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Videos by locals

We’ve been following Tripfilms.com, a travel website with user generated videos of destinations, for a while now. In the last year, the amount of videos on the website has doubled. And I think the quality of the videos added by its members is still very nice! I’ve been in touch with the people who run […]

Get lost, go local!

My last post about the misunderstood merits of Local Travel appears to have hit a positive nerve. It seems there’s a choir out there of local travellers who welcome a little preaching. Amen. So from my fine pulpit, let me crack open the Great Explorers’ Almanac and thumb to the right page for a decidedly […]

Loco for local: travel like it should be

It’s a personal belief so powerful that I sometimes find it hard not to be preachy. Or to ignore others’ lidded gazes, warily gauging me like I’m a circus barker purveying foul-smelling hair tonic. I really must therefore ask: Can anyone explain why many travellers roll their eyes when asked about the value of local […]