The past few days in Cape Town with Contiki were an absolute whirlwind and a fantastic way to kick off what will surely be the trip of a lifetime. I feel like I say that a lot about my trips, but most Contiki trips are truly the trip of a lifetime and I am so fortunate to be on eight of them so far in my lifetime, about to embark on my ninth. The Orientation & First Evening Our Contiki trip kicked off on Sunday evening with an orientation from Jesse, our Contiki Trip Manager,

I took my final trip of the semester on Saturday to Tuscany.  I woke up at 4:30 AM (after getting an only an hour of sleep) to catch a...