E-zine December 2007

Welcome to the St Christophers E-zine

Editor's Note - December 2007:

A friend of mine recently ripped off a quote which I thought deserved a repeat performance: “I am politically incorrect, that's true. Political correctness to me is just intellectual terrorism.” With that in mind welcome to the December E-zine.

This month we have the top ten tips for losing consciousness on a plane, the Top 5 Reads gets juvenile with the Rough Guide to Tutankhamun and Beauty Terrorist covers up the scarring of teenage growing pains with the best products for your Christmas list.

The every ready team of travel writers present clubbing, German sausage, Czech orgasms and the Bankside Frost Fair in St Christopher'Sinns, DJ Michelle gets jiggy with Dubplate in Music Mashup and David Haw casts an eye over animal rights organisation - PETA.

Jen Page ethically travels with WWOOF and when you think it's impossible to cram much more into this monthly wonder, I give you an interview with travel writer John Malathronas, a free chunk of the Rough Guide Directions to Amsterdam, some gut busting tips in Backpacker Bites and a boiling pot of competitions - giving away free accommodation, T-shirts and world fame. I wish you a very merry Christmas and look forward to seeing rotund, well fed, hung over versions of you in 2008.

- Rob Savage

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 Travel Tips

Achieving a state of sleep at 33,000 feet is tough so here are the top tips for getting extra leg room, avoiding undesirable travel companions and ensuring your sleep-cycle is uninterrupted!

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.

Beauty Terrorist

Christmas is all about your own little comfort zone - which our beauty warrior enhances this month with the top cosmetics from Comfort Zone!

Got any suggestions for upcoming articles? To submit your ideas 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.

Write Around the World

Our November Travel Writing competition was won by Andrew McIvor, who wrote in with his account of La Paz. Read on and enter the December competition too!

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.

Backpacker Bites

Join health expert James McDonald as he overhauls your metabolism and your workout regime. This is a head start on beating the festive flab!

Got a health related question, comment or smart remark? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.

Travel Book

The kindly fellows at the Rough Guides allowed us to borrow a chunk of their guide to Amsterdam this month. Acquaint yourself with Rembrandt and much more!

What book would'nt you leave home without? To submit your top recommendations EMAIL US.

Music Mashup

Top Ten Tips Groove expert DJ Michelle gets involved with Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Rinse FM, Dubplate and this month's Top 5 Albums!

Expand our musical vocabulary by sharing your top tune tips. EMAIL US.

Charities

PETA is famous for making shocking headlines with naked celebrities but we wanted to know more about the animals. Charities Correspondent David Haw went in for a closer look.

We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.

Ethical Travel

PETA is famous for making shocking headlines with naked celebrities but we wanted to know more about the animals. Charities Correspondent David Haw went in for a closer look.

We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.

Interview Time

Join E-zine Editor Rob as he meets travel writer extraordinaire John Malathronas. This read involves the British Guild of Travel Writers and much more!

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,

Feature Writers:

Amsterdam Columnist - Kathleen Steeden, Backpacker Bites - James McDonald, Berlin Columnist - Kristin Buzzelli, Bruges Columnist - Eva Dam, Charities Correspondent - David Haw, Ethical Travel - Jen Page, London Columnist - Kalon Huett, Music Mashup - Michelle Mangal, Write Around The World – Andrew McIvor

Thank you to:

Equity Point, Gerard Belenes, Oriol Badia, Comfort Zone, Graftons International, John Malathronas, Summersdale, The Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Joep Slenter, Clare Allen, The English Theatre of Bruges, Alice de Sousa, Greenwich Playhouse, Josephine Rodrigues and The Hammersmith Lyric.

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

A traveler must have the back of an ass to bear all, a tongue like the tail of a dog to flatter all, the mouth of a hog to eat what is set before him, the ear of a merchant to hear all and say nothing. - Thomas Nashe (1567-1601)