These posts are about anything at all that we are inspired to write about on our journey.
Last weekend, following a three-day ceasefire agreement reached during the Syria peace talks in Geneva the previous week, the UN evacuated some 700 Syrians from Homs’ old quarter, a rebel-held area besieged by Syrian government forces for some 18 months. A further 300 people were able to leave a few days later. Sadly, as they … Read more
I travel to learn. I think I’ve always travelled to learn – to learn about places and about people, to learn about the past and the present, to learn about the world. For me, learning holidays and educational travel are the most enriching forms of travel. They are what motivate me to move and represent … Read more
Happy 4th birthday Grantourismo! It’s hard to believe it was way back on New Years Eve in 2009 that we uploaded our first post on Grantourismo. That post was to announce the 12-month grand tour we were about to embark upon, aimed at inspiring you to travel more slowly and sustainably, more hands-on and experientially, … Read more
After obtaining our one-year Cambodia visas, we spent several months searching for somewhere to live here in Siem Reap before finally finding an apartment we liked. After years living out of our suitcases, we signed a lease and have somewhere we can really call home. Relate? Based on our experience, here are 10 ways to … Read more
We’ve been quiet here on Grantourismo these last few months while we’ve been bouncing around Cambodia working on stories. An update from the road, ruins and rice paddies is long overdue, so here goes… One of the biggest challenges with being bloggers as well as professional writers, and Terence a pro photographer, is that the … Read more