By Terence and Lara When we were in Milan recently we had drinks with some hotel executives we’d met in Istanbul while attending the W opening. The PR person of the Milan hotel where we’d met for aperitivi told us how impressed she was that we’d had several story commissions on the hotel, its restaurant … Read more about The travel journalists’ junket: why we don’t do them
When I updated you yesterday on our latest writing in print and online, I forgot to mention one new piece you might enjoy, especially those gourmet travellers out there who take your food seriously. Have a read of my partner Terence‘s article ‘Perfect Balance’ in Gulf Life, Gulf Air’s in-flight magazine. The story is based … Read more about Our latest travel writing: in print and online
The June-July issue of Jazeera Airways’J magazine features a few of our articles and Terence’s fab photography. If you’re not flying with the funky no-frills airline this month (or next), then you can read the stories online, although we love the layout and design of the printed magazines more. Check out Cyprus: Beyond the Beach, … Read more about Our latest travel writing: in print and online
While in Istanbul last week I picked up the May special ‘Europe’ issue of US Travel + Leisure with a feature on “Hidden European Neighbourhoods”. The author writes: “Beyoglu is now reclaiming its status as Istanbul’s favourite playground”. Yet Beyoglu has always been Istanbul’s commercial heart and its main pedestrianised street is the city’s main … Read more about Or… everything old is new again
Around five years ago the glossy travel mags started talking up Croatia as the next hot destination and travel journos were writing about the country as if it had only just been discovered. The Croatian National Tourism Board saturated the global media with their ‘Mediterranean As It Once Was’ campaign and everyone bought it. And … Read more about One traveller’s ‘latest discovery’ is another’s old favorite