Archive for May, 2010
8 reasons to start traveling like a local!
We started Spotted by Locals in 2008 because we had experienced traveling like a local would be a more fun and more rewarding way of traveling. Since then, we’ve traveled to 25 cities where we met almost 300 potential locals who love writing about the city they love, for an interview in their favorite spot. […]
Surfing the wave of development in Peru
It is no secret among the surf community that the Pacific coast of Peru is something of a surfers paradise, with consistent off shore winds and few crowds. With a few exceptions, many waves can be found still breaking clean and empty for the more intrepid surfers to discover and enjoy. Word spreads and things […]
Want to travel locally? Walk!
One reason that I’ve walked over 6,650 kilometers around the Mediterranean Sea is to connect with local communities and be exposed to new people, places, cultures, cuisine, ideas and socio-political idiosyncrasies. Though I hope to circumnavigate the entire sea within twenty years, which is the amount of time it took Odysseus to return to Ithaca […]
Tripping’s view on Local Travel
Tripping is a hospitality network where travelers meet locals for travel tips, shared cups of coffee and even home stays. We believe that cultural exchange makes the world a better place and we use Tripping to connect with each other. When you’re traveling, you can use Tripping to connect safely with locals who will introduce […]
Responsible Tourism Week 2010: May 17-21
For the second year in a row, Planeta.com is proud to announce Responsible Tourism Week, revving up for action from May 17-21, 2010. Created first in 2009 when the Belize Responsible Tourism Conference was cancelled due to the swine flu outbreak, RT Week, scheduled just a few weeks before World Environment Day, is “a free […]
Do as the Umbrians do! Travel local in the Green Heart of Italy.
Situated in the heart of Italy, Umbria is one of the smallest regions in our country. About 70% of the territory is the gentle rolling hills that have made it famous. But it also offers a great variety of other geological characteristics within the gentle landscape – fertile valleys, mountain chains, plateaus and plains that […]
Travel like a local in Budapest
Local Travel. The idea is not new and there have always been travellers who roamed the globe with the desire to learn cultures, lifestyles and society from inside, but the concept of local travel is just beginning to take shape. Thus, new movements are beggining to emerge around the idea, which is basically to contact […]
What can ‘local travel’ learn from responsible travel’s chequered past
‘Local travel’ describes what many independent travellers have known for years – get off the beaten track, choose local, choose small and invariably you will choose well. But will the new ‘Local Travel’ Movement survive and prosper? The concept of ethically responsible travel (deeply interwoven with local travel) has been around for many years now. […]