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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Cool Travel Guide’s Posting Policy

ByLara DunstonDec 13, 2009

While the vast majority of comments I get on Cool…

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What is Cool Travel Guide?

ByLara DunstonDec 13, 2009

One of the reasons I began Cool Travel Guide was…

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In print and online

ByLara DunstonDec 12, 2009

There’s a reason I haven’t been blogging much these last…

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Are you a once-in-a-lifetime traveller or a creature of habit?

ByLara DunstonDec 10, 2009

Are you a ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ traveller? That is, every country you visit…

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An update from the road

ByLara DunstonNov 23, 2009

I’ve been silent for some time, I know. We’ve been…

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Your worst hotel experience?

ByLara DunstonOct 16, 2009

A recent hotel stay reminded us of just how bad…

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Travel insights from travel experts

ByLara DunstonOct 13, 2009

I am probably suffering from chronic information overload – how…

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Travel experts versus ‘real’ travellers

ByLara DunstonOct 12, 2009

Travel ‘experts’, whether they are travel writers, guidebook authors, travel…

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Behind-the-scenes in a Michelin-starred chef’s kitchen and the kindness of chefs

ByLara DunstonOct 9, 2009

Being able to spend a night in the restaurant kitchen…

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In print and online

ByLara DunstonOct 8, 2009

It’s been a busy period for Terence and I, as…

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Envying a donkey his pace – the frenetic tempo of travel writing, part 2

ByLara DunstonOct 7, 2009

So how, as travel writers, do we get ourselves into…