Our Dubai Shopping Guide and a Lesson in the Art of Bargaining

Our Dubai Shopping Guide and a Lesson in the Art of Bargaining. Perfume bottles near Dubai's Gold Souq, Dubai, UAE. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Dubai’s reputation as a tourist destination was built on sun, sand and shopping. While there is a lot more to the city than its great weather, beach and malls, if shopping is high on your list of priorities then we better help you to get it right. Here’s our Dubai shopping guide. When we arrived … Read more

Melbourne Shopping: The Most Eclectic Boutiques Of All

Melbourne Shopping: The Most Eclectic Boutiques Of All. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Melbourne shopping is some of the best shopping there is in Australia, especially for idiosyncratic fashion, jewellery and accessories. Designers are hand-making beautiful pieces while boutique owners are carefully curating eclectic collections. While most visitors make a beeline for Bourke Street Mall and the posh GPO – the old General Post Office remodelled into an elegant … Read more

A Local Guide to Vintage Shopping in Melbourne

A Local Guide to Vintage Shopping in Melbourne. Danielle Pumo, vintage expert, Melbourne, Australia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

That we needed to provide you with a local guide to vintage shopping in Melbourne quickly became apparent after spotting some Melbourne locals in beehives, cats eye glasses and bobby socks. After meeting vintage princess Danielle Pumo on our Hidden Secrets tour, it was obvious she should be our vintage expert. Interview with Danielle Pumo … Read more

Best Melbourne Markets – Markets You Need to Shop and Tour in Melbourne

The Best Melbourne Markets, Queen Victoria, South Melbourne, Prahran. Victoria, Australia. Copyright © 2022 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

The best Melbourne markets warrant more that just browsing or even buying the beautiful fresh produce, local specialties, and Victorian wines. Do a food tour of the Queen Victoria Market, South Melbourne Market, and Prahran Market to learn about the stories behind the markets and their passionate stallholders and fabulous produce and products. Shopping local … Read more

Eric Raisina’s Guide to Siem Reap Style and Where to Find Cambodian Chic

Eric Raisina's Guide to Siem Reap Style – Where to Find Cambodian Chic. Siem Reap Fashion Designer, Eric Raisina. Siem Reap, Cambodia. Copyright © 2023 Terence Carter / Grantourismo. All Rights Reserved.

Eric Raisina is something of a celebrity in Siem Reap, a city the fashion designer finds inspirational and integral to his work. We talked to Eric Raisina about his inspiration, his work, Cambodian fashion, and Siem Reap style. We first met Madagascar-born fashion designer Eric Raisina at his atelier when researching shopping in Siem Reap on our first trip to … Read more