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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Travelling: peoplewatching #2

ByLara DunstonSep 5, 2007

Each weekend the lively Feria de Mataderos, Market of Slaughterhouses,…

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Travelling: peoplewatching #1

ByLara DunstonSep 3, 2007

Outside one of Bangkok’s big malls, a local pop star…

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Travelling: connections #1

ByLara DunstonSep 2, 2007

As much as I love the incongruities we come across…

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Travelling: incongruities #2

ByLara DunstonAug 31, 2007

I love to discover incongruities when I travel, as I…

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Travelling: incongruities #1

ByLara DunstonAug 30, 2007

One of travel’s delights for me is discovering wonderful incongruities.…

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Travelling: textures

ByLara DunstonAug 29, 2007

There are a few reasons as to why I keep…

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Travelling: virtues put to the test, example 1

ByLara DunstonAug 28, 2007

Our ‘travellers’ virtues’ were put to the test on our…

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Travelling: virtues of a traveller

ByLara DunstonAug 27, 2007

I’m reading the biography of the great female traveller Freya…

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What happened to the the journey?

ByLara DunstonAug 26, 2007

I asked: what happened to ‘the journey’? Is the process…

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It’s the people you meet

ByLara DunstonAug 26, 2007

It’s the people you meet that makes travel cool for…

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Dubai: best backstreets vol 2

ByLara DunstonAug 25, 2007

Not far from Dubai’s gritty Karama and Satwa ‘hoods is…

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Dubai: best backstreets vol 1

ByLara DunstonAug 25, 2007

Travellers to Dubai tend to come for sun, sand and…