January E-Zine
Welcome to the St Christophers E-zine
Editor's Note - January 2009
I always think a good way to start a new year is to look back at the old one. This way you can pick out all the best bits, edit out every minor mistake and launch yourself into another 12 months on a current of fantastic new resolutions - that you know you won’t stick to.
Give or take a point - this pretty much sums up the January 09 Travel E-zine. In other words I trawled through every 2008 edition and I’ve selected the prime cuts of literary meat, just for your reading pleasure.
All your favourites have been summarised and collectivised including the money saving splendour or Beauty Terrorist, the healthy as ever Backpacker Bites and the Music Mashups over the year. There’s also the Top 10 – Top 10s from 2008, celebrating the greatest travel tips from backpackers just like you and the industry experts too.
It’s not all old school though because there’s plenty of fresh content to be found in our monthly event guides for the St Christopher’s cities, a very insightful children’s charity piece in Ethical Travel and a new winner in our travel writing competition, Write For A Night.
Beyond that there’s a rather special spotlight feature on America’s Deep South, exploring the yesteryear town of Chattanooga, its infamous Choo Choo and just how much America is changing with the rise of the one and only, President Obama.
This isn’t just any E-zine. This is a travel resource, drizzled with Indie traveller intrigue and smothered in backpacker interaction. Until the overpriced, romance of February I bid you adieu.
- Rob Savage
This Months Features
- The Top Ten Travel Tips
- Top 5 Reads
- Write Around the World
- Beauty Terrorist
- Travel Spotlight
- 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
Join us as we take a look at what made it into the top ten – top tens from 2008. Expect travel tips, city guides, trivia and much more from our extensive array of ears on the ground!
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 past year, brought to you by the top publishers in the business.
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 Nicci Perides as our travel writing champion with her tale of life along a well travelled road in Hawaii.
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
The female backpacker’s best friend starts the New Year with all the wisdom and money saving gumption collected in 2008. Free haircuts, do it yourself facials and much more abound in this instalment!
Got any suggestions for upcoming articles? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Travel Spotlight Tennessee
We start the New Year with a special travel article on Chattanooga – Tennessee, the deep south state in the USA.
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
Catch up with all the best bits from the past twelve editions of our music column, with contributions from the most musical of writers.
Expand our musical vocabulary by sharing your top tune tips. EMAIL US.
Backpacker Bites
David Haw is back with all the best health tips from the 2008 and guide on how to kick 2009 into gear.
Got a health related question, comment or smart remark? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Europe's Famous Hostel
See why Valencia got put on the Europe’s Famous Hostels map with an exploration of everything the city has to offer.
Have you been to London theatre worth spreading the word about?EMAIL US.
Ethical Travel
Jen Page looks at the charity - Starlight Children’s Foundation, all the good work they do and how you can help to make a difference.
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.
Interview Time
We look back at all the best guests from 2008 and what these travel celebrities had to say about the issues that matter to you.
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, Bruges Columnist - James Garnett, Ethical Travel - Jen Page, Music Mashup – Michelle Mangal and Bryan Riebeek, Paris Columnist – Jessie Heckman, Write For A Night – Nicci Perides
Thank you to:
The Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, Summersdale, Fat Tire Bike Tours, The Thermae Bath Spa, The Royal Albert Hall, Ons’ Lieve Heer op Solder, The Chocolate Line, TNT Magazine, Dermalogica, Europe's Famous Hostels and everyone who lent a helping hand in 2008.
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
