As I don’t have time to blog at the moment (read why here), feel free to check out our latest writing in print and online. This month in J Mag, Jazeera Airways’ in-flight magazine, you can read about walking tours with shepherds, learning to make traditional bread with a village baker, and some of the … Read more about Our latest travel writing: in print and online
When you think of shopping in Cyprus, Lefkara lace is probably about all that comes to mind. As lovely as it is, if you know where to look and what to buy, Cyprus has some gorgeous surprises in store, in both the North and the South. While Larnaka and Nicosia have some fabulous boutiques and … Read more about Shopping Cyprus
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
As much as I loved the dinners and parties in Istanbul, I have to admit though that the highlight for us was the work rather than the play. While some of the other press, including writers who’d flown all the way from New York for just a few days, seemed content to sleep in, enjoy … Read more about Life of a travel writer: loving the work
Will you forgive me the silence? Perhaps when I tell you where I’ve been. If you followed the Lonely Planet author scandal you’d get the impression from Thomas Kohnstamm that fees are so low and travel writers so poor they have to deal drugs and scam meals to survive. Or if you read the blogs, … Read more about Life of a travel writer: VIP openings, acrobatic waiters and private parties