drunk chicks now that we can hook up with when travelling in Asia. As for Contiki now invading Asia, there is a small positive. Often people make the mistake of thinking that in Asia you can bend the rules with little consequence. Which is true, to a point. The monkeys that travel on Contiki are usually completely naive and overcompensate by being full of bravado. Try getting nude in public in Singapore, or falling foul of the law in Thailand, Cambodia or anywhere else....you're now in a very different place, a place where your Contiki babysitter cannot reach. Posted by: Wagons Ho on September 10, 2008 3:42 PM Oh no. SEA locals should NOT have to put up with Contiki tour groups. I just hope Contiki takes the time to educate its passengers about cultural differences such as dress and behaviour. *sigh* Posted by: Em on September 10, 2008 4:09 PM For all the Contiki flag-wavers who are mouthing the 'you wouldn't know if you haven't been on one' line, I'm betting that most independent travellers have been close enough to enough Contiki groups to want to run a mile, and to mourn the fact that they're now going to invade SEA. I've talked elsewhere about my run-ins with Contikipardyhardy types, including having three busloads tumble into Munich campground at midnight. Utter, utter, utter morons. And yes, I'm sure there are many temporate (temperate?) travellers on board, but unfortunately a chain's as strong as its weakest links, and a tour