A Taste of the Immigrant Experience of New York

Tasting the Immigrant Experience, Context walking tour. New York, New York, USA. New York, New York, USA. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

At the end of two weeks of eating in New York City we still felt like we’d missed something. We’d had the gamut of food experiences, from gastro-pubs to gastronomic fine-diners, hot dogs to hamburgers, from ‘ethnic’ to American, but we still didn’t quite ‘get’ New York food. And don’t get us wrong. We had … Read more

Discovering the City through its Villages: Greenwich Village

Discovering the City through its Villages: Greenwich Village. Greenwich Village, New York, New York, USA. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Although it isn’t our first time in New York City, we’re still finding it overwhelming. It’s a colossal city, with so much on offer that it’s hard to know where to start exploring and what to do. This is why we’ve decided to do as much as possible within walking distance of our apartment, which … Read more

Tsukiji Fish Markets in Tokyo – Why a Market Tour with a Local is a Must

Tsukiji Fish Markets, Tokyo, Japan. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Although many of our readers seem to think we’re on a one-year round-the-world food odyssey rather than a grand tour of the globe, we just like visiting food markets and talking to chefs, waiters, restaurateurs, and food enthusiasts. All the same, I was ambivalent about visiting the tuna auction at Tokyo’s famous Tsukiji Fish Markets. … Read more

Best Tokyo Neighbourhoods for Going Local from Akasaka to Asakusa

Tokyo Neighbourhoods, Japan. From Laidback Akasaka to Atmospheric Asakusa. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The best Tokyo neighbourhoods are the laidback and local areas like Akasaka and the atmospheric Asakusa. While they rarely get a mention in magazines and with no notable sights to speak of, they are as local as ’hoods get with their buzzy izakayas, karaoke spots, pachinko parlours, and children’s parks, and that’s just the way … Read more

Understanding Venice, a City Built on Trade and Tolerance – By Foot

Context Tour — Understanding Venice, a City Built on Trade and Tolerance – By Foot. Venice, Italy. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

“The most important thing to Venetians has always been money,” social historian Monica Vidoni tells us as we begin her Venetian Renaissance walking tour. It’s something we’re hearing often – even by Venetians – but it especially resonates as we stand on Campo Santi Giovani e Paolo where Venice’s riches are on display here, as … Read more