Our Holiday Rental, Zell am See, Austria

Zell am See, Austria. Our Home Away From Home in Zell am See, Austria. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Choosing a ski destination in Central Europe that was affordable and had reliable snow early in the season proved to be one of our trickiest decisions to make when planning our grand tour. We wanted accommodation that was right in the centre of a ‘ski village’ that could be accessed by train or bus, and that … Read more

Our Home Away from Home in Budapest

Budapest holiday apartment rental. Budapest, Hungary. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Budapest is a beautiful city, with wide boulevards and grand buildings decorated like wedding cakes, so it was apt that our latest ‘home away from home’ would be in one of the most splendid buildings of all, on one of the city’s most elegant streets, Andrássy Avenue. Our home in Budapest was quite the surprise … Read more

Our Istanbul Holiday Rental Apartment

Holiday Rental Apartment, Istanbul, Turkey. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Home to Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman treasures, Sultanahmet, Istanbul’s ‘old city’, on the European side of the Golden Horn, is where first-time travellers to Istanbul usually stay. It’s where we stayed when we first visited the city many years ago. Here’s our review of our Istanbul holiday rental apartment. But once you’ve seen Old Istanbul’s star … Read more

Escape to Mombasa & Time for Reflection on our Diani Beach Stay

Monkeys in Mombasa, Kenya. Escape to Mombasa & Time for Reflection on our Diani Beach Stay. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We’d only been back at our cottage at Shambani at Diani Beach from our safari for a day when the Internet ground to a halt. It had been operating at a snail’s pace since we arrived almost two weeks earlier and we’d been constantly shifting between the Internet line installed at the property the day we arrived … Read more

Sundowners at Salt Lick

Sundowners at Sarova Salt Lick Game Lodge, Tsavo West, Kenya. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Sparkling wine served by a smiling waiter at a silent hilltop location in the middle of nowhere. Three lively musicians making hypnotic music – just for us. A spread of tasty snacks of samosas and other spicy treats. Cool, crisp mountain air. A slight breeze. The outline of Mount Kilimanjaro in the distance. A sublime … Read more