January
Welcome to the St Christophers E-zine
Editor's Note - January 2008
January is a month of monumental change in the sphere of St Christopher's. Fresh from the success of the Village winning London Hostel of the Year 2007, we've set our sites on Europe - specifically on Paris and Amsterdam!This month will mark the opening of our brand new, £10 million, 300 bed, purpose built hostel in Paris. There's been a good deal of blood, sweat and tears in bringing this backpacking baby to fruition but it's finally here and in honour of this, there's a special E-zine slot to mark the occasion.
Over in Holland we decided to take our friendship with the Flying Pig Hostel chain to the next level and duly joined forces to bring you even more choice in the delightful city of sin.
Back in London yours truly will be embarking on an exciting, bi-weekly adventure as the Travel Columnist for Welcome Stranger Magazine. This is a fantastic re-branding of the infamous In London guide and I can't wait to get stuck in with some practical, to the point travel tips.
Further more - me and the travel writing team have been mindful not to neglect our loyal backpacking fan base and we've been hard at work, compiling the biggest and best E-zine yet. Highlights this month include a free extract from Lonely Planet Morroco, Kathleen's New Year in Amsterdam, Kristin's break down of January in Berlin and Kalon's guide to the London Short Film Festival. Now take a breath and read on.
- 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
- Charities
- 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 Travel Tips
The Top Ten takes those January blues away with the best locations for your travel wish list in 2008. There's also some great money saving, culturally educating, tasty treats thrown in too.
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
Hit the open road running with the best guides to New York and Rome before stimulating your brain with Hunter S. Thompson and some fictional obituaries.
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 is a little treat from an anonymous, Australian writer who entertainingly wrote about Iraq, Arizona and the recruitment tactics of the U.S. military.
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
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.
Travel Book
This month we turned to Lonely Planet for a chunk of their guide to Morocco and Marrakech. Locate the best mountain parties and see the spectacle that is Djemaa el-Fna square.
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
Groove expert DJ Michelle takes a well deserved break so we fill in with a review of 2008's hottest albums so far!
Expand our musical vocabulary by sharing your top tune tips. EMAIL US.
Backpacker Bites
Join health expert James McDonald as he sorts through the motivating factors behind New Year gym memberships!
Got a health related question, comment or smart remark? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Charities
This month our charitable columnist explores the gift of giving with an innovative idea from Save The Children.
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.
Ethical Travel
Join Jen, our ethically travelling correspondent as she explores the threat to the world's bear population around the world.
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.
Interview Time
The best questions answered by Bill Bryson, Lonely Planet's Tom Hall, the cast of the Vegemite Tales and many more interesting individuals.
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, Charities Correspondent - David Haw, Ethical Travel - Jen Page, London Columnist - Kalon Huett, Write Around The World – Anonymous Australian
Thank you to:
Save The Children, Europe's Famous Hostels, Sphere, Summersdale, The Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, Dermalogica, Greenwich Playhouse, Joep Slenter, Gen Knowles and Romain Viennois.
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
