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
When we first arrived in Budapest, we took to Twitter to get some local tips. One person really gave us the goods, sharing some excellent insider Budapest tips, as you can see below. Expat Molly Hovorka became our local expert for our Budapest edition of our Local Knowledge series. @mhovorka@gran_tourismo Have you visited the Holocaust … Read more
In every place we’ve stayed so far this year, we’ve interviewed someone for our Local Knowledge series who we thought would offer great local insight and a special perspective on the place. In Istanbul, we sought insider tips from designer Ayse Bali. Often our Local Knowledge series candidates have been people we’ve met in the place who have … Read more
In our latest interview in our Local Knowledge series, we get insider advice from locals Caroline and Tira, a guest relations manager and guide from the Sarova Mara Camp in the Masai Mara in Kenya. After spending 10 months in holiday rentals, it made a nice change to stay in a hotel again – especially a … Read more
I just had to make this portrait of Monwabisi Sobitshi, an extraordinary actor and artist we met when we visited Guga S’thebe Culture, Arts and Empowerment Centre at the township of Langa, Cape Town. When Monwabisi is not teaching drama to school kids and high-school drop-outs, he’s recycling soft drink cans into funky crafts. Monwabisi spontaneously … Read more