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Editor's Note - December 2008
A very merry December to each and every one of you! This month’s E-zine is full to the brim with literary presents for all you loyal backpackers! It’s a little festive thank you for being a part of 2008 with St Christopher’s.
Topping the bill are our international team of event writers who have buckled down to bring you all the info on every December event worth knowing about - in Paris, London, Berlin, Amsterdam, Bruges, Brighton, Edinburgh and Newquay. These guides guarantee to cure your Seasonal Affective Disorder and put a simile back on your face, no matter what St Christopher’s city you’re in.
Music Mashup is also tackling the what to-do in December conundrum, all thanks to a new rhythmically inclined columnist - Bryan Riebeek. For the December instalment Bryan has been digging around in the Edinburgh scene to make sure the freshest sounds make it your ear lobes before they hit anyone else.
You guys are making the front page too with last month’s readers winning free accommodation – all thanks to your travel writing tales in Write For a Night, the photos entered into Snap For a Nap and the vigilant answers put forward in the Hot Hostel Competition. These monthly competitions are all back on as of now so get involved and make the headlines in January 2009.
Before I bid you farewell for this year I’d be remiss not to mention the other top ranking December articles, such as the top 10 Christmas presents you don’t want and what to swap them for, the top five books to take with you on your travels and some top tips on how to save money on all the girly essentials in Beauty Terrorist. I wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
- Rob Savage
This Months Features
- The Top Ten Travel Tips
- Top 5 Reads
- Write Around the World
- Beauty Terrorist
- Travel Book
- St Christopher's Podcast
- Music Mashup
- Europe's Famous Hostel
- Ethical Travel
- Interview Time
- Backpacker Bites
Thank you to the E-zine team and all the contributers who helped to put this month's issue together. For a full list of the people behind the magic click here
Top Ten Tips
See what made the top ten worst Christmas presents of all time and the substitutes we recommend you swap them for.
If you've got a great Top 10 fill us in. The world is full of travellers looking for the next big adventure so give them a helping hand. To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Top Five Reads
The best reads on the road from the top publishers in the business. We've got the Rough Guides, Summersdale, Cannongate Books, Harper Collins and PanMacmillan.
We've been getting lots of info about what you are wrapping your eyes around so why not share it with your backpacking fellows? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Write Around the World
This month we crown Gayle Bentham as our travel writing champion with her reflections on The Okavango Delta in Botswana.
Try your hand at travel writing, send us your submission and if we publish it you get two free nights in a St. Christopher's hostel. To submit your storys EMAIL US.
Beauty Terrorist
The female backpacker’s best friend is back with a mix of the best money saving and beauty enhancing tips, and a couple of affordable luxury items to spruce up your Christmas stocking.
Got any suggestions for upcoming articles? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Travel Book
Click through for a free chunk of Vietnam travel book, Meeting Mr Kim – courtesy of author and this month’s interview subject, Jennifer Barclay.
What book would'nt you leave home without? To submit your top recommendations EMAIL US.
Podcast
Rob and Eoin are back with a bigger and better Podcast than ever before. There's travel competitions, great reads, events guides and much more so plug in now.
Have you been somewhere worth spreading the word about? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Music Mashup
Brand new columnist Bryan Riebeek over-hauls our music column with a look at the top venues in Edinburgh and the coolest new sounds around.
Expand our musical vocabulary by sharing your top tune tips. EMAIL US.
Backpacker Bites
David Haw is back this month with the dangers associated with dehydration and how you can prevent it.
Got a health related question, comment or smart remark? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Europe's Famous Hostel
Celebrate the most recent St Christopher’s addition to the Europe’s Famous Hostels chain, with an expose on our newly built, backpacker base in Paris and everything that’s fun to do in the city.
Have you been to London theatre worth spreading the word about?EMAIL US.
Ethical Travel
Jen revisits the topic of her very first column, with a look at sealing and what you as a conscientious traveller can do to help bring an end to this cruel industry.
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.
Interview Time
We sit down with famed travel author and publisher, Jennifer Barclay to talk Travel Tips and her new book, Meeting Mr Kim.
Let us know who you want to talk to and we'll try to pin them down.To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Pre-Paid Gap Year Card
This Chip & Pin pre-paid Mastercard is a masterpiece for the international backpacker and it gives you great travel offers, discounts, emergency transfer capabilities & fraud protection. www.gapyearcard.com
Credits:
Editor-in-Chief - Robert Savage, Graphic Design and Layout - Eoin Norton / Tuguldur Baatar
Feature Writers:
Amsterdam and Brighton Columnist - Johnny Lee, Berlin and Edinburgh Columnist - Kristin Kendle, Bruges Columnist - James Garnett, Ethical Travel - Jen Page, London Columnist - Kalon Huett, Music Mashup – Bryan Riebeek, Paris and Newquay Columnist – Jessie Heckman, Write For A Night – Gayle Bentham
Thank you to:
The Rough Guides, Summersdale, Dermalogica, Cannongate Books, Harper Collins, PanMacmillan, Jennifer Barclay and Europe's Famous Hostels.
We NEED YOU
Got a burning question, some succulent travel tips or just feeling lonely on your round the world trek? Then e-mail us now and we'll do our best to interact with you!
Send in your submissions to submissions@st-christophers.co.uk
