Underrated Cities in Europe We Love – A-Z Guide to Europe’s Second Cities

Underrated cities in Europe that we love. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved. Gypsy Jazz Band in Brussels, Belgium.

Underrated cities in Europe include smaller second cities, from Antalya and Antwerp to Vicenza and Zagreb. Second cities are less-visited than over-touristed cities such as Barcelona, Venice, Paris, and Amsterdam, and more welcoming of visitors. Yet they’re still sizeable and sophisticated enough to offer great eating and drinking, history, art and culture. This is our … Read more

The Romance of Train Travel – Is It Dead?

The Romance of Train Travel – Is It Dead? Train Travel in Austria. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We’ve always loved train travel. ‘Loved’ being the key word. But a daylong journey fraught with problems from Budapest to Vienna, Vienna to Salzburg, and Salzburg to Zell am See, had us wishing we could have flown, and had us wondering what happened to the romance of train travel. Is it dead? Over the years … Read more