A Winter’s Tale: Our First Full Winter in Europe

A Winter’s Tale: Our First Full Winter in Europe. A single winter glove, Berlin, Germany. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Having just spent our first full winter in Europe, we thought it was time for some reflections on the last four months of our grand tour. Having lived in Sydney for many years, it’s fair to say that winter was of little consequence. Sure it gets a little chilly, but you have to drive a … Read more

A Budapest Wine Tasting of Hungarian Wines – At Home!

A Budapest Wine Tasting of Hungarian Wines, Budapest, Hungary. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We open the door to our Budapest holiday rental and in walks Gábor Bánfalvi of Taste Hungary, pulling a canvas shopping cart on wheels behind him like the one my grandmother used to use. I’m midway through drying a dozen wine glasses I’d washed in preparation, which it turns out aren’t necessary. Gábor has come prepared … Read more

Dora Henger’s Guide to Budapest Style

Dora Henger's Guide to Budapest Style. Budapest, Hungary. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Fittingly, our interview with Hungarian fashionista Dora Henger about Budapest style takes place in the café of design hotel Lánchíd19 where she has set up a temporary office until she opens her first boutique next door. The daughter of entrepreneurs and a product designer by training, 29 year-old Dora Henger is one half of the … Read more

Budapest Take-Homes: Recycled Retro-Cool Keepsakes

Budapest Take-Homes: Recycled Retro-Cool Keepsakes. Budapest, Hungary. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

It’s rare that I devote an edition of Take-Homes to one shop. In the eleven months of our grand tour, I’ve done it just three times before, in Ceret (La Boheme, a shop keeping traditional Catalan fabric alive), Bali (Threads of Life, a fair-trade textiles and crafts co-op), and San Miguel de Allende (Ave Maria, … Read more

A Retro Walk Back in Time in Present Day Budapest

A Retro Walk Back in Time in Present Day Budapest, Hungary. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved. A Retro Walk Back in Time in Budapest.

“What period do you think we are speaking about when we talk of ‘Retro Budapest’,” my guide, Bálint Horváth from Unique Budapest asks me. “Um, the 1950s and ’60s…?” I suggest. “No. Not really… not for us. It’s the 1970s and ’80s,” he says. I take a retro walk back in time in Budapest. Oh dear, I think … Read more