Donate Money, Win a Home ‘Away’, Build a Village in India

Portrait of a boy in the Townships, Cape Town, South Africa. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved. Donate Money, Win a Home 'Away', Build a Village in India.

You could win a stay in a ‘home away from home’, as we like to call the holiday rentals we’re staying in this year, by entering our monthly travel blogging competitions. You could also donate $10 to Passports with Purpose and not only get a chance at winning a stay in a holiday rental anywhere … Read more

We Go On Safari On a Jazz Safari in Cape Town, South Africa

On Safari – On a Jazz Safari in Cape Town, South Africa. Jazz Safari, Cape Town, South Africa. © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

When you go out on safari in Africa, no two days are the same. You might spot plenty of wildlife, perhaps even the Big Five. Or you might not. Regardless, the opportunity to get out of your comfort zone and into an environment you wouldn’t normally find yourself in can be a heap of fun. … Read more

Cape Town Take-Homes: Traditional African Crafts

Pan African Market, Cape Town, South Africa. © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved. Cape Town Take-Homes: Traditional African Crafts.

Sprawled across several floors in a colossal Victorian building on Cape Town’s cool Long Street, the Pan African Market is a one-stop-shop for African souvenirs. You can spend hours browsing the warren of dozens of small shops selling traditional and contemporary tribal art, handicrafts, textiles, musical instruments, dolls, and jewellery from all over Africa, making … Read more

Ways of Seeing Cape Town

Ways of Seeing Cape Town, South Africa. Copyright 2014 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

In Cape Town, as we did in Barcelona, we decided to play at being tourists for a day. Here are a few ways of seeing Cape Town and our verdicts as to which are worthwhile. We’ve resisted sightseeing and ticking off attractions in most of the destinations we’ve visited on our grand tour so far this year, … Read more