By Terence Carter*Dubai is still sizzling as a travel destination, no matter what part of the planet you look at it from. But let’s look at Dubai from an Australasian travel media perspective for a moment. Australian newspaper The Sydney Morning Herald and sister publication The Age love running stories on Dubai, but they’ve really … Read more about Breaking News: Orientalist Dubai Dream Tour Shattered! (part 1)
The weather is still perfect in Milan – it’s another balmy summer’s evening. Terence is out shooting, and I’m still holed up in the apartment writing (and, um… blogging in my coffee break). Something the Renegade Writer thinks would be impossible for her to do – she said my post about the nightmare my dream … Read more about Life of a Travel Writer: when the travel writer’s plans come together…
After only five hours sleep, a not so great day yesterday, and still feeling bleary eyed and in need of a few hours more, this weary travel writer nevertheless rose early this morning and went downstairs. Even before putting on the coffee she opened the French doors in the living-dining area (now their cluttered office) … Read more about Life of a Travel Writer: when the travel writer comes to her senses
While some writing and photography commissions keep us on the road for a while crisscrossing regions and countries, as we’ve just done researching the Calabria guidebook, others, such as city guides, require us to settle down in one place for a while to do research. Usually we rent an apartment and create the ‘home’ we … Read more about At home in Milano: remembering the importance of having a room with view
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