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Raising the Olympic bar on chocolate in Lausanne

The ultimate Rhodes trip

Lovely bubbly in the Rhine: tasting fizzy Sext

How your coffee in Zagreb comes with a bit fashion on the side

Tiptoe through the tree tops on the Bavarian Glass Road

There’s lots to like when you travel by bike in Umbria

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Latest Articles

Slow down in Sardinia

SOMETIMES you just need to sit down and do nothing for just a little while. That's what Sardinia is for.

14th October 2019

Feastern Europe

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

9th October 2019

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.

9th September 2019

Wanderlust Travel Tips

HOTEL Hollywood Lima. The Gran Hotel Bolivar is a hallmark of old Peruvian establishment and famous for Pisco Sours.

9th September 2019

Zoom in: Hanoi, Vietnam

THIS is my favourite picture from Hanoi. This man lives on the North-South railway line aka Train Street.

8th September 2019

Lausanne: A fairytale city that is heaven on earth for chocolate lovers

PERCHED on the shores of shimmering Lake Geneva, Lausanne is one sweet city.

2nd September 2019

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.

2nd September 2019

The challenge of my life Cycling through Umbria

THE words ‘bike’ and ‘holiday’ are not two that I would ever put together, but here I am with my ‘go as fast as I dare’.

2nd September 2019

Published articles

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.

TNT Magazine

The challenge of my life Cycling through Umbria

THE words ‘bike’ and ‘holiday’ are not two that I would ever put together, but here I am with my ‘go as fast as I dare’.

October

From the blog: Beyond the bucketlist

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.

My cracking time with the Magic Man

GODDAMN it, this isn’t going well. I’m lying face down on my hotel bed while a ‘magic man’ cracks my bones.

How I shimmed off a burlesque class in Prague

I CAN shimmy now. Yes it’s true. I’d never been able to do that before. This is what Prague has taught me.

Hell or high water: Atlantic crossing was my biggest test

NATALIE sailed on board the world’s eighth largest passenger liner, the Anthem of the Seas sailing from England to America.