March E-zine
Welcome to the St Christophers E-zine
Editor's Note - March 2009
This month you lucky things can save a bucket load of money by absorbing the top 10 money saving tips, the free Lonely Planet England extract and the fantastic writing, and photography competitions – giving away free accommodation!
Better yet the event guides for your cities across Europe refine every date worthy of your diary in March, from St Patrick's Day in London to the Cinema Novo Festival in Bruges and beyond!
The interview session this month is dedicated to the travel resource riddled brain of Hostelbookers Editor - Ali Woolliams, Music Mashup brings you the latest soundtracks for your travels, keeping fit on the road get's a boost in Healthy Living and there's a dollop of cerebral good times with the top five books for your backpack this month.
Putting all that on hold for a second - I'd also like to draw your eyes to the Australian Bushfire Fundraiser. We've been working to raise money for the Australian Red Cross and the RSPCA in Victoria, so if you can lend a hand raising some much needed funds, then please do.
Rounding up – the female traveller's best friend is back with some skin defending tips in Beauty Terrorist and MSN Video dig the St Christopher's Inns in London Bridge. Until April amigos.
- 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
We kick some credit crunching butt with the top ten tips on how you can travel for less. We've got cheap eats, cut price trains, free guides and a whole lot of saying it as it is!
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 the Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, Wordsworth, Michael O'Mara Books and Ebury Press!
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 Andrea MacDonald as our travel writing champion with her guide to all that's cool in Denmark.
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 is back with an offensive against the damage done to your skin by cold climates and transit. Get the science and the solutions too.
Got any suggestions for upcoming articles? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Travel Book - England Travel Guide
Lonely Planet serve up a fantastic free chunk of their England Travel Guide with top travel tips on the whole country and a special focus on London.
What book would'nt you leave home without? To submit your top recommendations EMAIL US.
Music Mashup
DJ Michelle is back with the beat on dance music for young Africa, a few tasty album reviews and some prime dates for your diary.
Expand our musical vocabulary by sharing your top tune tips. EMAIL US.
Backpacker Bites
Fitness Instructor David Haw passes on some words of wisdom about keeping fit on the road and improving your flexibility!
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 round up of what's new and what's coming up! It's edge of your seat stuff...
Have you been to London theatre worth spreading the word about?EMAIL US.
Ethical Travel
This month we bid farewell to long term writer Jen Page. Her final piece explores attitudes to animal welfare on the road.
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.
Interview Time
We catch up with Hostelbookers Editor Ali Wooliams and have a little chat about the amazing travel resources you guys can get for free!
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 , Backpacker Bites – David Haw, Ethical Travel – Jen Page, Music Mashup – Michelle Mangal, Paris Columnist – Lisa Buros, Write For A Night – Andrea MacDonald
Thank you to:
The Travel Writing Team, The Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, Wordsworth, Michael O'Mara Books, Ebury Press, Ali Wooliams, Hostelbookers, Dermalogica, National Express East Coast 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
