Travel Blog list

Have you ever explored the Catalan region of Spain? The best place to start is the thriving, creative and beautiful city of Barcelona! Our Barcelona guide Laura joins our blog today to tell us a bit about Barcelona's

Award-winning New Zealand travel writer Pamela Wade joined our guide Lois for a hiking tour on Vancouver’s North Shore last week. Pamela was in BC on a writing assignment for The Auckland Herald. Luckily the rains held

The office team at ToursByLocals had a great time reviewing the submissions for our Guide Video Contest. It was wonderful to “meet” many of our guides through their videos, and fun to see the different creative angles

Saint Augustine of Hippo once said - "The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page". Unless you travel the world and see other cities and towns, you will never have an idea of how diverse life can

Back in May we launched our first ever Guide Video Contest. We wanted to see more of our guides promote themselves by taking advantage of the video uploader tool on our website. A picture of your guide is great, but we

Late May of this year saw a major change take place on the streets of New York as the city launched its first new wide-scale public transportation in more than 75 years. They've already got taxis, subways, ferries,

Thailand is famous for its pristine beaches and turquoise waters, golden temples and elephant rides beside slow flowing rivers. So the words “Hellfire Pass” are startling: how does this place fit into our idea of

Our practical situations don’t always allow us to indulge our wanderlust. Time, finances, health and family commitments can squash the dream of jetting off for a European river cruise or African safari. Or maybe we’re

Rio de Janeiro is a magical place, any time of year. Whether it's a one-day port of call or week-long vacation for you, the city will shine! If you’re lucky enough to be headed to Rio soon, read on for tips from local

Our guide recruitment manager Colin has been working very hard of late to find ToursByLocals the right guides in Norway. Last week he introduced our team to one of his recruits: Kai Ove, a long-time resident of Bergen,

We have a new guide in the Pacific Northwest! Scott is a long-time resident of Portland, Oregon, a city that’s popping up on more and more travelers’ radars these days. Its vibrant downtown, pretty residential

Do you have a favourite place in your city or town – someplace that always bring you a sense of peace or joy when you visit it? Our Edinburgh guide Peter took some time to tell us about a special spot in his city that