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…
That was then, this is now: how we travel
How differently we travelled when we were younger, when we…
Cool Travel Guide’s Alternative Holiday Mojo Maintenance Programme
Here’s my alternative guide to that top ten list of…
Maintaining your holiday mojo
Staying in holiday mode once the vacation is over and…
Old doors: a taverna that understands its market (or shares its passion)
These colorful old doors, paint peeling from them beautifully, lean…
Old doors: wondering what’s behind them
Like many travellers I have an obsession with photographing doors.…
The ebb and flow of Crete’s cafe society
Crete’s cafe life is tidal. It ebbs and flows throughout…
Blue Chairs: imagining Greece, the perception & reality
I couldn’t help but capture a snap of these bright…
Sweets in Crete: loving those little extras!
You love those little extras as much as I do,…
Memorable meals
The most memorable meals don’t have to be Michelin-starred dining…
Sublime travel scenes
Sometimes scenery we come across when we travel can be…
Sleet in Crete and floods in Dubai
Last month there was so much rain in Dubai (for…
Collecting #3: miscellaneous travel paraphernalia (or, the equivalent of the bottom drawer, the back of the cupboard, or the shoebox under the bed)
My last ‘filing drawer’ (a re-sealable plastic bag in the…