Can cruise ship travel ever be a slow and sustainable form of travel? In many ways it epitomises slow travel — the unhurried pace, the focus on leisure and experiential activities, the languid vibe on board the ship decks. But slow travel is by its very nature low impact, which cruise ship travel mostly isn’t. … Read more
Our local guide to The Mekong comes courtesy of Mason Florence, executive director of Mekong Tourism. Based in Asia for 20 years, Mason is a publisher, former guidebook writer, journalist, photographer, and tour guide. Few people know the Mekong better. It’s hard to envisage one person being able to provide a local guide to The … Read more
One of the first things we like to do after arriving in a city following a long-haul flight is stretch our legs and get some fresh air, which generally sees us heading to the nearest park or garden. As we’ve been arriving in Bangkok so many times after long flights, we thought we’d compile a … Read more
In our last post on What Things Cost Around the World, we compared the dockets of our Price Check shopping lists from some 24 destinations we stayed at around the world on our yearlong grand tour. Our goal was to give self-catering travellers who like settling into places for a while an idea of what … Read more
Slow Travel Berlin is a travel guide to Berlin for lovers of slow travel looking to experience the German capital at a slower pace. It shows readers how to experience Berlin like locals by lingering in neighbourhood parks, absorbing small museums and browsing hidden little shops, and discovering secret places. If Grantourismo was focused on … Read more