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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

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.

3rd May 2019

That’s one Titanic bin round!

EVERYONE knows the Titanic sank after it hit an iceberg but it seems these dustmen refuse to believe.

29th April 2019

Meet the man who went on a gap year that never ended

THE Brit who went backpacking in Southeast Asia and never came home. That was 10 years ago.

22nd April 2019

Insider’s Guide: Lima’s best picks from Limeños

WHERE to next in Lima? Where to drink Pisco Sour? How about Ceviche? This is where the locals go!

12th March 2019

What a Discovery! Life onboard a Tui cruise ship

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

16th February 2019

See wonderful Wallonia….Belgium at its best

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

13th February 2019

Hans on guide to Lima: Zen drummer on the best live music spots in Lima

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

22nd January 2019

Tuk a ride on the Pan-American Highway

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.

21st January 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.