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…
Cool Travel Guide’s Posting Policy
While the vast majority of comments I get on Cool…
What is Cool Travel Guide?
One of the reasons I began Cool Travel Guide was…
In print and online
There’s a reason I haven’t been blogging much these last…
The affection that comes with familiarity versus the energy of an unfamiliar destination
Only two of the nine countries we visited in the…
Are you a once-in-a-lifetime traveller or a creature of habit?
Are you a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ traveller? That is, every country you visit…
An update from the road
I’ve been silent for some time, I know. We’ve been…
Your worst hotel experience?
A recent hotel stay reminded us of just how bad…
Travel insights from travel experts
I am probably suffering from chronic information overload – how…
Travel experts versus ‘real’ travellers
Travel ‘experts’, whether they are travel writers, guidebook authors, travel…
Behind-the-scenes in a Michelin-starred chef’s kitchen and the kindness of chefs
Being able to spend a night in the restaurant kitchen…
In print and online
It’s been a busy period for Terence and I, as…
Envying a donkey his pace – the frenetic tempo of travel writing, part 2
So how, as travel writers, do we get ourselves into…