Today is considered to be the Scenic highlight of the Trip. Ill be honest with you I was always very sceptical of the Grand Canyon. My nieve idea was that it would just be a big boring valley. I had some friends that had informed my otherwise. But truthfully if my tour wasn't going there already I probably wouldn't have made the effort to get out there myself. But in true Contiki spirit I got behing it, listened to all the Hype about these Helicopter Flights, s...

So after driving all day and spending all night out on the town. 3hrs in our hotel was about the most anyone got. At 5am it was up and ready, bags packed, down to the coach ready for Hot Air Ballooning. Stupidity was the common theme. What a stupid Idea to go out so hard the night before a 5am start. Or was it a stupid idea to be getting up at 5am after such a big night. Anyways yet again just a bunch of sore and sorry travellers getting back on the road. So ...

Today was our big travel day from San Diego California to Scottsdale in Phoenix Arizona. Meaning 10hrs on the Bus. Which in America is Dusk till Dawn. Although most people didn't go out the night before. Everyone was still just dog tired. So many of us still shaking off the jetlag and adjusting to the different timezone. Every Contiki day is a long one that really sucks it out of you. Some people were lucky enough to sleep most of the way on the bus. Im not a ...