Kicking Back in Bangkok: Talad Rot Fai, Weekend Train Market

Kicking Back in Bangkok: Talad Rot Fai, Weekend Train Market, Bangkok. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

One of the best spots to spend a Saturday night in Bangkok at the moment is Talad Rot Fai – the Train Market – also known as Talad Dek Naew, after the vintage-wearing, retro-loving Thai hipsters who hang out here. We love Talad Rot Fai and can happily while away a few hours here on a … Read more

Bangkok’s Best Local Bars – Our Personal Favourites

The Iron Fairies and Soul Food. Bangkok's Best Local Bars. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

There’s nothing like a few drinks at a buzzy Bangkok bar after a busy week. But we’re freelance travel writers I hear you say! Yes, but we still work every day, we work hard, and we still have those particularly demanding weeks we want to forget about – the ones with too many deadlines and too many … Read more

A Year of Rhythm and Beats – Sounds and Music from a Grand Tour

A Year of Rhythm and Beats: Sounds and Music from a Grand Tour. Playing the Amzhad – a Berber Instrument Djemaa El Fna, Marrakech, Morocco. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

I grew up in a family where everyone played at least two musical instruments. That’s not a boast. I had to listen to musical scales being played on piano every day during my childhood. For three hours. Every day. I placed my fingers in my ears while cello, violin and viola practice was taking place. … Read more

A Heady Tasting of Homemade Liqueurs in Kraków

A Heady Tasting of Homemade Liqueurs in Kraków, Poland. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

When local guide, Małgorzata Lubowicka, took us on a bespoke tour of Kraków, one of her favourite shops that she took us to was Szambelan, a charming place specializing in homemade liqueurs. As I come from a family with a history of home brewing (or rather distilling), I made a point of returning. A family-owned … Read more

Folk Music in Zakopane, Where Music Fills the Streets

Folk music being played in bars on the main street of the old town of Zakopane in winter, Poland. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Snowboarding may have been a big attraction for returning to the mountain town of Zakopane in Poland for Terence, but for both of us, the exuberant live folk music, highlander culture, and hearty food were also major draws. Every night and any night of the week in Zakopane, you can stroll down the main cobblestone street and … Read more