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.

Cookbooks for Culinary Travellers – Middle East, Central Asia, Eastern Europe Edition

Cookbooks for Culinary Travellers – The Middle East to Eastern Europe.

These cookbooks for culinary travellers on the cuisines of the Middle East, Central Asia and Eastern Europe take readers on gastronomic journeys that give insights into local life, customs and traditions, as much as they teach us delicious recipes from faraway places. These are some of my favourite cookbooks. While Terence has been pounding Cambodian … Read more

Weekend in Chiang Mai Itinerary for Two Days in Thailand’s Ancient Lanna Capital

A weekend in Chiang Mai is just enough time to get a feel for northern Thailand’s former Lanna capital. While most travellers focus on the old walled city and gilded pagodas, the city is also home to fantastic food, serious cafés, seriously good shopping, and compelling contemporary art. A weekend in Chiang Mai is my … Read more

Creamy Mashed Potatoes Recipe – How to Make Perfect Potato Mash Every Time

Creamy Mash Potatoes Recipe – How to Make Perfect Potato Mash Every Time. Copyright 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

This creamy mashed potatoes recipe makes our favourite comfort food side dish, perfect potato mash. Serve with a great steak, such as cote de boeuf, a classic roast chicken, some lovely sausages, or a crispy skinned fish fillet. It’s the perfect accompaniment to almost anything. I had lots of people ask for my creamy mashed … Read more

Siem Reap Circus is a Must Do When You’re in Cambodia and Here’s Why

Phare, the Cambodian Circus, Siem Reap, Cambodia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Siem Reap circus is a must do when you’re in Cambodia’s Temple Town. Supremely entertaining, it provides an insight into everyday life in Cambodia that you won’t see at Angkor Wat or sitting with other tourists downing cheap beers on Pub Street. It’s an absolute must-see. One of the must-do things o do in Siem … Read more

Travel Books To Inspire Wanderlust – From Slow Journeys to Soul Searching Adventures

Travel Books To Inspire Wanderlust – From Slow Journeys to Soul Searching Escapes – Grantourismo

Travel books to inspire wanderlust – whether slow journeys on foot, bike or van or soul-searching escapes to sun-kissed islands or wild mountain forests – are just what we all need this Christmas after the tumultuous year that 2017 has been. Travel books to inspire wanderlust are just what the doctor has ordered for everyone … Read more