Travel Blog list

Monica, a friendly, knowledgeable and extremely popular local guide in Mexico City has created for us the ULTIMATE Top 5 list for her city: below you’ll find the Top 5 things to see, places to eat, neighbourhoods to

Today our guest blogger is Tomoko, born and raised in Kyoto, Japan’s most traditional city. Tomoko is one of ToursByLocals’ most popular Japanese guides, having led over 1100 tours for ToursByLocals travellers, and

Have you ever come across a particular book that inspired you to travel to a new place? We’re not talking about travel guidebooks, or the specific genre of travel writing, but a really great novel that described a

The popularity of social networking sites and the proliferation of wireless hotspots around the world have created the perfect storm of communications technology: it really is possible to stay connected no matter where

When we travel we tend to give ourselves license to try new things. Scuba diving the Great Barrier Reef, Hiking Canada’s West Coast Trail or taking a Tango class in Buenos Aires are all classic travel adventures that

Received a lovely letter from a happy traveler this week who recently took three tours with ToursByLocals guides in Tallinn, St. Petersburg and Helsinki:Dear ToursByLocals,Our tours and guides were exceptional. Thank

Have you ever been to Vicenza? Sometimes overlooked by its nearby neighbour, Venice, this beautiful city in the heartland of Italy’s Veneto region, deserves more than a passing glance. Today Ruben, our guide in

This coming weekend will see the entire continent of North America engaging in a collective long weekend, as Canadians and Americans celebrate Canada Day and Independence Day, respectively. Canada Day, considered by

In the face of protests over the looming Austerity Bill that has been deemed "harsh" and "ineffective" by Greek citizens, many travelers are asking themselves whether it is safe to travel to Greece. And while some are

Do you have a country you’ve always dreamed of visiting? Someplace that’s maybe a bit hard to get to, or expensive, or far away – or all three! – but a dream you hold onto, nonetheless? I know I do. My dream is South

Today Stephen, one of our local guides in Rome, shares some useful tips on how to save money on taxes while shopping in Italy. How it works Tax Free shopping is an opportunity to purchase great things in Rome without

At ToursByLocals, we like to celebrate milestones. And in the last year we’ve had a lot of them! We now offer over 4120 tours led by 900 guides around the globe, we broke into the top 1% of websites worldwide, and have