April

Welcome to the St Christophers E-zine

Editor's Note - April 2008

Welcome, wherever you are in the world, to the month of April. The clocks in Britain have been fast forwarded an hour, the nights are longer and this very E-zine is blossoming with new features galore.

Not happy with one jam packed, forward planning events guide, the city sections have now been split into individual columns. The regular motley, travel writing crew now have some well deserved individual glory and there are some new writers on board too! Jessie Hickman introduces her guide to Paris, Stephen Shoup takes us with him on the road from Europe to Morocco and Kristin, Kalon and Kathleen tackle Berlin, London and Amsterdam respectively.

I braved the freak hurricane force winds to uncover the Top Ten things to do in Brighton, the Rough Guides have served up a free chunk of their Climate Change title, the Top Five Reads uncover all that is cool in the book collection of today's backpacker and Beauty Terrorist gets to grips with some bespoke fragrances at Penhaligon's.

Other blossoming vines in this literary miracle grow include a new, individually sized London Theatre Guide, which accommodates our new friendship with Shakespeare's Globe Theatre and also a new look contribution from Welcome Stranger Magazine, and their Travel Editor Jennifer Perkin.

Backpacker Bites - the health supplement to go, takes on a new tangent with a new writer at the helm, the Charities section welcomes guest writer and fundraiser Simon Welsh, Europe's Famous Hostels expose their base in Lisbon and I interview a spectacular young man who's strapping a London Telephone Box to the roof of a Mini and driving to Mongolia for charity.

That just leaves me with enough space to draw you into the Ethically Travelled world of Jen Page as she explores Eco-volunteering and DJ Michelle as she reviews Wiley and DJ Spyro.

- 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 Tips

As Brighton warms up to the Summer, we get one step ahead with the top ten attractions you can't afford to miss.

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.

Write Around the World

Nicci Perides takes us to Lake Atitlan and the wonders of Central America.

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

Explore the world of tailor made fragrances as Beauty Terrorist goes undercover at one of the world's most renowned scent experts – Penhaligon's.

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

Travel Book

After the freak hurricane in Brighton and last month's one on one interview with Rough Guide founder Martin Dunford, we read through the Rough Guide to Climate Change.

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

DJ Michelle recounts a review of Wiley, DJ Spyro and many more talented music makers, from her recent outings to the cutting edge, London music scene.

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

Backpacker Bites

David Haw takes the reigns of our long running health supplement and delves head first into the cutting edge issue of Fat Versus Fiction.

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

Charities

Simon Welsh joins the editorial team to tell us about his summer fundraiser – The Strawberry Social. Together we chart the good this does with the charity, Build Africa.

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

Ethical Travel

Jen Page explores a new brand of Gap Year and the good to be done through Eco-volunteering.

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

Interview Time

I follow up with a rather special guest speaker from the TNT Travel show – Lewis Woodcock. I caught up with Lewis before he drives to Mongolia in a Mini - with a London Telephone Box strapped to the roof, for charity.

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 – David Haw, Berlin Columnist - Kristin Buzzelli, Charities Correspondent – Simon Welsh, Ethical Travel - Jen Page, London Columnist - Kalon Huett, Music Mashup – Michelle Mangal, On The Road – Stephen Shoup, Paris Columnist – Jessie Heckman,Welcome Stranger – Jennifer Perkin, Write For A Night – Nicci Perides

Thank you to:

Rachel Sprackett, The Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, Summersdale, Penguin, Random House, Visit Brighton, Charlotte Barrow, the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Sea Life Centre, Andrew Kaiser, Penhaligon's, Richard Clayforth, Greenwich Playhouse, Alice de Sousa, The Lyric Hammersmith, Jenny Paton, The Globe Theatre, David Hollingworth, Welcome Stranger Magazine, Europe's Famous Hostels and Joep Slenter.

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