January E-Zine
Welcome to the St Christophers E-zine
Editor's Note - January 2011
This month the E-zine takes a traditional look back at the best bits from 2010. You can expect the tiptop – Top Ten Travel features from the past twelve months and a combination of the best books for the road from the 2010 reviews.
There’s also a fond return to the amazing interview exclusive with the BBC’s Simon Reeve and the overall winner of the Write For a Night Travel competition, picked from the many, many amazing entries over the past year.
There’s a fair amount of fresh content too with brand new event forecasts for the month ahead in Amsterdam, Edinburgh, Berlin, Prague, Paris, Bruges, Newquay, Brighton and London. There’s also three fantastic new columns from Matt Smith in his opinion piece Matt the Mouth, Ned Phillips in Americans Abroad and Jackie Reddy in Ethical Travel.
- Rob Savage
This Months Features
- The Top 10 Travel Tips - Best of 2010
- Top 5 Reads - Best of 2010
- Write Around the World - Best of 2010
- Belushi's Box
- Matt the Mouth
- Americans Abroad
- Hotel Hostel Competition
- Europe's Famous Hostel
- Ethical Travel
- Interview Time - Best Interview from 2010
- Snap 4 Nap Competition
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 - Best of 2010
This month we look back at the best bits of 2010 and bring you the best tips on everything from speeding up your security scan at the airport to shooting down cheesy chat up lines in a bar.
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 of 2010
In January we hand pick the top five reads from 2010 and present to you the finest mix of satire, sex, travel writing and 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 - Best of 2010
There were so many great entries in our monthly travel writing competition in 2010 but the one that really stood out was Melissa Ludwig’s tale, all about her American perspective of life in Amsterdam.
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!
Got any suggestions for upcoming articles? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Matt the Mouth
Matt Smith is a comical cynic who spends his time pondering the highs and lows of growing up. In his January opinion piece Matt plays devil’s advocate and champions the pros of some of life’s biggest cons.
Americans Abroad
Offering sage advice to ex-pats, columnist Ned Phillips looks back on his year living and working in Paris, highlighting the best bits before heading to Brazil!
Hot Hostel Competition - Paris
This month's prize goes to Janice Patterson who answered one simple question. You can win free beds for you and a mate in Brighton, by doing the same.
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 Roberto Nicola Porcari did with this photo of the Berlin Wall. Thanks for all the entries and keep them coming.
Got a health related question, comment or smart remark? To submit your ideas EMAIL US.
Europe's Famous Hostel
This month we bring you a taster of the Europe’s Famous Hostels guide to the top ten things to do, before you die. From sky diving in Switzerland to bungee jumping in Barcelona, we’ve got it covered.
Have you been to London theatre worth spreading the word about?EMAIL US.
Ethical Travel
This month Jackie Reddy delves into the complicated world of ethical food. From Fair Trade to Sustainable, Jackie looks behind the label to help you make an informed decision.
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.
Best Interview from 2010
There were so many great interviews with travel experts this year but the one that stood out the most had to be independent explorer and BBC TV presenter, Simon Reeve. Here’s another chance to check it out.
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 / Wojtek Bronikowski
Feature Writers:
Americans Abroad – Ned Phillips, Berlin and Edinburgh Columnist - Kristin Kendle, 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 – Melissa Ludwig
Thank you to:
Simon Reeve, Rough Guides, The London Review of Books, Piatkus Books, Random House, Pan Macmillan, everyone involved in the 2010 E-zines and most of all - 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
