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…

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Italians passionate? Si! Especially when it comes to football

ByLara DunstonJun 17, 2008

By Terence Carter*Something that strikes us about Italians is their…

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Are hotels going out of favour? Let’s hear what the apartment rental gurus think

ByLara DunstonJun 17, 2008

Here are two more views on the hotel versus apartment…

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Hotels going out of style? The globetrotters’ jet-setting take on the topic

ByLara DunstonJun 16, 2008

I asked you if hotels are going out of fashion…

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A Tale of Three Tastings in Rome: Tasting #3 Ristorante Il Pagliaccio

ByLara DunstonJun 16, 2008

By Terence Carter*Our third memorable meal turned out to be…

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A Tale of Three Tastings in Rome: Tasting #2 La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali

ByLara DunstonJun 16, 2008

By Terence Carter*La Taverna dei Fori Imperiali** was casually recommended…

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A Tale of Three Tastings in Rome

ByLara DunstonJun 14, 2008

By Terence Carter* Given that we were not on the…

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A Tale of Three Tastings in Rome: Tasting #1 L’Arcangelo

ByLara DunstonJun 14, 2008

By Terence Carter* On our first day in Rome we…

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Living like locals versus luxury and the lifestyle upgrade

ByLara DunstonJun 13, 2008

Living like locals or lolling about in luxury seem to…

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More imaginative travellers seeking more

ByLara DunstonJun 12, 2008

In answer to my question are hotels going out of…

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Are hotels going out of fashion?

ByLara DunstonJun 11, 2008

If you read Hotel Chatter, Hotel Hotsheet or Happy Hotelier,…

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Our latest travel writing: in print and online

ByLara DunstonJun 10, 2008

The June-July issue of Jazeera Airways’J magazine features a few…