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Helpful websites:

http://www.contiki.com/community/discussions - whether you’re going on a Contiki or not, their forums are a God send. 

http://www.woolworthsglobalroaming.com.au/ - although this was the global sim card I used whilst I was away, I learnt that I don’t actually need a sim card. Most places have free wifi and there are apps like Viber that use the Internet to make phone calls. It’s a lot cheaper and extremely accessible.

http://www.londonpass.com/ http://www.parispass.com/ http://www.hop-on-hop-off-bus.com/ https://www.cashpassport.com.au/ Travelogues:

http://davechallenger.com/ultimate-european.html - this blog was without a doubt the best travelogue I have ever read. Mostly because it was the tour I was doing minus the Egypt option (I was doing the Greek Islands) but Dave spent so much time and effort into giving his readers so much detail that you felt like you were there with him.

http://worldtravels.webs.com http://giselletravels.tumblr.com

Forums:

http://contiki.com/community/discussions/8411-what-do-you-wish-youd-known - I spent so long on this forum, called ‘What do you wish you’d known?’ As I am writing this, there are 826 answers and the post started in 2007. So many wonderful travelers have posted their experience along with what they wish they had taken, what they wish they didn’t take and everything in between. I printed out all of the pages and went through and highlighted all of the things i wanted to keep in mind. Is that pedantic? It is, isn’t it? 

http://contiki.com/community/discussions/23370-packing-listthings-i-wish-i-knew-before-my-europe-tour http://contiki.com/community/discussions/30574-heres-some-tips-for-the-ultimate-european-tour

Facebook groups:

2015 European Contiki Group (Unofficial) - when I was preparing for Europe, there was a 2013 group where people would ask questions and everyone grouped together to help each other out where ever possible. I was also able to sell a couple of travel things I no longer felt was necessary to bring. I couldn’t link the Facebook group as it is a closed group, you have to join and have someone accept you before you can access it. But search the name and it will pop up in your results.

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