September E-Zine
Welcome to the St Christopher's E-zine
Editor's Note - September 2009
You might think that with the end of the summer in sight, September would be a quiet month. You’d be wrong and nowhere showcases this better than the St Christopher’s city event guides!
As Edinburgh waves goodbye to the Fringe, it says hello to the International Festival and over in Amsterdam, the elephants are invading. I kid you not.
There’s also a huge intellectual stimulus package in this month’s top five reads, with a good mix of fiction and travel tips too.
Beauty Terrorist is back with a review of the Swiss Army’s credit card accessory pack, Music Mashup is well and truly tearing into unrefined festivals and the top ten travel tips in September this month, teaches you guys how to blend in on the London Underground, and avoid the oh so horrible schadenfreude situations - that so many travellers get trapped in.
The travel writing competition – Write For a Night is also back with a very candid account of tourism in Namibia and as ever there’s bucket loads of free accommodation up for grabs, when you get involved in the September competitions! Chins up until the dreary month of October.
‐ Rob Savage
This Months Features
- The Top 10 Tube Taboos
- Top 5 Reads
- Write Around the World
- Beauty Terrorist
- Travel Book - Tour of the Jungfrau Region
- Free Nights in London - Competition
- 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 10 Tube Taboos
We bring you the top ten tube taboos so that you guys can figure out how to avoid embarrassment on the fast paced London Underground.
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 out the best reads on the road from the top publishers in the business. We've got Armistead Maupin’s tantalising Tales of the City series and a fantastic new guide from Cicerone too, so have a little read!
We've been getting lots of info about what you're wrapping your eyes around so why not share it with your backpacking fellows? To submit your book ideas EMAIL US.
Write Around the World
This month we crown William Nichols as our travel writing champion with his story of Windhoek, Namibia.
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 the best round up of beauty tips and the hottest accessories around.
Got any suggestions for upcoming articles? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Travel Book - Tour of the Jungfrau Region
This month you lucky things get to read a massive (and free) chunk of Cicerone’s Tour of the Jungfrau Region. We’ve got everything you need for the best two week trek in the Bernese Oberland!
What book wouldn't you leave home without? To send in your top recommendations EMAIL US.
Free Nights in London - Competition
August's prize goes to Francesca Harrod who answered one simple question. You can win free beds for you and a mate at the Village Hostel in London, by doing the same.
Music Mashup
DJ Michelle is back with the beat on Soca Music, Festival Fever, the best online tunes and more.
Expand our musical vocabulary by sharing your top tune tips. EMAIL US.
Backpacker Bites
This month we welcome back fitness instructor David Haw with his personal experience of keeping fit on the road, while backpacking across Thailand.
Got a health related question, comment or smart remark? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
New Hostel in Prague!
The new project will be called Mosaic House and will open in the very centre of Prague. Mosaic House will incorporate a mix of high quality four star hotel rooms, a number of multi bed dormitories, a Belushi’s bar and a restaurant! It's opening soon.
Ethical Travel
This month Ethical Travel columnist Jackie Reddy explores camping with a conscience at some of the best sites in the world!
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 Chris Carriero – the travel industry force of nature behind iKangeroo.
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 Columnist – 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 – Will Nichols
Thank You To:
The Travel Writing Team, Rough Guides, Lonely Planet, transworld, Cicerone and iKangeroo.
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
