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Ask your parents what travel was like in the 1970s and 80s. Actually, don’t do that. You might find out you were conceived in the back of a Contiki Kombi van (yes, Contiki actually used them)!
Things were different back then. Today’s tourist hot spots were quieter; transportation was minimalistic, moustaches and double denim were the height of fashion – oh, what a time to be alive.
So take a step back in time to Contiki’s early days and see what travel was like without selfie sticks or GoPros, but rather with new friends and great experiences – just like today’s 21st century Contiki tours.
Youโd be hard-pressed finding a traveller without a backpack these days, but back in the 80s Contiki actually asked you not to pack one!
Other essentials included a travel clock, a sewing kit and two coat-hangers.
Imagine a time when you took in your surroundings with your eyes – not your iPhone. What kind of Sorcery is this?
But here’s proof that it can – and was done on Contiki tours back in the 1980s.
You weren’t Facebook friends in the 1980s; you were pen pals.
And guess what? Hotel Edison where these letters were posted in 1987 is still in operation!
PS: Feast your eyes & ears on this 1980s Contiki advert [sound on ๐]
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I showed my Mum this. She did a Contiki tour in the late 70’s. Ohh the stories she just shared ๐คฃ
Imagine what our kids will think of todays style of travel in 40 years from now…
I know right! I went on a Contiki trip around Europe in 2007 and Facebook was only just becoming mainstream. I remember using a friend’s Blackberry phone on the bus to sign up!
I would love to do a contiki tour in the back of a Kombi van! ๐๐