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Why You Should Avoid Over-Hyped Must-Do Eateries

Why You Should Avoid Over-Hyped Must-Do Eateries
Avoid over-hyped must-do eateries, and we’re damned if we do, damned if we don’t as travel writers. But these over-exposed eateries, whether street food stalls or fine dining restaurants end up being the most disappointing. And nobody wants a bad meal when they travel. Ever...
Destination Asia
  • 19 Aug
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A Local Guide to Eating Out in Georgetown, Penang

A Local Guide to Eating Out in Georgetown, Penang
Our local guide to eating out in Georgetown Penang, came from the most unlikely of sources and in the most charming of forms – a good, old-fashioned, hand-written letter from Madeleine, the mother of the owner of our hotel. If you’re a regular Grantourismo reader...
Destination Asia
  • 7 Aug
  • 2
Georgetown Festival Penang to Feast on Art, Culture and Food

Georgetown Festival Penang to Feast on Art, Culture and Food
Georgetown Festival Penang kicks off on the Malaysian island of Penang in two days and we’ll be there! The month-long arts festival is jam-packed with events, exhibitions, screenings, and installations. It’s our first trip in 15 years and we can’t wait to get back. Our...
Absorb
  • 27 Jul
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  • I know I sound like a broken record but monsoon really is the best time to visit Cambodia. These blue skies were in Battambang recently but today began the same way here in Siem Reap. A wild storm suddenly swept in dramatically to clean our balcony (okun charan) and a couple of hours later and the clouds are rolling out and the blue sky is making an appearance again. If you’re here on holidays you could have enjoyed that from a restaurant during lunch or been totally oblivious at a spa. Add to that: countryside is gorgeous and green (its dry and brown in the winter high season), there are far fewer people at the temples (many will be completely devoid of crowds), you can find luxury hotels at mid-range prices and mid-range hotels at budget prices, the shops are having sales, it’s easy to get tables at the best restaurants, and Pub Street (if you must) is blissfully quiet while the backstreet bars we prefer like @misswongcocktail and @asanaoldwoodenhouse are still buzzing. It’s a no brainer. #grantourismotravels #cambodiaculinarytour #siemreap #cambodia #asia #southeastasia #travel #food #travelwriting #travelgram #culinarytravel #culinaryjourneys #foodie #foodies #foodietravel #experientialtravel #learningholidays #traveldeeper #immersivetravel #traveltheworld #neverstopexploring #beautiful #monsoon #rainyseason #notsorainyseason #greenseason #lowseason
  • One of Cambodia’s countless exotic flowers - can’t recall the name of this one in English or Khmer. Who can tell me? Things have been a bit mad here. We’ll update you very soon. In the meantime, don’t forget I’m hosting more Cambodia Culinary Tours and Travel and Food Writing and Photography Retreats later this year and next. If you want to come spend some time in Cambodia connecting with locals and really scratching beneath the surface of this place in a way you couldn’t otherwise do, then do DM us or get in touch via the site so you don’t miss out on a spot. Deets on the featured post on our site, top of the homepage, for dates, prices, etc. Link in bio. We’d love to see you here! #siemreap #cambodia #asia #southeastasia #travel #food #travelwriting #travelgram #culinarytravel #culinaryjourneys #foodie #foodies #foodietravel #foodiesofinstagram #foodlover #cambodianfood #khmerfood #grantourismotravels #cambodiaculinarytour #experientialtravel #learningholidays #traveldeeper #immersivetravel #flowers #exoticflowers #tropicalflower
  • A typical scene from the road on our tuk tuk trundles through the villages surrounding Battambang. #grantourismotravels #cambodiaculinarytour #siemreap #cambodia #asia #southeastasia #travel #food #travelwriting #travelgram #culinarytravel #culinaryjourneys #foodie #foodies #foodietravel #foodiesofinstagram #foodlover #cambodianfood #experientialtravel #learningholidays #traveldeeper #immersivetravel #traveltheworld #neverstopexploring #beautiful #beautifulplace #village #countryside
  • We were advocates of local travel long before it had a name. When my parents took my little sister and I traveling around Australia in a caravan in the late 70s, a trip that turned into an epic five-year adventure, our journey was as much about connecting with people in the places we visited as it was about exploring those places. For travellers like my parents, and for Terence and myself, it’s people and their stories that give meaning to places. Beautiful landscapes aren’t compelling enough. And that’s why so much of what interests me as a writer and Terence as a photographer is focused around people, and why local people and local travel is central to the trip itineraries I plan and the tours I create and host. When we visit our dessert making family in Battambang, it’s not only about learning about Cambodian desserts, and perhaps having a go at making something if they’re not too busy, it’s about engaging with the family, learning a little more about them with each visit, and, as they’re mostly women, and my clients mostly are too, we always get hugs in the end. That’s what local travel is really all about: hugs. #hugsmakeeverythingbetter #grantourismotravels #cambodiaculinarytour #localtravel #slowtravel #experientialtravel #traveldeeper #immersivetravel #siemreap #cambodia #asia #southeastasia #travel #food #travelwriting #travelgram #culinarytravel #culinaryjourneys #foodie #foodies #foodietravel #foodiesofinstagram #foodlover #cambodianfood #khmerfood #learningholidays #love #hugs
  • The rewards of experiential travel - the chance to sample the freshly made jackfruit amok (a steamed coconut cream-based pudding topped with jackfruit) that you had a hand in making. Come join us in Cambodia and you can have these sort of hands-on experiences too. Expect to do lots of eating! See previous posts for deets or click through to the link in the bio. #grantourismotravels #cambodiaculinarytour #siemreap #cambodia #asia #southeastasia #travel #food #travelwriting #travelgram #culinarytravel #culinaryjourneys #foodie #foodies #foodietravel #foodiesofinstagram #foodlover #cambodianfood #khmerfood #experientialtravel #learningholidays #traveldeeper #immersivetravel #dessert #sweets #cooking
  • Experiential travel in evidence - a freshly made tray of jackfruit amok ready for steaming thanks to @fsweetman 🤭👩‍🍳(see previous post for the full story 😂). Come join us in Cambodia and you’ll have the sort of hands-on experiences I guarantee you won’t have on other trips! 😉 #siemreap #cambodia #asia #southeastasia #travel #food #travelwriting #travelgram #culinarytravel #culinaryjourneys #foodie #foodies #foodietravel #foodiesofinstagram #foodlover #cambodianfood #khmerfood #grantourismotravels #cambodiaculinarytour #experientialtravel #learningholidays #traveldeeper #immersivetravel #dessert #sweets #cooking