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19 Nov 2011 Lauren asked

Hey, just curious who else is booked on this tour?

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26 Apr 2012 LucyHx said

White water rafting, ATV safari and Ice bar :) well hopefully anyway.

White water rafting, ATV safari and Ice bar :) well hopefully anyway. or Cancel
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26 Apr 2012 Jen_au said

I think I’ll prob try and do most of them, the first time I did contiki I skipped some optionals and really regretted it later! would rather do them and regret doing them, than not doing them and never knowing hehe!! Hmm better get to saving! :) Definitly excited for for an olympic bobsled track though!! and whatever the “Nordkapp experiance” is (I’m guessing the hike to the Northern point?) that would be cool too!!! :)

I think I'll prob try and do most of them, the first time I did contiki I skipped some optionals and really regretted it later! would rather do them and regret doing them, than not doing them and never knowing hehe!! Hmm better get to saving! :) Definitly excited for for an olympic bobsled track though!! and whatever the "Nordkapp experiance" is (I'm guessing the hike to the Northern point?) that would be cool too!!! :) or Cancel
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26 Apr 2012 Beth said

The Nordkapp trip sounds so amazing – I think that’s the thing I’m looking forward to the most. I was also thinking of taking the train into Bergen from Voss. Not sure about Carlsberg Brewery though, I think I might use that time to check out Tivoli instead.

The Nordkapp trip sounds so amazing - I think that's the thing I'm looking forward to the most. I was also thinking of taking the train into Bergen from Voss. Not sure about Carlsberg Brewery though, I think I might use that time to check out Tivoli instead. or Cancel
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26 Apr 2012 James said

I’m going to try and do all of them. I can’t wait to do the white water rafting, bobsled ride and the ice bar though

I'm going to try and do all of them. I can't wait to do the white water rafting, bobsled ride and the ice bar though or Cancel
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27 Apr 2012 Joseph said

Sounds like everyone has a pretty good idea of what they want to do! I’m up in the air on a couple of them, but like you said, Jen – Better to regret doing them than not doing them!

Right now my top two are the Nordkapp trek and the Ice Bar :D

Sounds like everyone has a pretty good idea of what they want to do! I'm up in the air on a couple of them, but like you said, Jen - Better to regret doing them than not doing them! Right now my top two are the Nordkapp trek and the Ice Bar :D or Cancel
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28 Apr 2012 Lauren said

Nordkapp, the Carlsberg Brewery and white water rafting. Not sure about the bobsled. will need to see how I go on the day cos I’m a bit of a wuss. I did almost all of the extras on my topdeck tour a few years ago and you’re right Jen. I draw the line and bikeriding and skydiving/bungy related activities though :)

Nordkapp, the Carlsberg Brewery and white water rafting. Not sure about the bobsled. will need to see how I go on the day cos I'm a bit of a wuss. I did almost all of the extras on my topdeck tour a few years ago and you're right Jen. I draw the line and bikeriding and skydiving/bungy related activities though :) or Cancel
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28 Apr 2012 Joseph said

Lol you’re not alone Lauren, I’m a bit of a chicken too. But hey, you only live once!

So on a sidenote I’ve been looking at the exchange rates. I started doing the math and the side excursions really aren’t that expensive! The US Dollar and the Australian Dollar are pretty close in value, and assuming one goes on every single excursion (totalling about 3000 Norwegian krone), it’d only be about $500 USD/AUD. Not bad at all, considering :)

Lol you're not alone Lauren, I'm a bit of a chicken too. But hey, you only live once! So on a sidenote I've been looking at the exchange rates. I started doing the math and the side excursions really aren't that expensive! The US Dollar and the Australian Dollar are pretty close in value, and assuming one goes on every single excursion (totalling about 3000 Norwegian krone), it'd only be about $500 USD/AUD. Not bad at all, considering :) or Cancel
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28 Apr 2012 Jen_au said

Geez that’s not too bad at all Joseph!! :) Much cheaper than doing all the Europe optionals on a standard Western Europe contiki!! Might just have to do them all after all!! :D Oh I’m getting so excited!!

Geez that's not too bad at all Joseph!! :) Much cheaper than doing all the Europe optionals on a standard Western Europe contiki!! Might just have to do them all after all!! :D Oh I'm getting so excited!! or Cancel
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28 Apr 2012 Lauren said

This is probably a stupid question but where did you get the prices from?

This is probably a stupid question but where did you get the prices from? or Cancel
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28 Apr 2012 Joseph said

Seriously! It was a lot more expensive when I ran around Europe a couple years ago! And that wasn’t even with Contiki!

Lauren – I got the Krone prices off the Contiki website. Under the Trips section, select your trip then expand the descriptions (by clicking “More”, I think). You should see the price listed next to the excursion associated with that day. I used this website for the conversions: http://www.xe.com/ucc/

If you have any trouble finding it, let me know. I wrote everything down and will be happy to post it on the forum if you’d like :)

Seriously! It was a lot more expensive when I ran around Europe a couple years ago! And that wasn't even with Contiki! Lauren - I got the Krone prices off the Contiki website. Under the Trips section, select your trip then expand the descriptions (by clicking "More", I think). You should see the price listed next to the excursion associated with that day. I used this website for the conversions: http://www.xe.com/ucc/ If you have any trouble finding it, let me know. I wrote everything down and will be happy to post it on the forum if you'd like :) or Cancel
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28 Apr 2012 Lauren said

Check this out…It’s so cute:

http://www.agensspill.no/visitnorway/holmenkollen/

I was looking up the ski jump. Have found all the prices ok

Check this out...It's so cute: http://www.agensspill.no/visitnorway/holmenkollen/ I was looking up the ski jump. Have found all the prices ok or Cancel
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20 May 2012 Joseph said

So it looks like the BER airport won’t be opening until 2013. My flight has been redirected to TXL and arrives at 8:05 AM on the 11th. Is anyone else going to be arriving at TXL around that time? I figure we can split a cab or figure out the subways to the first hostel.

