a morning tour. San Fran has wicked fog that can roll in at any time and sometimes the later tours aren’t as good.
  <!--graemlin::)--> Ali

  Hey Rachael! You can purchase your Disney passes either online before you go (make sure it is the official website) or at our hotel front desk. Both have good deals. <BR>If you guys are booking Alcatraz, consider going for a morning tour. San Fran has wicked fog that can roll in at any time and sometimes the later tours aren't as good. <BR><img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--> Ali or Cancel
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• 17 Apr 2008 ArnoM said

  

  Hi
  
  I’m still not sure about alcatraz. Because our time there in frisco is limited, is it time well-spent (off-course) or can I make better use of the time there? I don’t know yet. What’s you’re opinion Alison?
  
  But if everybody is going to alcatraz, who am I to stay behind. To bad that we have to book this in advance…
  
  Other question: the heli-ride in the grand canyon and the las vegas show. We can book them on the tour? The itinerary says so, but a tourguide must know that for sure… (hope you understand me, English is not my native language…)

  Hi<BR><BR>I'm still not sure about alcatraz. Because our time there in frisco is limited, is it time well-spent (off-course) or can I make better use of the time there? I don't know yet. What's you're opinion Alison?<BR><BR>But if everybody is going to alcatraz, who am I to stay behind. To bad that we have to book this in advance...<BR><BR>Other question: the heli-ride in the grand canyon and the las vegas show. We can book them on the tour? The itinerary says so, but a tourguide must know that for sure... (hope you understand me, English is not my native language...) or Cancel
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• 17 Apr 2008 ArnoM said

  

  Since this is an international trip, where do you all come from?
  
  I’ll start: I’m from a small town near Amsterdam in the Netherlands.

  Since this is an international trip, where do you all come from?<BR><BR>I'll start: I'm from a small town near Amsterdam in the Netherlands. or Cancel
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• 17 Apr 2008 Rachael NSW said

  

  Hello
  
  I’m from Australia I live about a hour & half north of Sydney the (Central Coast).
  
  Are you going staying back after our tour?
  
  I think I might book the morning tour to Alcatraz in the morning I have heard its meant to be really good, but I dont like the idea of getting up so early but I guess then we will have the rest of the day to explore San Fran?
  
  Alison- thank you
  
  Talk to you soon
  Rachael

  Hello<BR><BR>I'm from Australia I live about a hour & half north of Sydney the (Central Coast).<BR><BR>Are you going staying back after our tour?<BR><BR>I think I might book the morning tour to Alcatraz in the morning I have heard its meant to be really good, but I dont like the idea of getting up so early but I guess then we will have the rest of the day to explore San Fran?<BR><BR>Alison- thank you <BR><BR>Talk to you soon <BR>Rachael or Cancel
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• 18 Apr 2008 Vagabonder said

  

  Arno, your English is better than you think <!--graemlin::)-->
  As for Alcatraz, it’s hard for me to say “don’t do it” or “you have to do this” because I love so much of San Fran. There are hundreds of things to do with yourself in the city. You can walk the bridge, go to Golden Gate Park, feel the hippie vibe in Haight and Ashbury, wander through North Beach’s Little Italy or Chinatown, and the list goes on and on. Alcatraz is an incredibly cool trip – but if you decide not to do it, you’ll certainly find something else to do. <!--graemlin::)--> And, no, not everyone does it so don’t worry.
  You can purchase any of the optionals while on tour and then I’ll sort out the details for you. I’ve done almost all of them, so if any of you have any questions, I’ll do my best to answer.
  And, yeah, Rachael – it’s an early morning (and not like our other ones where you can just sleep on the coach <!--graemlin::)--> ) but its great to give yourself as much time as possible. SO much to do.
  And to answer your last question Arno, I’m American – in fact, I was born and raised in one of the stops on our tour <!--graemlin::)--> I’ll tell you which one as we roll in.
  See you guys in a couple of weeks!
  Ali
  PS I’m your TM for the May 4 LA Scene Tour too Rachael so I’ll see you even sooner <!--graemlin::)-->

  Arno, your English is better than you think <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--><BR>As for Alcatraz, it's hard for me to say "don't do it" or "you have to do this" because I love so much of San Fran. There are hundreds of things to do with yourself in the city. You can walk the bridge, go to Golden Gate Park, feel the hippie vibe in Haight and Ashbury, wander through North Beach's Little Italy or Chinatown, and the list goes on and on. Alcatraz is an incredibly cool trip - but if you decide not to do it, you'll certainly find something else to do. <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--> And, no, not everyone does it so don't worry.<BR>You can purchase any of the optionals while on tour and then I'll sort out the details for you. I've done almost all of them, so if any of you have any questions, I'll do my best to answer.<BR>And, yeah, Rachael - it's an early morning (and not like our other ones where you can just sleep on the coach <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--> ) but its great to give yourself as much time as possible. SO much to do. <BR>And to answer your last question Arno, I'm American - in fact, I was born and raised in one of the stops on our tour <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--> I'll tell you which one as we roll in.<BR>See you guys in a couple of weeks!<BR>Ali<BR>PS I'm your TM for the May 4 LA Scene Tour too Rachael so I'll see you even sooner <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--> or Cancel
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• 20 Apr 2008 Rachael NSW said

  

  Hi Alison
  
  Just a quick question is it better to go to Alcatraz on the 17th May or the 18May? Unsure what day but will go in morning prob the 9:30am tour.
  
  Arno & Jenny are you going to be the Alcatraz tour and if so what day & time?
  
