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Happy holidays!
The Local Travel Movement platform and blog will be taking a break from today, December 24, until January 2, 2012. Until then… …on behalf of Local Travel Partner (and co-initator) Spotted by Locals, I wish you a wonderful new year with lots of local experiences. Cheers! Bart van Poll […]
Stories from a local traveler
I don’t need to go anywhere except my front porch to encounter life in its finest form. Living in Los Angeles has forever redirected my reasons and motives for traveling. When I travel, I often think of my LA days as a reference point for the type of openness, ingenuity and experiences I seek to […]
Local Travel inspiration – Vienna tips by locals!
Every month, I share some of the latest tips from one of our (currently) 38 Spotted by Locals blogs – with you. Today: tips by our locals from Vienna (Austria)! 1) Das H.A.P.P.Y Kuchenloch – An art project to promote cakes! (pictured above) Vienna local Diana Pereira: “With me motto “Let them eat cake” very […]
Indigenous People’s Week: August 8 to 12, 2011
Indigenous tourism is the topic of the moment thanks to an innovative and fun ‘unconference’ that is taking place around the globe as part of Indigenous People’s Week, from August 8 to 12, 2011. As the founder of Planeta.com, I’m co-hosting the event with Sweden’s Nutti Sámi Siida. Their Anders Kärrstedt tweeted more than a […]
GoMio.com – Creating Tools for Travelers to Become Locals
I became CEO of GoMio.com approximately 14 months ago, and noticed immediately that our company was missing the most important aspect of travel – the transformative and impactful experience of interacting with locals. Indeed, GoMio does offer travelers the opportunity to find the best possible accommodations at hostels around the world, but I was not […]
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 […]
Our own Spotted by Locals experience
Since we started Spotted by Locals in 2008, we’ve been visiting “our” 29 cities frequently to meet the local writers (“Spotters”) who share their passion for their city by writing about their favorite local spots in the city they love. Of course, it’s the best part of our job! The last few weeks, we visited […]