Portrait of a Place – Monwabisi Sobitshi at Langa Township

Actor Monwabisi Sobitshi at Langa Township, Cape Town, South Africa. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

I just had to make this portrait of Monwabisi Sobitshi, an extraordinary actor and artist we met when we visited Guga S’thebe Culture, Arts and Empowerment Centre at the township of Langa, Cape Town. When Monwabisi is not teaching drama to school kids and high-school drop-outs, he’s recycling soft drink cans into funky crafts. Monwabisi spontaneously … Read more

Tomato Bredie Recipe for a Classic Cape Town Stew from South Africa

Tomato Bredie Recipe for a Classic Cape Town Stew from South Africa. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

This tomato bredie recipe makes a classic Cape Town stew. This bredie (an Afrikaans word meaning ‘stew’) is a slow-cooked mutton and tomato stew. The variety and amount of spices added have an infinite variety of permeations. This is my version of the tomato bredie inspired by our time in Cape Town. Jet lag makes … Read more

Cooking in Cape Town Cape Malay Style on a Cape Malay Cooking Class in Bo-Kaap

A Cape Malay Cooking Lesson in Bo-Kaap, Cape Town, South Africa. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Getting cooking lessons in Cape Town’s Cape Malay cuisine in a Cape Malay Cooking Class in Bo-Kaap was high on our to-do list when we settled into the South African city for two weeks. Cape Town’s Bo-Kaap neighbourhood is beloved for its picture-postcard streetscapes with their candy coloured terrace houses, cobblestones and quaint mosques. However, … Read more

Table Cloth Time-Lapse Table Mountain, Cape Town

Time Lapse of 'Table Cloth' at Table Mountain, Cape Town, South Africa. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved. time-lapse table mountain

Our digs in Camp’s Bay are delightful. While we don’t have commanding views of the Bay, we do have the extraordinary views that enabled me to capture this timelapse of Table Mountain. The first thing we noticed when we arrived at our Cape Town holiday rental that is our home away from home in Camps Bay, … Read more

Argentine Wine 101 – Yes, There is More Than Malbec!

Argentine Wine Tasting, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Argentine Wine 101 – Yes, There is More Than Malbec! Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Ask a wine expert in Buenos Aires who the best person is to talk to about Argentine wine and they’ll probably recommend an Englishman! We generally seek out locals when we want to learn something that is inherently ‘local’ in a place, but in Buenos Aires one name kept popping up, that of wine consultant, … Read more