Travel Blog list

Today we welcome Jacqueline, a friendly and experienced guide in Nairobi, Kenya. Jacque loves to help visitors take their noses out of maps and guide books, and experience the diversity of the Kenyan capital. Here she

In a recent traveller survey we asked what you thought of our tagline: Connecting travellers with local guides. Worldwide. We heard the adjectives “descriptive” and “accurate”, but also “boring” and “not catchy”. (And

ToursByLocals has been in business since late 2008, and in the almost 7 years since we started, we’ve seen scores of fabulous guides become long-term ToursByLocals partners, and highly successful travel companions to

One marvelous benefit of hiring a local guide is getting an insider “scoop” about exciting places and events that haven’t made it into guidebooks, or group tour itineraries. Today our guide Sara in Sicily shares with us

Stop the presses: we've just learned about a marvellous thing happening in Paris next month. If you're going to be in the French capital on September 27th (and we know from our guides' busy calendars that many of you

At this time next year, Rio de Janeiro will be buzzing with activity (even more so than usual!), with the 2016 Summer Olympics in full swing. Will you be there then? Or maybe you’re planning to get there this fall or

Vietnam is becoming an increasingly popular destination with ToursByLocals travellers, and Ho Chi Minh City (also known as Saigon) ranks as one of our Top 50 destinations. If you’re heading to the bustling commercial

Victor Hugo from Santiago, Chile is the kind of guide who elicits 5-star reviews like this: "Without a doubt, the most professional, kindest, most courteous person that I have had the pleasure of meeting." Victor guides

When most people dream of going to Paris, they imagine visits to the Louvre and watching the lights twinkle atop the Eiffel Tower at night, perhaps marvelling at the eccliastical wonders of Saint Chapelle and Notre

Today we get to introduce you to Marco, a part of our incredible team of local guides in Italy. Marco hails from Sorrento, near the Amalfi Coast, and has already led 50 groups of ToursByLocals travellers on tours of his

It's summer in the city, but unlike other, bigger metropolises, there's nothing "dirty and gritty" about July in Vancouver. With the Pacific Ocean, Coastal Mountains and temperate rainforest out our back doors, we don't

Introducing our extremely popular Irish guide Garvan, a loquacious and warm-hearted Dubliner who wants to help visitors gain an understanding of his living, breathing city that they won’t find in museums. Want to really