Chalk Marks

6 days ago | chalkmarks.co.uk | Natalie Chalk

Good morning. This is what happened in the world of travel this week: Friday 18th April2025PARIS or Rome? Edinburgh or Cardiff? Wherever you go, the new travel trend is extreme day tripping. This is where you whizz to a city on a train in the morning, see as many sights as possible as if it were a theme park – and then post your photos on InstaTok on the last train home, with the hashtag livingmybestlife! Really? Yes, here at Chalkmarks we are giving it the eye rolls. Has the world gone mad?

1 week ago | chalkmarks.co.uk | Natalie Chalk

Good morning. This is what happened in the world of travel this week: Friday 11th April2025DESPITE the bonkers global politics and economics, the sun is still shining. No terms or conditions apply. How cool is that? Pretty sure it’s been two weeks in a row. We can’t even remember a time when it wasn’t bright and beautiful. It’s not forecast to last but we’ll take it for now. It makes us feel like we are on holiday even when we’re not.

2 weeks ago | chalkmarks.co.uk | Natalie Chalk

THE Thames is what makes London London. From the banks to the beaches this winding river has transformed the fortunes of the city. The shipyards and wharves may be locked up forever and the boats and the sailors have long gone but these waters played a seismic role in the creation of the capital.

2 weeks ago | chalkmarks.co.uk | Natalie Chalk

Good morning. This is what happened in the world of travel this week: Friday 4th April2025THERE are many things to worry about at the moment from Donald Trump’s tariffs tanking the world economy to ongoing wars, and just how many bars of Dubai chocolate can we buy at any one time. It’s a lot to keep up with. We’re so stressed. Thankfully this is a safe space. A place for the holiday massive to lie down and escape.

3 weeks ago | chalkmarks.co.uk | Natalie Chalk

Good morning. This is what happened in the world of travel this week: Friday 28th March2025ALTON Towers tops world’s most disappointing tourist attractions, Stonehenge named world’s third biggest letdown, and the Foreign Office updates its travel advice for trips to Turkey! Welcome to your fact-packed, must-read weekly travel round-up…Dodge-em: The reviews were in for a survey which published the world’s most disappointing attractions – and yep, the UK topped that one.