Terence and I have been dreaming about doing a grand tour of sorts for a few years – since way back when we wrote the Grantourismo blog for Charles and Marie. We started to seriously develop the idea of a reincarnation of Grantourismo about a year ago, but we hadn’t yet begun to think about … Read more about Grantourismo & how we came to be going on a grand tour in 2010
Of course experiencing local culture is not high on every traveller’s list of priorities – as we were often reminded in Mallorca. Some people simply want to lie in the sun and read a book, others just want to have fun with friends, and they don’t care where they do it. But when I write, … Read more about Musings on Mallorca: part 3
I’m reminded of how appealing traveling off-season can be, as we travel around Cyprus updating a guidebook. There’s something about clambering across archaeological ruins devoid of tourists, hiking along an empty nature trail through silent scenery, or sitting at an al fresco café by the sea on a cold, windy day, the wild sea crashing … Read more about Off-season travel: Cyprus