Travel Blog list

Western Canada is blessed with some of the most incredible scenery on the planet, and every summer international visitors flock to Alberta and British Columbia in search of the crystal clear lakes, snow-capped mountains

Eating your way through a new city is a fun and delicious way to access local hang-outs, people watch and flat out enjoy yourself in different surroundings. As most European cities are extremely walkable, they make

The numbers keep going up! We have recently added one more country to the list of places ToursByLocals has guides. We're now sitting at 1277 guides in 111 countries! The latest addition to the list is technically an

One of our guides in Brazil brought an interesting piece of news to our attention this week: Rio de Janeiro’s iconic landscape has just been recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Clicking on the photos to the

Sometimes a traveler has such a fabulous time on their private tour, and is so impressed with their guide that they make an extra effort to let others know about it. We encourage all travelers to review their guides

A terrific book recently fell into my hands; a copy of KidsGo! London. In my years of travel, I've experienced the delight of cracking open a fresh guidebook many times. I remember the first one I ever purchased, Lonely

Eating new and unfamiliar foods is one of the great joys of traveling and a wonderful way to explore a different culture. We love it when guides find creative ways to include local food and drink into a tour, whether

We have a lovely group of local guides in Amsterdam, who had "met" each other online, but not in person. Last week they decided to get together for an evening of shared drinks (courtesy of the TBL office team) and

Hawaii has been described as “nature at its most luscious.” No eye-rolling: it really is true! Anyone who has taken a trip to these emerald islands, rooted in the deep blue of the Pacific Ocean, and tickled by warm

Thanks to all the travelers, guides, potential guides, potential travelers, journalists and friends who came out to celebrate with us in our new office space yesterday. It was wonderful feeling the energy in the room of

As we approach the longest day of the year, we also enter the best time of year to travel throughout beautiful British Columbia, Canada. The ToursByLocals team is admittedly biased about promoting this part of the world

Starting this weekend, Ukraine and Poland are co-hosting the 2012 Euro Cup. This will be the first time either nation has hosted the event, which lasts from June 8 – July 1st. Sixteen European countries will be playing