A Winter’s Tale – Our First Full Winter in Europe

A Winter’s Tale: Our First Full Winter in Europe. A single winter glove, Berlin, Germany. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Having just spent our first full winter in Europe, we thought it was time for some reflections on the last four months of our grand tour. Having lived in Sydney for many years, it’s fair to say that winter was of little consequence in Australia. Sure it gets chilly, but you have to drive a few … Read more

Creamy Scrambled Eggs with Truffles Recipe for Weekend Eggs Vienna Edition

Creamy Scrambled Eggs with fresh Truffle Recipe, Vienna, Austria. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

This velvety scrambled eggs with truffles recipe makes a decadent dish with fresh winter truffles. The extra creamy scrambled eggs should be silky and sensuous, which means not skimping on the butter for this dish. You can go back to your egg-white omelette tomorrow. After a run. Winter in Europe… heavy overcoats, crunchy snow, rosy … Read more

A Krampus Christmas in Zell am See

Krampus Festival, Zell am See, Austria. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

We don’t have children. And because we don’t have children I’m in no position to offer advice to our friends and relatives who do. Or so they keep telling me. One friend once said “never, ever question how people raise their children until you have your own”. The life-changing experience flicks a switch in some … Read more

Early Season Skiing and Snowboarding at Zell am See-Kaprun in Austria

Skiing and Snowboarding at Zell am See-Kaprun, Zell am See, Austria. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The weather had been glorious my first couple of days snowboarding at Zell am See in Austria, with plenty of sunshine and still some untracked powder, albeit with a fast-decreasing snowpack. On the third day, however, the weather closed in. It was around -10°C in Zell am See and only getting colder up on the … Read more