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…
Doing it alone at the Dead Cities
If there’s one destination above all else in the world…
Guides: getting in the way of a good travel experience
Guides, as I wondered in my last post, who uses…
Guides: who needs them?
Guides. How many people use them I wonder. Do you?…
Death of the (guidebook) author?
If you’ve been following the Lonely Planet author fraud scandal…
Death of the guidebook?
That’s the headline of a story in The Age yesterday…
An invitation to come to Marrakesh: to learn travel writing among the peacocks and enjoy picnics in the olive groves
I’ve been so busy I forgot to extend an invitation…
Top secrets of travel writers: #1 hidden gems are kept hidden for good reason
This is the first in a series of posts on…
Fueling those feelings of anticipation
The anticipation of travel can sometimes be as pleasurable as…
Travel writing and travel blogging: how and why we do it
I’ve recently been interviewed by a couple of bloggers about…
Our latest travel writing: in print and online
The sun is shining here today in Antalya, Turkey. The…
Decoding Lonely Planet’s explanation
BY TERENCE CARTER*Lonely Planet placed a statement on their website…
The Thomas Kohnstamm Affair continues
The Lonely Planet author fraud scandal has taken more turns…