Travel Blog list

“Speed bonnie boat like a bird on the wing, over the sea to Skye / Carry the lad that’s born to be King, over the sea to Skye.”The hauntingly beautiful rhythm of the opening credits of Outlander has been calling

Welcome to Seattle! Birthplace of grunge music, home to outdoorsy locals and really good coffee, the largest city in Washington State also boasts eclectic neighbourhoods, coastal ambiance and a thriving downtown. Our

If you’ve been using ToursByLocals for a while, you know that we always recommend booking your tour well in advance. With a finite amount of guides, booking ahead ensures you’ll find the tour you want on the day you

Back in October, Lonely Planet named Sri Lanka the "Best Country to Visit in 2019". Curious to know why it’s such an incredible place to explore? Our long-time Sri Lankan guide Ruwan shares his ten favourite reasons why

Cruise lines don’t want you taking our tours.It makes sense: why would a cruise line want its passengers booking excursions with local guides, and cutting into the profits they make when you book a spot on one of their

June 28, 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City. This series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village are widely regarded as the event that galvanized the

It’s no secret: everyone loves Paris. And we’ve all heard about the “must-sees” – the Louvre, Sacre Coeur, Eiffel Tower, l’Arc de Triomphe… So today we asked our guides to share some of their favourite hidden gems –

Our guide Deepjyoti is based out of Calcutta, India, but his specialty is trekking trips out of the city and into the magical, mountainous kingdom of the Himalayas lying to the north of the city. As Deep says in his

London truly has something for everyone, whether you're a culture hound, a history buff, a diehard shopper or urban adventurer. If it’s your first visit or your tenth, each day is a new adventure in this richly storied

This winter, ToursByLocals was presented with an incredible opportunity: to make a short film documenting the ways in which local guides can enrich travels. We were to film the first week of April, and the planet was

Today we introduce one of our fabulous guides in Barcelona! David has been with ToursByLocals since April 2019 and has already taken over 400 groups of travellers on tour, earning rave reviews in the process. He joins

Over the years, we’ve learned that there are two common traits we find in almost every ToursByLocals guide: first, an immense passion for and knowledge about the places they live, and second, a genuine desire to meet