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The world on a plate in Soho

Drinking the marvels of mellow Moravia

Murder she wrote: But even Agatha Christie fell for the rugged charms of Slovenia

Lovely bubbly down Spain’s sparkling Cava trail

Burn on the beach: Why North Devon is perfect for a week of exercise and diet

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Latest Articles

Finnair flies through three years worth of refunds in three months

FINNAIR says it was hit by an unprecedented 300,000 refunds – the equivalent of three years requests in three months.

15th July 2020

Make recovery the story! How the travel industry can win back tourists

EVERYONE wants a holiday right now and the tourism industry is desperate for the financial boost.

13th July 2020

‘Boring spa services are over’: Health and wellness needs to shape up

THINK gin and tonic yoga! Times are changing. No longer do we want just massages, facials and nail treatments.

25th June 2020

Holidays that heal: Super rich get ready to splash out on a wellcation after lockdown

WELLNESS retreats are tempting luxury travellers as the coronavirus lockdown eases this summer.

24th June 2020

How hotels can put travellers anxieties to bed!

BEDS are the biggest concern for travellers when it comes to hotels reopening this summer.

12th June 2020

Forget heading into the great outdoors: Holidaymakers are booking cruises and trips to Vegas!

SO MUCH for getting back to nature. The real holiday winners are Las Vegas and cruise companies.

11th June 2020

Why luxury travel will be the first to recover from the coronavirus: insiders tell all …

LUXURY holidays will be the first to get booked up as they already offer socially distancing and exclusivity.

5th June 2020

What came first the coffee or the egg?

SO WOW: this is egg coffee. I’d dropped into the legendary Café Giang in Hanoi to try this iconic brew from where it was born.

25th May 2020

August 2020

Greatest Trips

Nuzzled by the largest land animal on earth
WE leave at 6.30am without breakfast, only hot water bottles and blankets heading out on a wild South African safari.

Postcard from Bali: How to survive a volcano
I WRITE to you watching a volcano erupting on Bali. It’s gonna be a blast. Wish you were here.

Arctic isles where it is cool to surf
I GET hit by a barrelling wave. It’s small in size but knocks me off my surfboard as I attempt to stand up.

When in Lima make lemonade
LIMA is a food destination. When Peruvians turn their attention to cooking the whole world groans in pleasure.

Published articles

Mail on Sunday

You’ve had Champagne, tasted Prosecco, tried Cava, now who’s for a Crémant?
IT’S the fabulous festive fizz from France that’s about to burst the prosecco bubble.

Sunday Mirror

Feastern Europe
TUCKED away in the north-east corner of Slovenia is a tasty food-lover’s paradise.

The Guardian

Living in Lima
AFTER backpacking around Peru Natalie Chalk is hooked but finds teaching English in Lima to be full of surprises.

Daily Express

Experience Denmark’s second city, Aarhus
DESPITE those Scandi-noir sagas and Sarah Lund jumpers, Denmark has been voted the happiest place on the planet.