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

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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An unlikely city break in Tuscany

THE minute I arrive in Tuscany, I feel happy. And within an hour I’ve eaten my first Italian meal just like in Eat, Pray, Love.

12th July 2015

Lovely bubbly down Spain’s sparkling Cava trail

I'M POURING out a noisy glass of Cava then out of the blue two men appear singing old Catalan love songs.

13th June 2015

Best ‘view on a loo’ on the planet

THE ladies and gents who visit this WC say this is the best “view on a loo” on the planet.

24th May 2015

Magaluf makeover: Mega club BCM leads the way

THERE are men in women’s wigs playing volleyball on the beach and holidaymakers on banana boats. This is Magaluf!

11th May 2015

High life on the high seas with this billion dollar baby

AS soon as I’m on board I’m off. I want adventure, excitement and romance. I'm on Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas.

11th May 2015

Piste…want to know one of skiing best-kept secrets?

I’VE died and reached the city of heaven. No, I haven’t. I’ve just been on the piste in the French Alps.

22nd April 2015

Baku in the (old) USSR

HIGH up in the 360 Bar, the view of Baku is unmissable and unstoppable. I can feel the hairs rise on my neck.

12th April 2015

Hitch a glide to the Turquoise Coast

THERE comes a point in life when you just have to jump. I’m on a cliff edge braced for my first paragliding experience.

15th August 2014

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.