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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Strange Planet (part 2): fasten your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy ride

ByLara DunstonApr 14, 2008

BY TERENCE CARTER*Those readers assuming that the form of Jayson…

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Strange Planet (part 1): an unusual tale of a travel writer who didn’t have the itch

ByLara DunstonApr 14, 2008

BY TERENCE CARTER*I don’t want to waste too much time…

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Media reels: Lonely Planet author fraud

ByLara DunstonApr 14, 2008

Am I outraged? Am I reeling? Am I surprised? No,…

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Top 5 tips to planning a luxury escape: getting the most out of your hotel

ByLara DunstonApr 13, 2008

After you’ve decided on your luxe hotel, or narrowed it…

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Top 5 tips to planning a luxury escape: selecting your hotel

ByLara DunstonApr 13, 2008

So what should you look for in a luxury hotel,…

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Planning a luxury escape

ByLara DunstonApr 12, 2008

So you’re planning a luxury getaway, and this isn’t something…

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The price of luxury?

ByLara DunstonApr 12, 2008

It’s often said that if you have to ask how…

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Glamping: is it worth it?

ByLara DunstonApr 11, 2008

‘Glamorous camping’: so is it worth forking out hundreds of…

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Carry on Glamping

ByLara DunstonApr 10, 2008

Glamping down under? There are endless options from Karijini Eco…

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We’re all going on a glamping holiday – again, and again, and again

ByLara DunstonApr 9, 2008

A problem with the travel media, and the US media…

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The travel media goes glamping

ByLara DunstonApr 8, 2008

As the cool camping phenom- enon was peaking in the…

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‘Trailer trash’ and ‘glamping’

ByLara DunstonApr 7, 2008

Caravanning may be attracting aristocrats in the UK, and with…