Newsletter - June 2004
Have we missed something here? But does that say JUNE above? Half way through the year already! Time really does fly when you are having fun!
June is about long warm days and party fuelled nights here in the UK. With the sun setting at around 10pm it gives you more time to stroll around the cities and thenparty hard as the sun sets. That means you will need your sleep and the therefore the last thing you need is sharing a room with someone who snores! To help you make the best of those short nights, we have received some tips to help you deal with a roommate snoring like a chain saw.
Also in this newsletter we’d like to introduce to you some of the best destinations to explore this summer: a refurbished Flying Pig Hostel in Amsterdam, Dublin (the home of U2), surf in Newquay and a tiny secret place in Scotland. Plus details on some great events and deals in our bars to help you enjoy the Euro 2004 Championships!
Live your life!
Hostel News
Survey Results: How to deal with Snoring
Once again, thanks to you, the Live your Life Club is proud to give you the best travel tips. Our survey last month analysed a painful drama of hostel life: snoring…
Well, exactly 50% of you recommend to go back to the bar ( another good reason to go back to the bar, I would say…), to make sure you sleep deep enough not to be bothered by your snoring mate. 29% recommend to throw a pillow at him. But what happens when you run out of pillows? 21% would do something else.
For instance, Maryann has a very good remedy:p>
Hostel of the month: The Flying Pig Palace Hostel
The latest fad it would seem for a lot of people is to under go an extreme make over (take immortal Cher “I’ve got youth babe!”)
Because of this ‘hype’ The Flying Pig realized it was getting close to the era of the Golden oldies. 10 hostel years is no cat piss!! (as we dutchies say).
The Palace took another critical look at itself and decided age not to be a virtue any longer.
What’s the story with Dublin?
Why do people seem to be coming here in droves? It could be because it’s one of the few cities in the world that has more pubs than churches. Or perhaps because there are so many things to do in the city and all of them are within walking distance from each other.
A Hidden Scottish Paradise
Well, we won’t give you the directions to Leonardo’s secret “Beach”, but we’d like to share thoughts about a few places off the beaten track. Any place in Europe you’d like to recommend us? E-mail us on pillowtalk@st-christophers.co.uk.
We’ve received the following recommendation from Judy:
Bar News
Euro 2004 LIVE at all our venues!
Catch all of this summers footy action at our venues. Will England's football team follow the road to glory and immortality of the English Rugby team? Whether you luv'em or hate them every second will be shown!
And to help celebrate we are offering you FOUR PINTS OF FOSTERS for the price of THREE! Offer is available all day until 9pm and has already started! So what you waiting for come on and get in the SWIG of things at all of venues.
For a full fixture list and schedule visit Belushis.com
Football is not the only action in June!
A very busy sporting calendar throughout. Including
- Tennis - French Open and Wimbledon Championships!
- Motor Racing - Formula 1
- Rugby Union - Tri Nations and the home nations Summer tours!
- Cricket - England vs New Zealand.
- Plus lots more. Catch it all at one of our venues!
We are having a Giraffe* at Belushi's!
Comedy Night every Monday at Belushi's London Bridge is a must see! From 9pm downstairs in the refurbished Belushi's Bunker, we have some of the best comedians around and have already been featured in the capitals entertainment guide Time Out!
Plus don't forget the other 6 days of sin being held at Belushi's! To get a full run down of what's happening where and when visit Belushis.com!
*cockney slang for Laugh
Bar News
London
175 YEARS OF LONDON BUSES!!!
5-7 June
The buses of London have been quietly serving us for 175 years now, and the London Transport Museum is inviting everyone to climb aboard to celebrate the 175th birthday of one of London's most notable features. Go along. You know you really want to!
Trooping the Colour
12th June
Trooping the Colour is a quintessentially English experience of pomp and ceremony. A parade of the Massed Bands and Troops of the Household Division (Foot Guards and Household Cavalry) takes over Horse Guards Parade, in Whitehall, to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Birthday.
The Stella Artois Grass Court Championship
7th - 13th June
The Stella Artois Grass Court Championship at the Queen's Club, London, is the perfect preparation for the impending Wimbledon Championship (site) . Wimbledon (21st June - 4th July) is without doubt the greatest tennis tournament in the world. Its history and tradition help to set it apart from other Grand Slam events and it attracts all of the world's best players, providing the stage for some of the greatest matches of all time.
London Welcomes the Olympic Torch
26th June
On Saturday 26 June London Welcomes the Olympic Torch.The official torch of the Athens 2004 Olympic Games makes its way to London and to Brixton where it receives its official send off in Windrush Sq.
Bath
The Bath Fringe Festival until the 12th June.
This annual arts festival in Bath involves over 150 different events plus a highly-visible visual arts programme all over the city. Fringe theatre provides some avant-garde performances and Perrier-award comics generally pay this Roman spa town a visit to get the crowds laughing.
Newquay
The mammoth Gold Coast Oceanfest sports festival
18th - 20th June
The mammoth Gold Coast Oceanfest sports festival takes over the beaches around North Devon for the weekend and provides entertainment galore throughout the day. To catch a piece of the action, grab your bikinis and trunks and head down to the Saunton Sands, Croyde Bay and Woolacombe Sands resorts.
Glastonbury Festival
25th - 27th June
Glastonbury Festival the UK's biggest, best and most famous music festival, has been given the green light for 2004. Organised by Michael Eavis, it has been held on his property, Worthy Farm in Somerset, since its inception over 30 years ago. 2003 was one of the best festivals in the event's history, with The Flaming Lips, R.E.M. and Radiohead providing special memories for over 100,000 music lovers.
Brighton
Brighton Food & Drink Lovers' Festival
10th - 20th June
Eat and drink your way around Brighton and Hove as the annual Food and Drink festival offers a feast of tastes and aromas in restaurants, bars and hotels. Ideal to recover if you have just completed the London to Brighton cycle ride (20th June)! Every year around 27,000 riders take part in Europe's biggest fund raising cycling event, pedalling all the way from London to Brighton on the south coast.
Edinburgh
Royal Highland Show
24th - 27th June
The Royal Highland Centre in Edinburgh plays host to Scotland's annual Royal Highland Show from 24th - 27th June. Running since 1822, the event embraces every conceivable pastime and pursuit related to farming, the countryside and rural living.
HOPE was founded in 1994, the Year of the Family, to assist Handicapped, orphaned, poor and exploited children. Working mostly with volunteers, we ensure that your donations go directly to help needy children. We now assist projects in over 20 countries including the UK and pride ourselves on their personal nature, targeting our help to individuals and small groups of people. Interpub and HOPE have joined together as part of their 10th Anniversary celebrations to raise funds for street children and those affected by conflict.
It is our aim, with your help to raise £20,000 for this worthy charity. So please give generously. Collection boxes can be found in all of our venues. Also keep an eye out for special fund raising events throughout the year.
Finally, can we just say may the best team win in this years 2004 Euro Championships. (Come On England)!
Thanks for reading and happy travels!
The Live Your Life Team
Beds and Bars Club
Quote
“I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to move.”
Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) Scottish author, poet, essayist, critic
Travels with a Donkey.
