November E-Zine
Welcome to the St Christophers E-zine
Editor's Note - November 2010
November is upon us and with it comes daylight saving (bad times), an extra hour in bed (good times) and if you’re in the United Kingdom - Bonfire Night (excellent times). This evening of celebrations, fireworks and mushy peas is of course rooted in the rather dark and sinister history of Guy Fawkes, but it is nevertheless one hell of a party.
In the E-zine this month I present to you a special Top Ten - documenting through the medium of photography - our brand new, eco-chic, hostel-hotel hybrid in Prague – Mosaic House. There’s also a thought provoking Top Five recommended reads with a tie in to the political goings on over in the USA and rather excitingly, there’s an exclusive (and totally free) extract from Biggest Fastest Deadliest, The Book of Fascinating Facts by Dan Bridges.
This just leaves me with enough room to congratulate the travel writing team on yet another excellent round of event forecasts for the month ahead in Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Berlin, Prague, Paris, Bruges, Newquay, Brighton and London. Until the festivities of December.
- Rob Savage
This Month's Features
- Top 10 Prague Photos
- Top 5 Reads - November 2010
- Write Around the World
- Belushi's Box
- Matt the Mouth
- Americans Abroad
- Hot Hostel Competition - Edinburgh
- Snap 4 Nap
- Europe's Famous Hostels
- Ethical Travel
- Book Extract - Biggest Fastest Deadliest
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 Prague Photos
This month we bring you the top ten photographs of our new backpacker base in Prague – Mosaic House. It’s part hostel, part hotel and as environmentally friendly as we could make it!
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 - November 2010
This month we review They Call Me Naughty Lola: Personal Ads from the London Review of Books, The Obama Syndrome: Surrender at Home, War Abroad by Tariq Ali and much, much more.
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 Santhosh Sarangan as the winner of our monthly travel writing competition with a tale of passing time in Hallstat.
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.
Belushi's Box
Join Steph Knowles from Belushi’s as she previews all the best events coming up in your nearest Belushi’s bar!
Matt the Mouth
Matt Smith is a comical cynic who spends his time pondering the highs and lows of growing up. In his November opinion piece Matt explores the little white lies that we all tell and translates the meanings behind them.
Americans Abroad
Offering sage advice to ex-pats, columnist Ned Phillips sheds some light on seeing the good in people, no matter how bad things might seem. In this edition he even does battle with French industrial action and comes out winning.
Free Nights in Edinburgh - Competition
This month's prize goes to Janet Thomas who answered one simple question. You can win free beds for you and a mate in Edinburgh, by doing the same.
Europe's Famous Hostels
Europe’s Famous Hostels are independently owned hostels across Europe where the cultural pickings are rich. Check out what's coming up with this handy guide.
Expand our musical vocabulary by sharing your top tune tips. EMAIL US.
Snap 4 Nap - Photo Competition
Send in your best shots and you could win free accommodation, just like Lindsay McClelland did with this photo of cliff jumping in Corfu! Thanks for all the entries and keep them coming.
Ethical Travel
This month Jackie Reddy explores how you can lighten the load in your backpack and do good by your fellow man at the same time by donating clothes, shoes and more. She even throws in a handy dose of motivation too!
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.
Book Extract - Biggest Fastest Deadliest, The Book of Fascinating Facts
In October we serve up a free chunk of The Pacific Crest Trail From Mexico To Canada On Foot – A Cicerone Guide by Brian Johnson.
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 - Tuguldur Baatar / Darrel Biggs
Feature Writers:
Americans Abroad - Ned Phillips, Berlin and Edinburgh Columnist - Kristin Kendle, Brighton Columnist - Kaye Coholan, Bruges, Columnist - James Garrett, Ethical Travel - Jackie Reddy, London Columnist - Nathan Birdsall, Newquay Columnist - Anthony Fröhlich, Opinion Piece - Matt Smith, Paris Columnist - Seth Valentine, Write For A Night - Santhosh Sarangan
Thank you to:
Everyone at Mosaic House, Scribner Book Company, Verso Books, I. B. Tauris & Co Ltd, Summersdale, Europe’s Famous Hostels, The Flying Pigs and the travel writing team..
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
