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…
Home is where you park it – for citizens of the road
Becoming ‘a citizen of the road’ is a big part…
Recollecting Easter Holidays and the Renaissance of Caravanning
My childhood memories of Easter: painting hard-boiled eggs red with…
Places You Must Go This Spring: part 2
Here are three more fragrant, flower- filled places you should…
Places You Must Go This Spring: part 1
It’s time to get out and smell the wildflowers! Pack…
Spring is here!
We wind down the windows of our car and breathe…
Life of a Travel Writer
As you can guess from the title, Travel Blogs: Hand-Picked…
The Cool Travel Guide to: getting the most out of archaeological sites (part 2)
Here are some more ideas as to how to make…
The Cool Travel Guide to: getting the most out of archaeological sites (part 1)
Do all but the most impressively striking of archaeological ruins…
Notes on Observations and Conversations Overheard at Ancient Knossos: part 2
Knossos – well-restored rooms. Spacious. Light-filled. Vast storage jars called:…
Notes on Observations and Conversations Overheard at Ancient Knossos: part 1
Visit to Knossos, most popular archaeological site in Crete: ancient…
Romantic representations in guidebook writing: case study #2
The Cypriot village of Lefkara, pictured here and in the…
Romantic representations in guidebook writing: case study #1
Romance or reality: what do travellers really want to read…