I have recently booked myself on the Global Explorer Sept 1st - 30th 2016 and looking forward to chatting with similar travellers who are probably as excited as me. This will be my very first trip as a single traveller so I am hoping that I will receive lots of tips and helpful advice from more seasoned travellers. Looking forward to hearing from you all.

Christine

Welcome to JY! Wow you have booked the most exciting tour of all for your first JY experience! I'm not on this tour (wish I was!) but I have visited many of the destinations you will be seeing including LA, Santiago, Buenos Aires, Rio, Delhi/Agra and Shanghai and I am sure you will love them all and have the holiday of a lifetime.

Have a wonderful time,

Bob

Welcome to the world of single travel and what a treat you are in for with the Global Explorer trip! As Bob has mentioned, there will be people on the community who have already visited the places that you will be visiting. I am sure they will be more than willing to share their travelling tips.

Kindest regards,

Monty

WOW what a holiday of a lifetime, I have not been on this tour but Inhave been on many JY tours near and

Far. Go with an open mind, try and do all you can while away and have great fun. Have a wonderful time. Please write a review when you get back, it would be nice to hear how you got on.

Cindy

Jaya

Cheers,

Bob

Hello.  I am very new to this form of communication so any help will be greatly received.

I have recently booked myself on the Global Explorer Sept 1st - 30th 2016 and looking forward to chatting with similar travellers who are probably as excited as me. This will be my very first trip as a single traveller so I am hoping that I will receive lots of tips and helpful advice from more seasoned travellers.  Looking forward to hearing from you all.

Christine

Hi Christine,

I have booked for the global explorer too. It is my 5th holiday with JY but the biggest! I live in South Devon so will be travelling up to Heathrow probably by train.

Mima

I do have a question regarding 'holiday money'

What is the best way of supporting myself financially during this month of travelling as I'll be visiting lots of countries, all of them having different currencies.

Is there such a thing as a currency card that I could load beforehand and then just use like cash during my 30 day tour regardless of what country I was in at the time?

Looking forward to your ideas

Chrristine

Other travellers would be better answering the currency card question as I live in Ireland and things are different here!  I'd suggest you bring a mixture of sterling and US dollars - make sure all notes are in perfect condition as some countries are extremely fussy about changing notes that are in any way worn.  Also be sure to notify your bank before you travel, giving them your itinerary and make sure they put a note on both your credit and debit cards as to the dates you will be in each country.  That way you should have no trouble using either card while you are away.  Most of the places you'll be visiting will accept credit cards without any problems and ATMs should be easily available.  Many hotels also have an money exchange desk at reception.  

Hope this helps!

Best wishes,

Bob

I hope someone that uses the load up card replies to you as I know from other postings they do vary in how you can use them etc...so please read up on how and what they are, before you load money on it etc.

Cindy

Thank-you

Sue

Welcome to Just You and the world of single travel - what an amazing tour to choose for your first trip with us.

It has sold out, so you are lucky to have secured a place! There will be 30 people in the group, of these 27 are female and 3 are male.

Kindest regards,

Monty

Hi bromleyp,

Welcome to Just You and the world of single travel - what an amazing tour to choose for your first trip with us.

It has sold out, so you are lucky to have secured a place! There will be 30 people in the group, of these 27 are female and 3 are male.

Kindest regards,

Monty

Hi Monty & all viewing this post  My name is Patricia (prefer Pat) & I'm a young 66!  I forgot to put that in my first post.  I'm also new to this method of communication as you may gave gathered. .   

Pat

Hello to all Global Explorer travellers September 2016.  My name is Jackie and this will be my first Just You trip, which I am looking forward too.  I live I South Devon and it would be good to chat to anyone in this area who maybe going on this trip as well.

Hi Jackie, I am in South Devon too and going on the same trip!

I am thinking about the 3 visas we need and whether I can get them all myself on line or not.

Excited too of course.

Mima

Hello to all Global Explorer travellers September 2016.  My name is Jackie and this will be my first Just You trip, which I am looking forward too.  I live I South Devon and it would be good to chat to anyone in this area who maybe going on this trip as well.

Hi Jackie, I am in South Devon too and going on the same trip!

I am thinking about the 3 visas we need and whether I can get them all myself on line or not.

Excited too of course.

Mima

Hi Mima,  you should have had all visa applications sent to you, I have filled mine in and sent back. Give them a ring if you haven't received.  Counting down the days now.  Have been looking at excursions and deciding which to do.  How are you travelling up to Heathrow? 

Jackie

Mima