Best Parks and Gardens in the World to Spread Your Picnic Blanket

Best Parks and Gardens in the World to Spread Your Picnic Blanket. Relaxing in spring, Paris, France. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

This little guide to the best parks and gardens in the world has been coming for some time. These days I find myself spending a significant amount of time dreaming of spreading a picnic blanket out on manicured grass between a shady tree and sprawling out with little more than a good book, bowl of … Read more

The Pups of Hoi An

The Pups of Hoi An. Hoi An old town, Vietnam. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The pups of Hoi An were a joy to photograph on my daily photography walks. Every second house seems to have a small dog as a pet. No, not to eat. And yet that’s a question that foreigners frequently ask. The Pups of Hoi An “Do people in Vietnam like dogs?” a traveller asked us during … Read more

When Is Cooking At Home A Waste Of Time?

When Is Cooking At Home A Waste Of Time? Cooking with Poo Cooking Class, Bangkok. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

When is cooking at home a waste of time? Never, as far as we’re concerned – which is why I was disappointed to read a story today that suggested cooking certain cuisines at home was a waste of time. One of them being Thai food. What absolute nonsense. Here’s why… Regular readers of our site … Read more

Musings on Local Travel and Living Like Locals in Milan

Musings on Local Travel and Living Like Locals in Milan. Navigli, Milan, Italy. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

During our first few months in Vietnam, we rented an apartment in Hanoi that didn’t go so well. It was simultaneously the best and worst of locations and you can read about that in a story I did for The Independent. By contrast, an experience living like locals in Milan, Italy, couldn’t have been better. It was bellissimo! … Read more