Solo female travel in Southeast Asia need not be so different to travelling solo as a woman anywhere else in the world – in fact, travelling alone as a woman in Southeast Asia can be more rewarding and safer than in most Western countries. So why do solo Southeast Asian travels seem so daunting to …
Underrated cities in Europe that we love from Antalya and Antwerp to Vicenza and Zagreb, this is our A to Z guide of the under-appreciated, undervalued and underrated cities in Europe that are worth your time. I have to say up front: I have a love-hate relationship with travel lists. When they’re inane, generic, lack perspective, …
Most travellers visit Hanoi for the fantastic food. That's why we went. After motorbikes, visitors to Vietnam’s capital find themselves dodging street food stalls and the footpaths are littered with locals perched on tiny stools tucking into something. Yet the Hanoi art scene is doing well to compete for attention with the city's food scene. Here's …
How to eat like locals when you travel? There’s an abundance of advice out there: slurp soup from a street food stall, sample home-cooked food at a local home, savour creative cuisine at a secret supper club, or... eat fast food at KFC or McDonalds. Which advice should you follow? How To Eat Like Locals …
Rottnest Island. Yes, that’s the sound of a deep sigh. This drop-dead gorgeous island off the coast of Perth, the Western Australian capital, is one of our favourite destinations. Here's why you need to get there now — and how. Just a 25-minute ferry ride from Fremantle, some 20 kilometres off the coast of Perth, …
Loft cafés, contemporary art galleries, unique concept stores, and vintage shops line the laidback streets of funky Fremantle, Perth’s hip, historic seaside city. When locals in Western Australia’s capital Perth want to kick back on the weekend, they head to Fremantle – or ‘Freo’ as it’s fondly called. A lovely, low-rise, low-key little city at …
How to experience the real Dubai isn't all that hard – you just need to leave the side of your five star hotel swimming pool and stroll through Old Dubai to soak up some history and see where the city's residents live. How To Experience The Real Dubai I had one of those conversations the other …
Like most great cities in the world, the most interesting inner city suburbs of Sydney each have their own distinct identity. Sydney, like Paris, New York and London, is a city of villages, with idiosyncratic neighbourhoods encircling the city centre that exude character, charm and cool. Over the years, we’ve lived in or kicked back …
We’ve got lots of living like locals resources on slowing down and settling in to places when you travel, from scores of reviews of apartments and holiday rentals that we’ve stayed in to tips on everything from renting riads in Morocco to how to save money when self-catering. Our long term aim is to provide …
This little guide to the best parks and gardens in the world has been coming for some time. These days I find myself spending a significant amount of time dreaming of spreading a picnic blanket out on manicured grass between a shady tree and sprawling out with little more than a good book, bowl of …
We have a Grantourismo In The Media section, so we don’t usually blog if Grantourismo gets some coverage or we’re asked to write about our particular style of enriching and experiential, long-term travel we like to call ‘grand touring’. But we thought we’d let you know about a couple of recent stories, as we’ve been getting …
“So what is local travel and is it over yet?” a hotel general manager asked me the other day during a chat about tourism and travel trends. After struggling to suppress a groan of frustration, for reasons that I will explain, I told him what local travel meant to me. After all, local travel is …