Travel Blog list
5 Must-Visit Volcanoes in Indonesia
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
Oct 29 2012
Discover Classic Ireland away from the Ring of Kerry
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
Oct 24 2012
Win a "Northern Lights Trip" to Iceland!
ToursByLocals recently partnered with Hostelbookers.com to bring you a once-in-a-lifetime chance to win a trip to Iceland to see the Northern Lights. Included in the prize are two return airfares to Reykjavik, 3-nights
Oct 23 2012
International Film Crew Experiences Dubai with ToursByLocals Guide
Yesterday our guide Houssam in Dubai had the fun (and challenging!) task of showing a film crew around his city of Dubai. The “November Films” Production Crew was in Dubai filming a travel show to be aired on a
Oct 18 2012
Discover an Aussie Island Paradise near Brisbane, Australia
Have you ever been to Brisbane? As our local guide Tamara tells us, there’s more to this part of Australia’s Gold Coast than high-profile beach resorts and city life. Tamara joins us today to let us in on one of the
Oct 17 2012
What's NOT to Love about Madrid?
Have you seen the weather forecast for Madrid this week? Sunny and 19 degrees (Celsius): absolutely perfect weather for walking around a new city. Our local Madrileña guide Paloma wrote to us recently explaining the
Oct 15 2012
Company "Retreat" Issues a Full-Scale "Charge!!"
This past Friday the ToursByLocals team stepped out of the office and into a conference room at the Vancouver Marriot Pinnacle Hotel to spend a day envisioning our company’s future and the steps we’ll be taking to get
Oct 10 2012
Harvest Season in Bordeaux: how to spend a perfect day in French wine country
It’s harvest season in the Northern Hemisphere, and today our guide in Bordeaux is going to tell us what that looks like in France’s Médoc wine region. Beatrice joined us at this time last year to talk about spending a
Oct 09 2012
Madrid Nightlife: Five Spots to See and Be Seen
Our guide Gemma in Madrid has become a bit of a regular on our travel blog: in the past she's shared insightful tips on Madrid's lively food and shopping scenes. Today she's here to tell the night owls among us about
Sep 26 2012
September 27th is Arthur’s Day in Dublin!
Taking the blog reins today is Garvan from Dublin, who's going to tell us a bit about a new holiday in Ireland that's quickly gaining traction as a major reason to celebrate the nation's most famous brew. What is
Sep 21 2012
Celebrating 50 Tours in Lima, Peru
Last week one of our very special guides in Peru delivered his 50th ToursByLocals travel experience to a trio of visitors from the United States. Aaron in Lima is always impressing us with his ability to innovate; he is
Sep 18 2012
Some sad news
Our Vancouver office was extremely saddened to learn of the death of one of our guides in Poland yesterday. Maria Margaret Skierniewska was a long-term guide in Poland, and an inspiration to many younger guides who
Sep 16 2012