September E-Zine
Welcome to the St Christophers E-zine
Editor's Note - September 2011
Welcome to the wondrous month of September and your latest travel e-magazine from St Christopher’s Inns. Autumn may well be on the horizon but there’s still a whole lotta’ fun junk, in our backpacking trunk.
Coming up on the radar this month there’s the illustrious Amsterdam Fringe Festival, Musikfest is on the way to Berlin, Brighton will be hosting the final of the UK Air Guitar Championships (ahem) and among other things, London will be celebrating the Pearly Kings and Queens Harvest Festival.
On top of all the events you can read up on the Top Ten - not to be missed European art exhibits, enjoy Matt the mouth’s opinionated column about the world’s most cutting questions and travel to the Horn of Africa where Ethical Travel columnist Jackie Ready is trying to tackle the problem of famine.
Until next time backpackers.
- Rob Savage
This Months Features
- The Top 10 Travel Tips
- Top 5 Reads
- Write Around the World
- Belushi's Box
- Matt the Mouth
- Americans Abroad
- Book Extract - Are We Nearly There Yet?
- Europe's Famous Hostel - Magazine
- Ethical Travel
- Build Africa Charity
- Flying Pig Hostel
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 Art Galleries
This month Sam Dury rounds up the top ten art galleries in Europe – just to make sure that you don’t miss any of the best bits on your trip. Enjoy everything from Tracy Emin at London’s Tate Modern to Cezanne at the Musée D’Orsay in Paris.
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
In September our top books include Blue Eyed Boy by Joanne Harris, Everyman's England by Victor Canning, Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman, Jamrach's Menagerie by Carol Birch 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
This month Lydia Steele takes the travel writing crown with her tale of the Brecon Beacons National Parks and her trek to the top of a stunning waterfall.
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
This month we lend a helping hand to the first year university student in the UK with the launch of our exclusive Belushi’s Fresher’s VIP Club. Join now for free hot-dogs galore and more!
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 September column Matt investigates the power of questions and how a simple series of words can lampoon the best of us.
Americans Abroad
Offering sage advice to ex-pats, columnist Ned Phillips shares his thoughts on taking your life-long friends with you for the ride, no matter where in the world you end up living.
Book Extract - Are We Nearly There Yet?
This month we were lucky enough to get a free extract from Are We Nearly There Yet by Ben Hatch. Travel 8000 miles with Ben as he packs up his life and sets off on a road trip that’ll shock the most hardened among you.
Flying Pig E-Zine
The Flying Pig youth hostels in Amsterdam have their very own travel e-zine and in the latest edition, they took on the Amsterdam government for trying to take away all the things that make the City of Sin fun. Read that article right here!
Europe's Famous Hostel
Our friends at Europe’s Famous Hostels just published a superb city guide to help out anyone staying at their amazing base in Salzburg. Click through to get a taste of it.
Have you been to London theatre worth spreading the word about?EMAIL US.
Ethical Travel
Jackie Reddy examines the urgency of the famine spreading across the Horn of Africa, factoring in the statistics and donor fatigue - to put this hunger in perspective.
We're here to listen about the charities that matter to you so EMAIL US.
Build Africa
We're raising money to build a school in the Kenyan town of Minlayala. Take a look to see what we're doing with the charity Build Africa and how you can help.
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 / Wojtek Bronikowski / Darrell Biggs
Feature Writers:
Americans Abroad – Ned Phillips, Amsterdam Columnist - Ankita Mahabir, Berlin and Edinburgh Columnist - Kristin Kendle, Brighton Columnist – Johanna Müller, Bruges Columnist - James Garrett , Ethical Travel – Jackie Reddy, Intern Writer – Sam Dury, London Columnist – Zoe Smith, Newquay Columnist - Anthony Fröhlich, Opinion Piece – Matt Smith, Paris Columnist – Seth Valentine, Write For A Night – Charlotte McAllister
Thank you to:
Thank you to: Summersdale, Doubleday, Canongate Books Ltd, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, Belushi’s bars, 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
