Best Cooking Classes in the World, All Tried and Tested

Best Cooking Classes in the World, All Tried and Tested. Issaya Cooking Studio, Bangkok, Thailand. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Learning to cook Thai dishes from one of Asia’s best restaurants, mastering the art of making macarons in Paris, cooking Venetian food with a Countess in Venice, and learning to how to make roti in a Cape Malay cooking class in Cape Town are just some of our picks of the best cooking classes in … Read more

Our Local Guide to Rio de Janeiro

Our Local Guide to Rio de Janeiro. Ipanema Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Our local guide to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s sexy seaside city, covers the things that locals love to do, from sipping sucos to samba dancing. In this post we’ll share some of our favourite things to do in Rio. Our Local Guide to Rio de Janeiro Start with a suco The energy of Rio’s locals is … Read more

The World’s Most Fascinating City Neighbourhoods to Explore

The World’s Most Fascinating City Neighbourhoods to Explore. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

These are the world’s most fascinating city neighbourhoods to explore if you love going local when you travel,and we’ve rented apartments in all of them. They include everywhere from Venice’s lesser-visited quarters such as Dorsoduro, Cannaregio and Castello to the Buenos Aires barrios of Palermo, Palermo Soho and Palermo Hollywood for their bohemian-chic vibe. Our … Read more

Brazilian Samba Comes Low-key and Local in Copacabana

Brazilian Samba Comes Low-key and Local in Copacabana. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We’ve heard a lot of live music during our two week stay in Rio de Janeiro – at bars, clubs, by the beach, and in the streets of this hip-swinging Brazilian city. It’s hard not to hear music in a city where nearly every cultural activity has a soundtrack! And that soundtrack typically comprises Brazilian … Read more

Santa Teresa Street Festival – Every Day is Carnival in Rio!

Santa Teresa Street Festival, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Going to Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is a must-do experience (see this site for Carnival dates and details), yet you can get a taste of Carnival or at least a carnivalesque atmosphere somewhere in Rio just about any day of the year. It’s simply a matter of finding the party – or serendipitously running into one, as … Read more