René Redzepi is Moving Noma to Sydney for the Summer

René Redzepi of Noma in Copenhagen at Nahm, Bangkok. The next day after lunch René flew on to Australia for a research trip. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The secret is out, revealed by the chef himself on his restaurant website this morning: René Redzepi is moving Noma to Sydney for the summer to offer an Australian-inspired menu at a pop-up restaurant at Barangaroo on the city’s sparkling harbour. We’re relieved to be able to at last share a secret that we’ve been keeping … Read more

Weekend in Mandalay – An Itinerary for 48 Hours in Mandalay, Myanmar

Weekend in Mandalay – An Itinerary for 48 Hours in Mandalay, Myanmar. U Bein Bridge, Mandalay, Myanmar. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Fancy a weekend in Mandalay? Rudyard Kipling may never have been to Mandalay but we were recently. We had a magic time in the northern Myanmar city that’s easier than ever to visit. And a weekend in Mandalay is just enough time to get a taste of this fascinating place. Warm, dusty and windy, the city’s allure isn’t … Read more

Sacred Dancers of Angkor in Siem Reap – The Authentic Apsara Dance Show

The Authentic Apsara Dance Show. The Sacred Dancers of Angkor. Siem Reap, Cambodia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

An apsara dance show is a priority for most visitors to Cambodia’s Siem Reap. The Sacred Dancers of Angkor, the original apsara dance performance, offers a more authentic experience in the form of an incredibly enchanting performance, as well as the chance to support the preservation of this ancient art form. A precursor to the entertaining spectacle that is … Read more

Chef Jess Barnes Guide to Trashy Chinese Food in Bangkok

Chef Jess Barnes Guide to Trashy Chinese Food in Bangkok, Thailand. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We believe great food should be celebrated in its many forms, whether genuinely old and authentic or the good old-fashioned bastardised cuisines of the kind we grew up on in Australia, like Chinese-Australian food, Chinese-American, and so on, which Bangkok-based Adelaide-born chef Jess Barnes calls ‘trashy Chinese’. He loves the stuff and so do we, … Read more