Travel Blog list

One of our local guides recently brought an amazing photo essay to our attention. Rosebell, who lives in Nairobi and guides all over Kenya, is both a guide and a keen adventurer. Her passion for new places has inspired

Are you one of the many people who has tuned into the popular and critically acclaimed TV Drama "The Killing"? The Danish-born series, which features Detective Sarah Lund solving a tangled murder mystery/political

Today we are joined by one of our local Thai guides, Swai, who has a great off-the-beaten-path travel suggestion for us. Swai was born, raised and works today in Bangkok. He knows that Thailand is an incredible nation

Can you smell it in the air where you live? The ground thawing, the buds tightly curled, waiting to unfurl, the tentative green of early spring?I can't. At about 1000ft above sea level, Burnaby Mountain woke up this

ToursByLocals recognises that many people with reduced mobility remain keen travelers. For this reason, we ask all of our guides to clearly label whether their individual tours are wheelchair-accessible or not. Reduced

Back when ToursByLocals first started in November 2008, the company had guides in only two countries: Canada and Russia. Compare that to now, with over 1100 excellent guides in 109 countries, and you'll see how far

Thanks to Emre, one of our guides in Istanbul, we have a top ten list of the most important, absolute must-sees for anyone traveling to this fascinating city. If you’re in the city for just a couple days, make sure to

Cindi, a traveler from Toronto, Canada recently sent us a photo of her lovely little globe-trotting grand-daughter Ella. Cindi has taken tours with ToursByLocals guides in 3 separate continents, and had 5-star

Did you know that the city of Pittsburgh was named as one of National Geographic’s “Best of the World in 2012”? Neither did we, until our local guide Phil, brought it to our attention. And for this we thank him! While

In Cancun, Mexico we’re fortunate to have an enthusiastic and extremely qualified nature guide to get you away from the region’s busy beaches, and into the beautiful wilderness. Alberto takes great pride in showing

Today: our first blog correspondence from Matthew, the ToursByLocals staffer who has embarked on a two-month long business trip through South East Asia. He’s managed to meet all the ToursByLocals guides in Bali so far,

Last week, one of our guides in Buenos Aires, Argentina had an extra special Valentine’s Day. Hernan was asked to lead a film crew around the colourful neighbourhood of La Boca to tape an episode of the popular travel