  Rach

  Hi Alison <BR><BR>Just a quick question is it better to go to Alcatraz on the 17th May or the 18May? Unsure what day but will go in morning prob the 9:30am tour.<BR><BR>Arno & Jenny are you going to be the Alcatraz tour and if so what day & time?<BR><BR>Rach or Cancel
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• 22 Apr 2008 Vagabonder said

  

  I recommend the 17th. That gives you the option to do the wine tour if you decide to or watch the Bay to Breakers run.
  -Ali

  I recommend the 17th. That gives you the option to do the wine tour if you decide to or watch the Bay to Breakers run. <BR>-Ali or Cancel
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• 22 Apr 2008 ArnoM said

  

  Hi
  
  Well, I made a misstake in my planning for the trip. I thought that we would be only 1day in SF, but it’s 2days, so I will take the alcatraz tour if thats still possible. I’ll try now to order a ticket for the 17th in the morning. So rachael, we can do the tour together (bet there will be enough other people from the tour going at the same time)
  
  At the end of the tour I will take a red-eye to Chicago (transfer in Minneapolis), friends of my parents live there, so I can see a little of that place. Hope I still want to travel by then ;-).
  
  For me 13days untill my flight to LA. I arrive monday and hope to go to the Universal Studio’s on tuesday. Ever getting closer and closer… And before we know it, we’re back home with a lot of memories (and foto’s)
  
  Ali: how many are on the tour? A small group, or a large group? I’m a bit curious…

  Hi<BR><BR>Well, I made a misstake in my planning for the trip. I thought that we would be only 1day in SF, but it's 2days, so I will take the alcatraz tour if thats still possible. I'll try now to order a ticket for the 17th in the morning. So rachael, we can do the tour together (bet there will be enough other people from the tour going at the same time)<BR><BR>At the end of the tour I will take a red-eye to Chicago (transfer in Minneapolis), friends of my parents live there, so I can see a little of that place. Hope I still want to travel by then ;-).<BR><BR>For me 13days untill my flight to LA. I arrive monday and hope to go to the Universal Studio's on tuesday. Ever getting closer and closer... And before we know it, we're back home with a lot of memories (and foto's)<BR><BR>Ali: how many are on the tour? A small group, or a large group? I'm a bit curious... or Cancel
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• 22 Apr 2008 ArnoM said

  

  Small update: I’ve reserved tickets for Alcatraz on may17, 9.30. So that’s an early morning… Hope the hotels not to far away (and that there’s a shuttle to the pier)… We’ll find out soon enough.
  
  greets for now
  Arno-Mark

  Small update: I've reserved tickets for Alcatraz on may17, 9.30. So that's an early morning... Hope the hotels not to far away (and that there's a shuttle to the pier)... We'll find out soon enough.<BR><BR>greets for now<BR>Arno-Mark or Cancel
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• 22 Apr 2008 kezrulz said

  

  Hello Everyone…
  My name is Kerri & I will be on this tour with my best friend & her cousin. I’m from Mollymook (Australia) 3 hours south of Sydney…
  I’m really really looking forward to this trip… We fly out on May the 2nd & do a few things before the trip… THEN after the american contiki, we’re doing our own thing THEN off to Europe arghhh… Long trip <!--graemlin::)-->
  One question Ali… Is it compulsory to meet up the night before… I have done the stupid thing off booking us into the studio audience off “Rules of Engagement” at roughly the same time… I can easily cancel… But we were really really looking forward to it haha…
  Kerri

  Hello Everyone...<BR>My name is Kerri & I will be on this tour with my best friend & her cousin. I'm from Mollymook (Australia) 3 hours south of Sydney...<BR>I'm really really looking forward to this trip... We fly out on May the 2nd & do a few things before the trip... THEN after the american contiki, we're doing our own thing THEN off to Europe arghhh... Long trip <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--><BR>One question Ali... Is it compulsory to meet up the night before... I have done the stupid thing off booking us into the studio audience off "Rules of Engagement" at roughly the same time... I can easily cancel... But we were really really looking forward to it haha...<BR>Kerri or Cancel
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• 22 Apr 2008 Rachael NSW said

  

  Hi Arno
  
  Just booked my tour of Alcatraz same time & day as you <!--graemlin::)-->
  
  I hope everyone is doing the same tour as us.
  
  I only have 9 days to go I cant wait.
  
  Talk to you soon
  Rachael

  Hi Arno<BR><BR>Just booked my tour of Alcatraz same time & day as you <img src="http://connect.contiki.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif" alt="Smiler" width="15" height="15"><!--graemlin::)--><BR><BR>I hope everyone is doing the same tour as us.<BR><BR>I only have 9 days to go I cant wait.<BR><BR>Talk to you soon<BR>Rachael or Cancel
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• 23 Apr 2008 Peety said

  

  Hy everyone!
  
  I’m booked on the LA to the bay tour departure on May 7th and I think we are on the same coach till San Fran.
  Can’t wait to start this trip. I’ll fly to LA on Saturday May 3rd and stay at the Hyatt Regancy OC. The first day is booked with disneyland, but I still dont Know what I’ll do the other two days.
  Ali, can you tell me something about the connection between Anaheim and Downtonw LA? Are ther Busses, Shuttles or something else?
  cu soon
  Peter

  Hy everyone!<BR><BR>I'm booked on the LA to the bay tour departure on May 7th and I think we are on the same coach till San Fran.<BR>Can't wait to start this trip. I'll fly to LA on Saturday May 3rd and stay at the Hyatt Regancy OC. The first day is booked with disneyland, but I still dont Know what I'll do the other two days.<BR>Ali, can you tell me something about the connection between Anaheim and Downtonw LA? Are ther Busses, Shuttles or something else?<BR>cu soon<BR>Peter or Cancel
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