July E-Zine
Welcome to the St Christophers E-zine
Editor's Note - July 2009
As the summer hots up and the temperatures across Europe sweep into the sweaty reaches of thirty degrees celsius, things are set to get even hotter with this monthís top ten travel tips! In July you guys are served up a no holds barred account of the sexiest cities in Europe - a little romance, a little culture, a lot of alcohol and everything else!
After this, and a rather cold shower, youíre very welcome to dig into our event forecasts across Europe. In July the team have Berlin Fashion Week, the Edinburgh Jazz and Blues Festival, Gay Pride in Amsterdam, Brighton Carnival, the Tour de France, Klinkers 2009, Wimbledon and more, all sewn up!
John Harris, the man who wrote the book on backpacking ñ The Backpacker, shares his thoughts on modern day hedonistic travel in Interview Time, the Rough Guides generously serve up a free chunk of their Switzerland title in this monthís Travel Book Extract and thereís more literary action in Julyís Top Five Reads.
Not content with just being your guide to Europe, the E-zine is also taking you guys to the states with an insiderís guide to the undiscovered delights of Memphis, along with the obligatory Graceland and Elvis info too! Until the height of the summer in August, I bid you adieu.
– Rob Savage
This Months Features
- The Top 10 Travel Tips
- Top 5 Reads
- Write Around the World
- Beauty Terrorist
- Travel Book - Switzerland
- Free Nights in Berlin - Competition
- Music Mashup
- Europe's Famous Hostel
- Ethical Travel
- Interview Time
- Backpacker Bites
- Spotlight USA: Memphis
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 10 Tips
We bring you the top ten sexiest and sizzling locations for young love this summer. There’s the best dating spots in London, the sauciest cultural goings on in Amsterdam and more.
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
Check the best reads on the road from the top publishers in the business. We've got Everything Is Illuminated, Maurice, Chasing Dean and two top guides from a new authority in guide books – Cicerone.
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 Hichal Shah as our travel writing champion with her guide to Auroville, India.
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 - Summer Skin
The female backpacker's best friend is back with the best sun screen in the shops, to suit all budgets - this summer!
Got any suggestions for upcoming articles? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Travel Book -Switzerland
This month you lucky things get to read a massive (and free) chunk of the Rough Guide to Switzerland. We’ve got the top 26 things to do in the country so enjoy!
What book would'nt you leave home without? To submit your top recommendations EMAIL US.
Free Nights in Berlin - Competition
May's prize goes to Kevin Ryan who answered one simple question. You can win free beds for you and a mate in Berlin by doing the same.
Music Mashup
DJ Michelle is back with the beat on Maceo Parker, Sister Mary and the Choir Boys, the ones to watch, the albums to buy and YOYO at the Notting Hill Arts Club!
Expand our musical vocabulary by sharing your top tune tips. EMAIL US.
Backpacker Bites
Fitness Instructor David Haw looks at muscle memory, muscle loss, complex carbohydrates and more this month!
Got a health related question, comment or smart remark? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Europe's Famous Hostel
Celebrate our famous friends across Europe with a look at the fun to be had in Dublin. Here are the top ten tips on what to see and do, from the guys on the ground!
Have you been to London theatre worth spreading the word about?EMAIL US.
Ethical Travel
This month Ethical Travel columnist Jackie Reddy reports back on Lake Baikal, Challenges for the Pearl of Siberia and how you can support the Great Baikal Trail!
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.
Interview Time
This month Rob Savage has a little one on one chat with the man who wrore the book on backpacking (really it’s called The Backpacker) – John Harris. They talk Alan Sugar, desert islands, Paris Hilton and toasted bananas!
Let us know who you want to talk to and we'll try to pin them down.To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Spotlight USA: Memphis
In a follow up to our Chattanooga excursion, we head back to Tennessee, say hi to Elvis in Graceland, pay our respects to Martin Luther King at the Civil Rights Museum and more.
Credits:
Editor-in-Chief - Robert Savage, Graphic Design and Layout - Eoin Norton / Tuguldur Baatar
Feature Writers:
Amsterdam Columnists – Lisa Herbertson and Eva Dam, Berlin and Edinburgh Columnist - Kristin Kendle, Brighton Columnist - Tegan Zimmerman, Bruges Columnist - James Garnett, Backpacker Bites – David Haw, Ethical Travel – Jackie Reddy, Music Mashup – Michelle Mangal, Paris Columnist – Lisa Buros, Write For A Night – Hichal Shah
Thank you to:
The Travel Writing Team, Rough Guides, Summersdale, John Harris, Golden Goose PR 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
