Chalkmarks articles - all my travels in one place

THIS view is one of the many reasons why record numbers of people are taking to the seas.

DARK clouds roll in over the Caribbean Sea where a super yacht sails calmly under a path of sunlight.

EVERYONE wants to see a Geiko when they go to the Gion district in Kyoto for the first time.

A WEEKEND break in Belgium? How about Wallonia for its award-winning bubbles, chocolate, scenery and frites!

ZEN drummer Hans Menacho shares his top live music spots in Lima.

THE first time I heard a tuk tuk, I was like: “what’s the hell is that?” Then it shot out and was as colourful as a fruit cocktail.

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

DON’T be put off by the black water or the smell of tar - this is Slovenian spa water, found nowhere else on earth.

MEXICO City has topped an Airbnb poll that reveals the most in-demand destinations for the 2018/19 Christmas season.

AS the banned Iceland advert has us hooked on orangutans this Christmas, where can you still see these amazing animals?

IT might not be on every wine lovers bucket list but a bottle from North Korea could soon become highly sought after.

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

I HAD a lot of questions for the Mayas, who built the city of Chichén Itzá more than one thousand years ago.

THIS is my favourite shot taken while hiking the seven Rila Lakes in Bulgaria. The landscape was stunning.

FORMER actress but Isma Husein is on a mission to end the one-colour suits all culture in the cosmetics industry.