Blog Posts
The posts are archived. Mainly from my site “Cool Travel Guide” where I wrote about our travels before 2010 when we started Grantourismo Travels.
Due to the age of these posts, some may be missing images…
The Dark Side of Dubai: a hilarious must-read parody of the Dubai-bashing genre
A brilliant parody of the Dubai-bashing genre of article of…
At last, a hotel offers a full 24 hour stay – hurray for The Address in Dubai!
I thought the day would never come so I was…
Our Calabria book hits the shelves!
The first edition of our Calabria guidebook which we wrote…
Top secrets of travel writers: how to create an itinerary that is inspirational and useful
So you’re a travel writer about to create an itinerary?…
Itineraries: a case study in how not to create them, OR how to have a bad time in 24 hours
There is an art to creating itineraries that are inspirational…
The beauty of a good itinerary: it’s simply about showing you a good time
I asked you in my last post if you used…
Itineraries: do you use them when you travel? Or do you simply create your own?
Do you use itineraries when you travel? Do you rip…
Are you a casual tourist? Or traveller. The key word being ‘casual’.
Leaving the traveller versus tourist debate aside, what kind of…
What happened to the quality of Australia’s restaurants – and its restaurant reviewing?
Before we moved overseas a decade ago we thought Australian…
Office essentials: a beautiful back-up process and a cute cat
A major incident was averted last week when Terence’s Mac…
Travel quotes and the power of words to inspire us to move
So what is it that’s so inspiring about travel quotes?…
When you travel, how often do you stop to sit on the steps of a fountain?
I did stop to smell the roses today in my…