Travel Blog list

The winter solstice is approaching. When we reach this day, many of us breathe a small sigh of relief. While it is the shortest day of the year, it means we’ve done it, we’ve made it to the darkest part of winter, and

This November, Travel and Leisure Magazine voted New Orleans the best city in America to visit. And coincidentally, we've recently added New Orleans to our list of ToursByLocals destinations! We had been looking for a

The chilly grey December weather continues in Vancouver today, so it was lovely to receive a message from one of our guides in Australia, where Christmas-time usually means sunny days spent at the beach rather than in

The countdown to the Christmas holidays is beginning in earnest. There are upsides and downsides to this time of year, and depending on where you fall along the “Christmas Spirit” spectrum, you may either be embracing

We're very happy this week to add a new country to our growing list of ToursByLocals destinations, and a new guide to our network! Welcome to Roland, who lives and works in historic Havana, Cuba. Have you ever been to

Are you traveling to Barcelona this fall or winter? In between sightseeing the city’s many monuments, museums and art galleries, you’ll likely want to join the locals enveloping themselves in the warmth of the city’s

As our blog readers know by now, ToursByLocals is based out of Vancouver, Canada. Most people who live in this gorgeous city will tell you how much we love it here. But most people will also admit that they're less

Today marks the holiest of days during the 5-day long Deepavali Festival for Hindu, Sikh and Jain families around the world. Deepavali (frequently shortened to “Diwali”) translates to “row of lamps.” At its essence, the

We're very proud of one of our Rio de Janeiro guides this week! Carlos starred in a CNN Inside Africa documentary titled: "From Samba to Carnival: Brazil's thriving African culture." Leading Shasta Darlington (the

As the days grow shorter and the chill fog of winter draws closer to Vancouver, many of the ToursByLocals office staff start dreaming of sunnier climes in the Southern Hemisphere. South Africa is one place that

Today we're welcoming our lovely young guide Ami from East Java, Indonesia. Ami loves to talk about what makes her home unique, and in this case, the answer is some of the most active volcanoes in the world. Ami's going

Joining us today is local Irish guide Roghan from County Laois, Ireland. His hometown of Timahoe is unlikely to ring any bells, not being on the well-trod tourist circuit of southwest Ireland. But travelers looking to