From Paddock to Plate: Farm to Home Delivery in Austin

Farmhouse Delivery, Austin, Texas, USA. From Paddock to Plate: Farm to Home Delivery in Austin. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Arriving at a holiday rental is a bit like checking into a hotel room… you snoop around the place, pull back the curtains, bounce on the bed, open cupboards and drawers, and you look in the fridge. When we needed to do some shopping, farm to home delivery in Austin was just what we needed. … Read more

A Local Guide to the Austin Film Scene

A Local Guide to the Austin Film Scene with producer Joel Rasmussen, Austin, Texas, USA. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Austin is known as the USA’s live music capital but this arty, laidback city also has a flourishing film scene. In fact, for film-types like myself, it was an indie movie, Richard Linklater‘s Slacker, about a day in the life of 20-something Austin Gen X-ers, that put the city on the map. Successful Austin-based directors include Terrence Malick … Read more

Our Home Away from Home in Austin, Texas #2

Our Home Away from Home in Austin, Texas #2. Austin Holiday Rental House, Austin, Texas, USA. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Austin is cool. If you haven’t caught on yet, check out our stories so far. So it was fitting then that our second ‘home away from home’ holiday rental in this laidback Texas city should be a funky retro house in Travis Heights, a leafy suburb of gentle slopes just a short stroll from the hipster … Read more

Texas Style BBQ Pork Recipe by Rusty Irons in Austin, Texas

Texas Style BBQ Pork Recipe by Rusty Irons in Austin, Texas. BBQ Pork – Texas Style, Austin, Texas, USA. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

This Texas Style BBQ Pork Recipe was taught to us by Rusty Irons, the owner of the first holiday rental we settled into in Austin. Rusty may be a petite woman, but her personality is a big as the state of Texas. Rusty is also a passionate supporter of local produce and a cook who makes a … Read more

Dan Dyer at the Gallery at the Continental Club, Austin

Dan Dyer at the Gallery at the Continental Club, Austin, Texas, USA. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Think of this as a bonus track to our last post in which we interviewed Austin musicians Dan Dyer and Suzanna Choffel. At the end of that interview Dan invited us to his gig at the Gallery, upstairs at the Continental Club, where he has a fun Monday night residency. Keen to see Dan do his thing, … Read more