Hitting The Slopes – Our Favourite Snowboard and Ski Escapes

Hitting The Slopes – Our Favourite Snowboard and Ski Escapes. Snowboarding, Zell am See, Austria. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Arriving back to a very sultry Southeast Asia after six days meandering around a warm Northern Thailand on the Eastern and Oriental Express train, has got me thinking about cooler climates and opportunities for hitting the slope at one of my favourite snowboard and ski escapes. We’ve spent almost a decade and a half in … Read more

A Winter’s Tale: Our First Full Winter in Europe

A Winter’s Tale: Our First Full Winter in Europe. A single winter glove, Berlin, Germany. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Having just spent our first full winter in Europe, we thought it was time for some reflections on the last four months of our grand tour. Having lived in Sydney for many years, it’s fair to say that winter was of little consequence. Sure it gets a little chilly, but you have to drive a … Read more

A Vienna Shopping List

A Vienna Shopping List – What Things cost in Vienna. Passauer Weiss Beer, Vienna, Austria. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The duration of most of our stays this year has been two weeks. Apart from our pre-departure preparations for Grantourismo and soiree in Dubai and the days leading up to our launch party in London, only on two occasions on the trip have we stayed in places for only a week each, in Italy and in … Read more

Best Vienna Chocolate Shops for Edible Souvenirs from Austria’s Capital

Best Vienna Chocolate Shops for Edible Souvenirs from Austria's Capital. Vienna Chocolates, Austria. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The best Vienna chocolate shops range from Demel, the former royal court confectioner, loved by Viennese for its decadent chocolates as much as its Sachertorte to Austria’s more innovative, smaller, boutique chocolatiers, such as Tiroler Edl, available at enormous gourmet emporium of Julius Meinl. Vienna’s chocolate history is long and rich and the Austrian capital produces some of … Read more