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To tour or not to tour?

Mon, 02/08/1999 - 08:23

Anonymous

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I will be going to the UK and Europe for 3 to 4 months. It is the first time I will be travelling to Europe. I plan to use Busabout around Europe but am considering doing a Contiki tour or similar around UK first. My reasons for doing a tour are a) to meet some people as I am travelling on my own and have heard you don’t meet many people on the trains and b) to get an overview so I can select one or two places to visit for longer periods if I have still have the desire/money once I have finished with the rest of Europe.

I’d love to hear whether you think a guided tour is a good idea or a bad one. If I followed my Travel Agent’s advice I would be taking a tour of Europe instead of Busabout as well.

If you think a tour is a good idea then can you please suggest any good tour companies you would recommend?

Thanks

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