Newsletter May 2007
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Editor's Note - May 2007:
May has brought with it the winds of change and they are blowing through the rafters of St Christopher’s. The crew behind this very newsletter and the websites will be leaving a lot of happy memories behind as we leave our Borough High Street base for a fresh start in Hammersmith, London.The weather forecast foresees a lot of new faces, a new Belushi’s and a very popular online store where you can buy your St Christopher’s keep sakes before you too, move on to your next big adventure.
It’s not all change though because I know what you guys like and I don’t argue with 80,000 travellers! With that in mind I rammed this newsletter with all that is good and unwholesome in Amsterdam, the medically brain boosting power of caffeine, Born Free animalistic loving, some great reads and a totally new feature called Beauty Terrorist.
Inside this bad boy you will find all you need to know about getting your favourite lotions past the product police and where you can buy the beautifiers that don’t make it through. Hot on the heels of Mr Bryson last month, I’ve also hooked you guys up with another inspirational travel writer, in Interview Time.
Next month’s issue will also be doused in excitement when I launch a top secret competition that may very well make one of you guys into the next Bill Bryson, with your very own book deal.
On a final note those pesky winds are blowing one of my favourite girls out of the reservations office and away to Switzerland, before bigger and better things. You will be missed Cecile, not just by the St Christopher’s crew but by every backpacker who called you, made a booking and changed their lives forever at one of our hostels.
- Rob Savage
Top Features
Travel Top 10
Save money as you go with the top ten budget tips across Europe from St Christopher’s Inns.
Top Reads
The best books on the open road brought to you by the top publishers.
Charities
Check out the Rona Trust and all who sail the seven seas thanks to this charity.
Monthly Features
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Ethical Travel
Be Born Free with the foundation that helps our animals across the globe.
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Female Travel - Beauty Terrorist
Beat the bad boys at their own game with the top products that always make it through customs.
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Write Around the World
Travel Story – Go Dutch in Amsterdam with some top tips that ensure a good time.
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Interview Time
Sit down and have a drink with the literate and charitable author of A Lizard in my Luggage, Anna Nicholas.
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Travel Book
Reactive Read Dr. Mooze is brought to you this month by your literary friends at St Christopher’s and Bluechrome Publishing.
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Traveller's Tips
Keep yourself safe on the road with some up to date travel tips from St Christopher’s.
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Backpacker Bites
Bringing you the best hints and tips on how to keep healthy on the road.
Write around the world: Travel story
Write FOR A NIGHT : Amsterdam Adventure
Sticking out like a sore thumb is an unpleasant experience that a lot of jet setting backpackers experience. With that in mind Kathleen Steeden has devised some top tips to help you blend in when you visit Amsterdam. Survive the Dutch cyclists, tread off the beaten tourist track, keep the Indie vibe alive and make Amsterdam your own.
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. E-mail travelwriters@st-christophers.co.uk
Female Travel : Beauty Terrorist
Beauty across borders
Welcome to Beauty Terrorist – a comprehensive guide to beating those hand luggage blues and maintaining a fresh look. Inside this brand new baby you will find the best and most affordable products to cram into you transparent plastic bags and a great guide about what you need to buy when you arrive. Together we can beat the evil that terrorises our tourism and makes travellers a lot less attractive.
Tell us your top beauty tips when you hit the open road. Just send them to us at submissions@st-christophers.co.uk.
Travel Charities
The Rona Trust
Keith Knowles, St Christopher’s very own Managing Director has been involved with a very worthy cause called the Rona Trust for a long time now. Find out what it is about this project that made St Christopher’s scrum in and help out. We have tall ships sailing, an interview, some fun facts and figures and the kids who really benefit from what the trust do.
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so send us an email submissions@st-christophers.co.uk.
The Interview
Anna Nicholas
The top interview treat in May is some one on one time with Anna Nicholas. This talented lady worked as a press officer for Help The Aged when Princess Dianna was the patron, she has written for the Financial Times, the Independent, the Evening Standard and Tatler, worked for the Guinness Book of World Records and now she has written a rather funky travel book. At the end of this and before her next publication, she found time to talk to the St Christopher’s Travel Writers.
Got a health related question, comment or smart remark? We're here to listen, so send us an email. submissions@st-christophers.co.uk.
Backpacking Travel Tips
Be travel smart
Defend yourself against the charity commission collectors, escape the wroth of the beggars that don’t actually need to beg, get home safely after a late night out and budget without straining too much. You can also learn how to defy those pesky pick pockets so click through for some Travel Tip fun.
Got a travelling query? Want us to help plan your trip? Want to know the best tours, countries, pubs, restaurants, hide-away gems? Just ask: submissions@st-christophers.co.uk.
Ethical travel
Born Free
Born Free is the animalistic object out of ethical affections this month. Inside you will find the conscience relieving holidays on offer from this charitable foundation and some hard hitting tales about how tourism can indirectly cause unnecessary suffering for animals across the globe. Learn about Anna the elephant and what you can do to lend a helping hand to the amazing creatures that we share the planet with.
Tell us your top beauty tips when you hit the open road. Just send them to us at submissions@st-christophers.co.uk.
Top 5 Travel Reads
Reads on the road
May is a month packed full of literary vitamins and fiber. Join us for some crazy lizard in your luggage action, a trip through the history of Coca Cola and a harrowing tale of racism and diversity in the 1940s. There’s also A Spot of Bother with the very talented Mark Haddon and 50 Reasons To Say Goodbye with Nick Alexander. Killing time in the airport has never been so much fun.
We've been getting lots of info about what you are wrapping your eyes around so why not share it with your backpacking fellows? submissions@st-christophers.co.uk.
Backpacker Bites
Brain boosters : The real facts
If you’ve ever wondered what caffeine does to your body, in its many shapes and forms, then we have the answers. Inside you’ll also find the low-down on a new generation of brain boosting drugs as they begin to spread from America, across the backpacker globe. Find out exactly what too much Red Bull will do to you and how you can improve your performance in all arenas.
Got a health related question, comment or smart remark? We're here to listen, so send us an email. submissions@st-christophers.co.uk.
St Christopher's Top 10
The Top 10 Ways to Save Money in the City of Sin
Last month we saved you money in every St Christopher’s city so this month we’re going to narrow it down. Check out what we managed on a shoe string budget in Amsterdam. We spent three days and less than €100 eating, drinking, touring and having fun, without breaking the bank or phoning home for emergency parental extraction. Backpacking is about doing it all off your own back and we’re here to help you do just that.
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. Send your submissions to submissions@st-christophers.co.uk.
ST Christopher's Online Store
Something to remember us by
When it comes to sweet backpacking mementoes, photos can only do so much. That’s why you need to grab a St Christopher’s T-Shirt. This way so you can wear your good times, day in and day out. They’re bright and affordable just like the stars of St Christopher’s. You can also crack open your beer bottles, lie on a sun drenched beach and keep your coffee hot, with the help of St Christopher’s Inns. Check out our Online Store for some bargain basement deals.
Remember your time with the St Christopher's crew with some top quality merchandise. Just let us know what you want to buy. submissions@st-christophers.co.uk.
Travel Book Extract
The Oracle Rooms
We like to keep things fresh at St Christopher’s so this month we’re bringing you a controversial little number called Doctor Mooze. This is the world as it’s seen from a young boy’s point of view and it’s not all Corgi cars and sand boxes. Read on and get hooked on a book that breaks the mould for all the right reasons.
Recommend your favourite travel books to submissions@st-christophers.co.uk
