A Local Guide to Shopping Siem Reap by Nathalie Saphon Ridel

Local guide to shopping Siem Reap by Nathalie Saphon Ridel of Maison Polanka and her shop, Galerie Cambodge, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Much to the surprise of most visitors to Cambodia, shopping Siem Reap is a real delight, with everything from stonemasonry and woodcarving that date back to the Khmer Empire and artisanal crafts such as silk weaving and basketry to contemporary fashion and handcrafted jewellery. This is why we created our local guide to shopping Siem … Read more

A Guide to the Hanoi Art Scene – Art Galleries, Museums and Arty Cafes

A Guide to the Hanoi Art Scene – Art Galleries, Museums and Arty Cafes. Artist Trinh Lien at Nguyen Art Gallery, Hanoi, Vietnam. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Most travellers visit Hanoi for the fantastic food. That’s why we went. After motorbikes, visitors to Vietnam’s capital find themselves dodging street food stalls and the footpaths are littered with locals perched on tiny stools tucking into something. Yet the Hanoi art scene is doing well to compete for attention with the city’s food scene. Here’s … Read more

Absorbing Australian Art at Art Gallery of NSW With the Curator

Wayne Tunnicliffe, Australian Art curator for the Art Gallery of New South Wales. Sydney, Australia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Last week the winners of Australia’s most important and most talked-about annual art contest, the Archibald, Wynne and Sulman Prizes, were announced and the exhibition of finalists opened at the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney’s and Australia’s premiere art museum. During the final days of last year’s exhibition, we met Wayne Tunnicliffe, Head of … Read more

A Local Guide to Sydney Architecture by Local Architect Eoghan Lewis

A Local Guide to Sydney Architecture by Local Architect Eoghan Lewis. Sydney architect and Jørn Utzon expert, Eoghan Lewis. Sydney Opera House, Sydney, Australia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The Sydney Opera House is Sydney’s most recognisable asset and a cornerstone of Sydney architecture. Every time we return to Sydney and we see it, we’re home. The story behind the commissioning and construction of the Sydney Opera House is a narrative that leaves few participants with any honour in the creation of one of … Read more

Local Knowledge: Richard Graham from Sydney

Local Knowledge – Richard Graham from Sydney. Richard Graham of My Sydney Detour, Sydney, Australia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Richard Graham is the kind of traveller we identify with. Since the age of five, Richard has travelled to at least one new country every year. Every year. Before starting his tour company, My Sydney Detour, Richard did a 14-month overland trip from Mexico down to Tierra del Fuego in Argentina in 2007–08, spending as … Read more