Travel Blog list
One Thousand Tours!
Today we’re honouring a major accomplishment and milestone at ToursByLocals: our first guide to reach one thousand tours delivered!Chizuko has been a ToursByLocals guide since early 2011, and in the past six years has
Apr 25 2018
Tips to Get Beyond the Ruins at Olympia, Greece
Olympia is the stuff Greek legends are made of. The striking landscape is dotted with historical sites, classical temples and Byzantine cities just waiting to be explored. But such a legendary place draws summertime
Apr 20 2018
How to Sleep on an Airplane
There’s nothing quite like arriving first thing in the morning in an exciting new country...and wanting only to draw the curtains and curl up in your hotel room bed. As we talked about in an earlier post on “How to
Apr 17 2018
Five Must-Sees in Fabulous Florence!
The jewel of Renaissance Italy. A city of timeless beauty. A financial powerhouse and artistic treasure trove. Once even (briefly) the nation’s capital. Full of family legacies and modern imaginings, Florence is a city
Apr 06 2018
How to Spend a Day in Oslo
The cosmopolitan heart of Norway, Oslo offers travelers a superb mix of world class restaurants, museums and night life. And being one of Europe's most active and outdoors-oriented capitals, locals and visitors alike
Apr 04 2018
ToursByLocals Private Boat Tours: See a New City By Water!
Seeing a city from the water gives us a whole new perspective that we lack while experiencing it from the ground. If you’ve been to Vancouver, you’ve probably walked through the dense heart of historic Gastown. But you
Mar 12 2018
Italy's Beautiful Villages: Six of our Favourites
If you’ve visited Italy on your travels – or plan to in 2018 - the urban trio of Rome, Florence and Venice are likely on your itinerary. Not surprising: each city is unique in their own way, and they house the majority
Feb 21 2018
Why You Should Visit Romania
While we adore cities like Barcelona, Amsterdam, Venice and Rome, the summer time crowds are making other, less established destinations look increasingly appealing. Places that boast history, culture, stunning
Feb 16 2018
Five Ways to Explore Paris
As ToursByLocals has guides in 155 different countries around the world (and around 1200 different cities and towns!), we’re always interested in monitoring the trends of where people are traveling. Bookings are coming
Feb 13 2018
ToursByLocals Staff Picks 2018!
It has become a January tradition to ask our ToursByLocals office staff this question: if you could visit anywhere in the world and take a tour with any of our guides in 2018, which one would you choose and why?With
Feb 05 2018
Beyond Day Tours: An 11-day Journey around Ireland
One of the most frequent questions we receive from new ToursByLocals travelers is “How long are your tours?” Our standard answer is: “As the tours are all private, they can range from as short as 2 hours to as long as 2
Jan 24 2018
Where (and what!) to Eat in Beijing
"Chinese food" as we eat it in the West is a pale shadow of the rich and complex flavours that exist in China itself. Our tepid stir-fries, egg roles and chop-suey simply don't hold a candle to the real deal. But
Jan 20 2018