Our Favourite Stories from 2011 on Grantourismo

The streets of Siem Reap, the Cambodian City That Slowly Reveals Itself. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved. Our favourite stories from 2011.

2011 was both a wonderful and weird year. It was strange in that after a well-planned 2010, knowing exactly where we’d be travelling every two weeks for the year of our 12-month round-the-world grand tour, 2011 was full of surprises, punctuated by plans that continually changed and last minute trips, and we really slowed down, … Read more

Front Row Seats at Bangkok International Fashion Week

Front Row Seats at Bangkok International Fashion Week. Bangkok International Fashion Week runway shows. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

From the buzz of fashionistas chatting excitedly as they find their seats pre-show, to the moment the lights go down, music goes up and the first model hits the runway, fashion shows can be exhilarating – even electrifying – events, and the shows we saw at the 2011 Bangkok International Fashion Week were no exception. … Read more

Backstage at Bangkok International Fashion Week

Backstage at Bangkok International Fashion Week. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Interviewing Thai fashion designers and photographing models backstage during the 2011 Bangkok International Fashion Week was the last thing we expected to be doing when we went to Bangkok to work on a first edition Hedonist’s Guide to the city. While it’s not unusual to find us in restaurant kitchens interviewing chefs or out and … Read more

Wine Pleasures International Wine Tourism Conference, Portugal

Wine Pleasures International Wine Tourism Conference, Portugal. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We’ve been absolutely frantic, working on a book, a city guide, lots of stories for magazines, and developing some exciting Grantourismo partnerships. We’ve also been in Portugal sipping port wine. In case you missed them, catch up here on our Portugal trip with a read of this first post and second. We won’t blame you for thinking that all we … Read more