Quote Originally Posted by sanbot View Post
I havn't personally gone with Contiki before. But from my friends that have done it they tell me its more about giant piss ups then about experiencing Europe. They mentioned that almost every night they'd be hitting up some pub or club and then the next day most people would be too hung over to really care about sight seeing. So if this sounds like you then Contiki is probably the way to go.
You're the second person to tell me the same thing. Since I don't drink and have no interest in a pub tour, it looks like I will go my own way but might look at one/two sightseeing day tours in various countries.