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‘Go Local’ in Budapest with visitBudapest.travel
Every destination has something unique to offer, things you can’t experience, taste or buy anywhere else. At visitBudapest.travel we share local knowledge, travel tips and advice through blogs, articles and a complete Budapest guide to help travelers get the most out of this diverse city. Whether it’s meeting the locals, discovering lesser-known places or visiting […]
The 99 best summer bars – selected by locals!
One one the things that distinguishes Spotted by Locals – the series of iPhone applications, PDF cityguides and cityblogs with tips by handpicked locals in 38 cities in Europe – from other cityguides: the tips are always kept up-to-date by our locals. Summer just started, so you’ll find many tips on summer festivals, and […]
Local Travel according to iGottaGuide
At a recent travel film festival by Nomading Films, Robert Reid of Lonely Planet emphasized that no matter where you travel, it is the people you end up remembering. Here at iGottaGuide, we believe in connecting you to that great local tour guide who you will always remember. If you have ever traveled with a […]
Local Travel tips by Tony Wheeler
A slightly outdated video (2009) geared towards business travelers with Local Travel tips by Tony Wheeler – founder of Lonely Planet, but with some good local travel tips.
iPhone apps by locals
We recently improved the Spotted by Locals iPhone apps that were created by our handpicked locals (who speak the local language, live in the city and are really passionate about their city) in 33 cities in Europe. All the apps work 100% offline (including the very detailed maps), so if you visit one of our […]
Local Travel = Staying in apartments?
In the last 3 years since we started Spotted by Locals, I’ve been outside my hometown Amsterdam for about 14 months altogether. We (Sanne and myself) meet all our writers (“Spotters”) in Europe in person, so fortunately that requires a lot of traveling! When we did our first 3 month tour to 20 large Europe […]
Local Travel Quotes
Lately, I’ve been gathering some nice “Local Travel Quotes”. I’m sure there must be many more, so invite you to share them! “It is not down in any map; true places never are.” – Herman Melville “The whole object of travel is not to set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set […]
Local Travel in KLM’s inflight magazine
We’ve been actively promoting people to travel like a local since Spotted by Local‘s launch in 2008. Last year, this not for profit website that unites businesses actively promoting Local Travel and travelers was launched. It seems the travel press is starting to get interested too. Last week, KLM’s inflight magazinepublished his article “Stay smart […]
Travelling is only real when shared with locals…
And « Happiness is only real when shared »… Travelling is part of it and for me it’s here that everything starts… Travelling is discovering, sharing, learning, dreaming, escaping…but also enjoying and appreciating the town like a local. It means understanding the culture, pacing up and down streets until knowing the merest corner, tiniest parks […]
Travel like a local in Europe with your iPhone
Spotted by Locals, a network of travel guides by handpicked locals in European cities, has just released iPhone applications for each of its 33 destinations. Check out for example the Amsterdam application in the Appstore. Find the apps in other cities by searching for “Spotted by Locals”.