Usually free magazines are a bit pants. I remember the local free pages that used to get scrunched through my mums letter box where every inch of space was taken with badly written articles and bright, dodgy designed ads for locals businesses or loan companies. However, watching the pennies but still wanting to be in the loop with life back in the UK (and around the world) doesn’t have to mean forking out on pricy monthly magazine subscriptions.
Stylist magazine is a free weekly mag that has been out in the UK for a few years now, with the look of a glossy but bang on with a mix of thought-provoking articles, funny columns and awesome food, fash and beauty. It definitely doesn’t need to worry about filling space with discounts to Barry’s Tile Shop down the road. I used to love picking up a copy of this when I lived in Manchester as they would hand it out free all over the city.
When I moved to France I was going to ask my dad to stockpile copies for when he came to visit me but luckily enough I discovered they have created an ipad/iphone version that is available outside of the UK. Hurrah I thought but feeling quickly deflated that this would come at a price surely. Nope. It’s still free!
You can download copies via the app store and subscribe so they automatically appear every week (when you are connected to wifi) and they stay in your newstand section for how long you choose meaning you don’t have to quickly read one before the following weeks arrives. But also that you can store them up to read in one long binge fest (as I did last week when I had the energy of a sloth with a hangover) if you are waiting for a flight, a long bus journey or don’t want to be lugging round bulky and expensive mags on your hols then this works a treat.
If you have an ipad or iphone (even if you live in the UK) I would recommend subscribing to it. It’s weekly, it’s so well written and it’s free. Free I tell you. Which backpacker doesn’t love a bargain?
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