Comments on: Tips on finding a local guide http://www.goinglocaltravel.com/2009/07/06/tips-on-finding-a-local-guide/ A blog for travellers looking to break off track Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:50:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Vicky Baker http://www.goinglocaltravel.com/2009/07/06/tips-on-finding-a-local-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-183 Vicky Baker Wed, 30 Sep 2009 14:41:58 +0000 http://goinglocaltravel.com/?p=215#comment-183 Hi Steve, They volunteer. At least for now. I don't think tourism agencies have cottoned on yet. Some volunteer for free on sites, like Couchsurfing, more on a friends basis; others sites are for professional or semipro guides that want to work independently and reach foreign markets without having to go through agencies. Sites like Leap Local are great for the latter. If you want to find out more, there's plenty more info on this blog. I also wrote this about using Leap Local in Peru.... http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/apr/04/machu-picchu-peru-local-guides Thanks for commenting Hi Steve, They volunteer. At least for now. I don’t think tourism agencies have cottoned on yet. Some volunteer for free on sites, like Couchsurfing, more on a friends basis; others sites are for professional or semipro guides that want to work independently and reach foreign markets without having to go through agencies. Sites like Leap Local are great for the latter.

If you want to find out more, there’s plenty more info on this blog.

I also wrote this about using Leap Local in Peru….

http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/apr/04/machu-picchu-peru-local-guides

Thanks for commenting

]]> By: Steve http://www.goinglocaltravel.com/2009/07/06/tips-on-finding-a-local-guide/comment-page-1/#comment-182 Steve Wed, 30 Sep 2009 05:44:26 +0000 http://goinglocaltravel.com/?p=215#comment-182 I had no idea there were such websites for finding local guides. I wonder if most of these guys volunteers or if they're paid by the tourism agencies? I had no idea there were such websites for finding local guides. I wonder if most of these guys volunteers or if they’re paid by the tourism agencies?

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