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.

Grantourismo In The Media – Devising Your Own Grand Tour

Grantourismo In The Media – Devising Your Own Grand Tour. Sawadee Feature Story on Grantourismo. Lara Dunston and Terence Carter.

We have a Grantourismo In The Media section, so we don’t usually blog if Grantourismo gets some coverage or we’re asked to write about our particular style of enriching and experiential, long-term travel we like to call ‘grand touring’. But we thought we’d let you know about a couple of recent stories, as we’ve been getting … Read more

Slow Travel By Bus from Bus Trips To Coach Holidays + Packing Tips

Slow Travel By Bus, From Bus Trips To Coach Holidays. Chinatown, Bangkok. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Buses must be the most unglamorous and unromantic form of travel, but they can be super handy, are increasingly comfy, are very affordable. And there’s nothing like gazing out the window all day as fascinating landscapes rolls by, settling in with a good book or music when they aren’t, and engaging with your fellow passengers. … Read more