Lara Dunston

A travel and food writer who has experienced over 70 countries and written for The Guardian, Australian Gourmet Traveller, Feast, Delicious, National Geographic Traveller, Conde Nast Traveller, Travel+Leisure Southeast Asia, DestinAsian, TIME, CNN, The Independent, The Telegraph, Sunday Times Travel Magazine, AFAR, Wanderlust, International Traveller, Get Lost, Four Seasons Magazine, Fah Thai, Sawasdee, and more, as well as authored more than 40 guidebooks for Lonely Planet, DK, Footprint, Rough Guides, Fodors, Thomas Cook, and AA Guides.

What to Cook This Week – Korean Noodles, Tonkatsu, Tapas, Burmese Curry and Beef Stew

Korean Spicy Noodles Recipe for Stir-Fried Udon with Kimchi, Bacon and Fried Eggs. What to cook this week. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

My delicious suggestions for what to cook this week include easy recipes for spicy Korean kimchi noodles with bacon and fried eggs, Japanese tonkatsu for tender deep-fried pork cutlets, Burmese chicken curry prepared with a homemade Burmese curry powder, a hearty Russian-Ukrainian beef stew, and Spanish tapas – albondigas, croquettes, garlic shrimp, and chorizo in … Read more

Cambodia Water Festival – How to Celebrate Bon Om Touk with the Locals

A rowing team wins their heat in the Siem Reap Water Festival, (Bon Om Tuk) Siem Reap, Cambodia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The Cambodia Water Festival or Bon Om Touk is traditionally celebrated with boat races in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh, in Siem Reap, the gateway to Angkor Wat, and in other provincial cities around the country. Here’s how to celebrate Bon Om Touk with the locals. The Cambodia Water Festival or Bon Om Touk takes … Read more

10 Most Popular Recipes of October from our Pasta Recipes to Asian Egg Recipes

Broccoli and Potato Soup Recipe with Cheddar Cheese, Crispy Bacon and Crunchy Croutons. most popular recipes of October. 31 recipes to cook in May 2025. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Our 10 most popular recipes of October include a few recipe collections – our best pasta recipes, best Asian egg recipes and best potato soup recipes – along with an assortment of recipes for everything from our easy homemade pita chips recipe to my take on an Antalya style Turkish white bean salad recipe with … Read more

Japan in Winter – A Local Guide to Where to Go + Japan Skiing and Snowboarding Tips

Japan in Winter – a Local Guide to Where to Go in Winter in Japan and What to Do and See

Japan in winter is a must for everything from snowboarding and skiing in Hakuba to visiting Nagano’s snow monkeys, best visited between December and March. Other essential things to do in Japan in winter include seeing the deer in Nara, staying in a traditional ryokan, relaxing in an onsen, slurping curry soup in Furano, and … Read more

What to Cook This Weekend from Green Papaya Salad to Rabo de Toro Oxtail Stew

Cambodian Pickled Lime Soup with Chicken Recipe for Sngor Ngam Ngov. What to Cook This Weekend. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

My suggestions for what to cook this weekend include everything from our char siu pork omelette recipe and a green papaya salad to a Spanish rabo de toro oxtail stew. I’m also suggesting a Cambodian pickled lime soup with chicken and my grandmother’s traditional Russian beef stew recipe for solyanka, which is what I’m making … Read more