October E-Zine
Welcome to the St Christophers E-zine
Editor's Note - October 2008
Welcome to the month of Oktoberfest, the onslaught of winter, Halloween and a wave of ghoulish unemployment for the investment bankers who pushed their luck too far. Things are decidedly greener on this side of the fence and this edition is going to put a smile on your face one way or another.
The first comical assault is served up in Interview Time starring the authors of Do Worms Have Willies - Sarah Herman and Lucy York. Banking on your collective curiosity being peaked by this, I also hooked you up with a free extract from the title and a further afield review in the Top 5 Reads for October.
Highlights from the forward planning, city event guide writers include the Paramount Comedy Festival in Brighton, the Salon du Chocolat in Paris, the Festival of Lights in Berlin, October Plenty in London and much more.
This month's Top Ten feature has searched out the best travel guides in the business - with some great advice online and in print, and Beauty Terrorist is back with something special too a skin enhancing facial on the road for less than 10!
In other news Europe's Famous Hostels are getting in on the action with a special sneak preview of everything worth visiting in Valencia, Ethical Travel follows up on the animal aftermath of Hurricane Ike, the London Theatre Reviews and Previews are back with a vengeance and the winning entry in our monthly travel writing competition takes us to Jirisan in South Korea! Until November.
- 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
We review the top ten travel guides around and point you in the direction of the best advice out there.
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 top publishers in the business. We've got Lonely Planet, Summersdale and then some!
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 month we crown Kirk Bown as our travel writing champion with his tale of an attempted hike up Jirisan - in South Korea.
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's Beauty Terrorist is about looking good on the road, without breaking the bank!
Got any suggestions for upcoming articles? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Travel Book
We meet the authors behind great new book Do Worms Have Willies. Well do they?
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 is back by popular demand and this time she's covering Soul of the 70s at The Phoenix, Iluvlive, the Brick Lane Music Festival, the very best of Ethiopiques and more.
Expand our musical vocabulary by sharing your top tune tips. EMAIL US.
Backpacker Bites
Robert Savage talks about the causes of stress on the road and how you can combat this.
Got a health related question, comment or smart remark? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Europe's Famous Hostel
Join our friends across Europe and explore their base in Valencia. Read on for some great previews of what's to come.
Have you been to London theatre worth spreading the word about?EMAIL US.
Ethical Travel
Jen takes a look at the aftermath of Hurricane Ike and the little known impact on the household pets who were left behind.
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.
Interview Time
We meet the authors behind great new book Do Worms Have Willies. Well do they?
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 / Tuguldur Baatar
Feature Writers:
Amsterdam and Brighton Columnist - Johnny Lee, Berlin and Edinburgh Columnist - Kristin Kendle, Ethical Travel - Jen Page, London Columnist - Kalon Huett, Music Mashup Michelle Mangal, Paris and Newquay Columnist Jessie Heckman, Write For A Night - Kirk Bown
Thank you to:
Crimson, Summersdale, Lonely Planet, Alyson Publications Inc, Bloomsbury, Greenwich Playhouse, Hammersmith Lyric, The Apollo Theatre, Shakespeare's Globe 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
