20 Tips for Staying Safe in Buenos Aires & Other Big Cities

Staying Safe in Buenos Aires. Buenos Aires safety tips, Argentina. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Don’t let the story of the attempted robbery we foiled which we told you about deter you from visiting Buenos Aires – it’s a brilliant city, we’ve spent a lot of time here, we’ve always felt safe here, and we still want to buy an apartment in Buenos Aires. Surely that says something? Just be sensible … Read more

Fear and Larceny in Buenos Aires

Robbed in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The image above is that of the interior of Comisaría 25°, the police station on Avenue Scalabrini Ortíz in Palermo, Buenos Aires, where we recently spent a few hours late one night, or rather, very early one morning. After two decades travelling together and five years of continuous travel on the road as a writer … Read more

Our Home Away from Home in Mexico City

Our Home Away from Home in Mexico City. Holiday Rental Apartment, Mexico City, Mexico. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Our Mexico City apartment rental was smack bang in the historic centre or El Centro. The smell of freshly cooked corn tortillas mingled with traffic fumes, the sounds of organ grinders and street criers, and the myriad sights out our window, from indigenous women in bold-striped skirts selling handmade dolls to limbless beggars in tattered … Read more