So it looks like the BER airport won't be opening until 2013. My flight has been redirected to TXL and arrives at 8:05 AM on the 11th. Is anyone else going to be arriving at TXL around that time? I figure we can split a cab or figure out the subways to the first hostel. or Cancel
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20 May 2012 Jen_au said

Oh really?? Better find out where my flight is going then as I was meant to be going to (and out of later) BER :( Did you flight times change too?? I can imagine the logistics might get messy for all the flights that are already booked to land there!!!

Oh really?? Better find out where my flight is going then as I was meant to be going to (and out of later) BER :( Did you flight times change too?? I can imagine the logistics might get messy for all the flights that are already booked to land there!!! or Cancel
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21 May 2012 Joseph said

Most definitely, I can only imagine what kind of chaos they’re dealing with. Luckily my flight times didn’t change. Lucy was the one who first notified me about it. She even got an e-mail from her airline, and so I followed up with mine. It’s crazy that so many companies had such faith in the airport opening on time!

Most definitely, I can only imagine what kind of chaos they're dealing with. Luckily my flight times didn't change. Lucy was the one who first notified me about it. She even got an e-mail from her airline, and so I followed up with mine. It's crazy that so many companies had such faith in the airport opening on time! or Cancel
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21 May 2012 Jen_au said

Yeah does seem strange! checked with my airline and the time’s still the same just to TXL instead of BER. Sorry not the same time Joseph so cant share a taxi, I think there is a shuttle bus from the airport though??

Yeah does seem strange! checked with my airline and the time's still the same just to TXL instead of BER. Sorry not the same time Joseph so cant share a taxi, I think there is a shuttle bus from the airport though?? or Cancel
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21 May 2012 LucyHx said

My flight arrives at 9am at Berlin Schoenefeld SXF if anyones arrives at roughly the same time :)

My flight arrives at 9am at Berlin Schoenefeld SXF if anyones arrives at roughly the same time :) or Cancel
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29 May 2012 Jen_au said

Hey all! When I applied for my Russian visa for that part of the tour, I got an itinerary with all the hostels and hotels listed! Don’t know if if could change but if anyone is interested -

Copenhagen – The Generator Hostel
Gothenburg – Kvibergs Vandrarhem and Stugby AB
Gjvork – Quality Hotel Strand
Geiranger Fjord – Hellesylt Vandrerhjem
Voss – Voss Vandrarheim Hostel
Oslo – Oslo Vanrerhjem Haraldsheim
Honningsvag – Nordkapp Vandrerhjem Hostel
Stockholm – Scandic Upplands Vasby Hotel
Helsinki – Cumulus Airport Hotel
St Petersburg – Polustrovo Hotel
Novgorod – Sadko Hotel
Moscow – Astrus Hotel
Minsk – Yubileinaya Hotel
Warsaw – Hotel Felix

Some of them look a bit tricky to pronounce lol!! :) There is the possibility that these might not be 100% correct but at least gives us an idea of some of the places!!! :)

Hey all! When I applied for my Russian visa for that part of the tour, I got an itinerary with all the hostels and hotels listed! Don't know if if could change but if anyone is interested - Copenhagen - The Generator Hostel Gothenburg - Kvibergs Vandrarhem and Stugby AB Gjvork - Quality Hotel Strand Geiranger Fjord - Hellesylt Vandrerhjem Voss - Voss Vandrarheim Hostel Oslo - Oslo Vanrerhjem Haraldsheim Honningsvag - Nordkapp Vandrerhjem Hostel Stockholm - Scandic Upplands Vasby Hotel Helsinki - Cumulus Airport Hotel St Petersburg - Polustrovo Hotel Novgorod - Sadko Hotel Moscow - Astrus Hotel Minsk - Yubileinaya Hotel Warsaw - Hotel Felix Some of them look a bit tricky to pronounce lol!! :) There is the possibility that these might not be 100% correct but at least gives us an idea of some of the places!!! :) or Cancel
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29 May 2012 Beth said

Ooh, thanks Jen!! I shall spend my morning googlemapping :)

Ooh, thanks Jen!! I shall spend my morning googlemapping :) or Cancel
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29 May 2012 Joseph said

Thanks Jen! Much appreciated! :D

Thanks Jen! Much appreciated! :D or Cancel
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3 Jul 2012 Joseph said

Got a question – when it comes to paying for stuff overseas, do you guys prefer paying in cash or with credit cards?

I usually just carry a buttload of cash, but I think I’m going to start using my credit cards to make things easy.

What do you guys think?

Got a question - when it comes to paying for stuff overseas, do you guys prefer paying in cash or with credit cards? I usually just carry a buttload of cash, but I think I'm going to start using my credit cards to make things easy. What do you guys think? or Cancel
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