Amy Cook and Alejandro Escovedo at the Cactus Cafe, Austin

Amy Cook and Alejandro Escovedo at the Cactus Cafe, Austin, Texas, USA. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

When we met Austin musicians Suzanna Choffel and Dan Dyer, and Dan’s girlfriend-cum-manager Mahshad Vakili (pictured here singing and dancing), Mahshad said she would keep us informed and let us know if there were any good gigs we should see while we’re in Austin. Well, we did a pretty good job of getting ourselves out … Read more

Price Check: an Austin Shopping List

Price Check: an Austin Shopping List for Popular Groceries. Supermarket Goodies, Austin, Texas, USA. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

If you’re staying in a holiday rental in Austin and you’re a foodie and like to stay in and cook sometimes, you’ll be in heaven. Austin is blessed with beautiful produce and brilliant places to buy it – whether you want to shop the farmers’ markets or supermarkets such as Whole Foods and Central Market, … Read more

From Paddock to Plate: Farm to Home Delivery in Austin

Farmhouse Delivery, Austin, Texas, USA. From Paddock to Plate: Farm to Home Delivery in Austin. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Arriving at a holiday rental is a bit like checking into a hotel room… you snoop around the place, pull back the curtains, bounce on the bed, open cupboards and drawers, and you look in the fridge. When we needed to do some shopping, farm to home delivery in Austin was just what we needed. … Read more

A Local Guide to the Austin Film Scene

A Local Guide to the Austin Film Scene with producer Joel Rasmussen, Austin, Texas, USA. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Austin is known as the USA’s live music capital but this arty, laidback city also has a flourishing film scene. In fact, for film-types like myself, it was an indie movie, Richard Linklater‘s Slacker, about a day in the life of 20-something Austin Gen X-ers, that put the city on the map. Successful Austin-based directors include Terrence Malick … Read more