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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

Living in Lima

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

2nd September 2019

US flights take-off

THE special relationship between the UK and the US seems stronger than ever as America takes No1 spot this summer!

24th August 2019

Why all-inclusive really means meeting the diverse needs of your customers

THE travel sector needs to think beyond “one size fits all” to cash in on the huge untapped market of diverse customers.

24th August 2019

Zagreb Coffee And Zagrebačka Špica

WRITTEN by Natalie Chalk, a UK journalist: Where to drink coffee in Zagreb www.chasingthedonkey.com

10th August 2019

TouringBird.com – top sights and local tips

LOCAL tips Peru: Recommendations from locals & travel experts

30th July 2019

Slovenia’s foodie oasis is set to grow and grow

EAT this, they say. Taste the wine, come try gibanica. I’m at a food festival in Slovenia.

8th July 2019

Pulling down the years: Thirteen centuries of Bulgarian history bulldozed as monument is razed

DEMOLITION begins on a statue that's stood as a symbol of Bulgaria’s 1300-year history.

13th June 2019

Beach you to it: The sandcastles built long before Machu Picchu

FOR more than a millennia these sandcastles have stood on the beaches under the burning Peruvian sun.

5th May 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.