July E-zine
Welcome to the St Christophers E-zine
Editor's Note - July 2008
July this year is thankfully filled with hot summer air and an amazing amount of festivals – to suit all tastes. The St Christopher's Travel Writing Team have of course previewed all of these, to ensure that you guys know what's going on and when.
Back in the online world we're also serving up a delicious slice of the Lonely Planet Dublin City Guide, Beauty Terrorist is heading back to the airport to inspect hand luggage restrictions, the Top Five Reads is extending itself into the audio download world and the Top Ten Travel Tips save you some money in London during July.
For the ethical travellers in the mix Jen Page brings you a guide to rain forest conservation, health addicts are sure to be satisfied by the on the road exercises in Backpacker Bites and the music experts are invited to review DJ Michelle's reviews in Music Mashup.
Just for the ex-pats in London I cornered the Editor-in-Chief of TNT Magazine, Krysten Booth and quizzed him on working Visas and Kath and Kim - among other things! Also the competitions for free accommodation are still going strong, with new winners of Write For a Night, Snap For a Nap and the Hot Hostel Competition.
Finally Europe's Famous Hostels open up their base in Dublin, with a mix of money saving tips for trips and the attractions - worth an investment of your hard earned travel cash. I'll see your sun tanned selves in July.
- 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
- Europe's Famous Hostel
- 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 Tips
Sample the best free and not too financially draining events in London, during the summer festival month of July.
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
The best reads on the road from the Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, Penguin, Summersdale and Sceptre.
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
Marianne Malle takes the travel writing crown this month with a truly lucid account of airport stress, across the globe.
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
This month Beauty Terrorist returns to its roots with a look at hand luggage - liquid restrictions in today's airport age.
Got any suggestions for upcoming articles? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Travel Book
Click through for a free chunk of Lonely Planet's Dublin City Guide.
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 sets a beat to Indigo Brown, the Adulthood Soundtrack and a great, forward planning, London music events guide.
Expand our musical vocabulary by sharing your top tune tips. EMAIL US.
Backpacker Bites
David Haw squares up to on the road work outs with some squats and top tips on strength, and endurance.
Got a health related question, comment or smart remark? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Europe's Famous Hostel
Join our friends in Dublin and explore the best bits of the Irish capital.
Have you been to London theatre worth spreading the word about?EMAIL US.
Ethical Travel
Jen Page gets to grips with STARO - Save The Amazon Rainforest Organisation, and how you can help their amazing efforts.
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.
Interview Time
Krysten Booth, Editor of TNT Magazine takes some time out to talk Kath and Kim, Visas, travel 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
Feature Writers:
Backpacker Bites – David Haw, Berlin and Edinburgh Columnist - Kristin Buzzelli, Ethical Travel - Jen Page, London Columnist - Kalon Huett, Music Mashup – Michelle Mangal, Paris and Newquay Columnist – Jessie Heckman, Write For A Night – Maria Grant
Thank you to:
The Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, Summersdale, Penguin, Spectre, Krysten Booth, The Royal Albert Hall, Daryl Bennett, The London Bridge Experience, Paul Brittain, walktalktour.com, More London, Greenwich Playhouse, Alice de Sousa, Dermalogica, Visit Ireland and Europe's Famous Hostels.
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
