Our Local Expert: Cecilia in Venice
For International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel to some of our female guides around the world. First up, Cecilia in Venice! What is your best travel memory? This is a hard question… I...
View ArticleOur Local Expert: Marina in St Petersburg
For International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel to some of our female guides around the world. Today, we’re having a chat with Marina in St Petersburg! What is your best travel...
View ArticleOur Local Expert: Livia in Budapest
For International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel to some of our female guides around the world. Next up, Livia in Budapest! What is your best travel memory? Watching the sun set over...
View ArticleOur Local Expert: Monika in Krakow
For International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel to some of our female guides around the world. Today we head to Krakow, to talk to our local expert, Monika. What is your best travel...
View ArticleOur Local Expert: Sandra in Houston
For International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel to some of our female guides around the world. Give it up for Sandra in Houston! Sandra (far left – the waving one!) doing her thing in...
View ArticleOur Local Expert: Eniko in Budapest
For International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel to some of our female guides around the world. Today we’re having a chat to Eniko in Budapest! What is your best travel memory? It’s...
View ArticleOur Local Expert: Amaia in San Sebastian
To honour International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel to some of our female guides around the world. Next up, Amaia in San Sebastian! What is your best travel memory? Russia, of...
View ArticleOur Local Expert: Summer in Los Angeles
To honour International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel to some of our female guides around the world. Last, but by no means least, here is Summer in Los Angeles! What is your best...
View ArticleShould you feel badly about taking a favela tour?
There are tours, and then there are tours. So-called “slum” tours (or, in Rio de Janeiro, favela tours) are a constant topic of debate in the tourism industry. Should they exist? Can they be done...
View ArticleHome Cooked Delhi: Connecting Locals and Travellers with Food
Last year, we launched our Home Cooked Program, in which travellers can meet with a local family in their home and enjoy a meal with them. We started with Delhi and Istanbul, and grew into other cities...
View ArticleQ&A with Adil of Chocolátl Amsterdam
Amsterdam Urban Adventures went on a chocolate journey to interview one their city’s confectionery experts to find out more about the sweets industry of Amsterdam. We talked to Adil, owner of...
View ArticleLike a local: The artisans behind the Venice Carnival masks
Did you know that when Carnival (or Carnevale) was held during Venice’s Golden Age (about the 18th century), it was much longer than the few weeks it lasts today? Or do you know the significance of the...
View ArticleOur local expert: Amy in Chiang Mai
For International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel to some of our female guides around the world. Today we head to Chiang Mai, to talk to our local expert, Amy. What is your best travel...
View ArticleOur local expert: Cecilia in Venice
For International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel to some of our female guides around the world. When she’s not running the Urban Adventures brand in Venice, Italy, Cecilia Cambero...
View ArticleOur local expert: Nikki in New York City
For International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel to some of our female guides around the world. Today we head to New York City, to talk to our local expert, Nikki. She is the winner of...
View ArticleOur local expert: Olga in Moscow
Olga Sitnik is the owner of Moscow Urban Adventures, as well as the director and co-founder of ExploRussia. Despite running two tourism businesses, she actually doesn’t have a background in the tourism...
View ArticleOur local expert: Mahsa in Seville
Most of us would assume that a motorcycle accident that left you with two broken legs and wheelchair-bound would destroy any chances of you ever again wanting to climb atop a bike. But for Mahsa...
View ArticleMeet Guillem, the last palmito artisan of Mallorca
On Mallorca, as well as a lot of other Mediterranean islands, there are many ancient artisanal traditions that we are at risk of losing. Making and selling handmade products has become harder since so...
View ArticleOur Local Expert: Summer in Los Angeles
To honour International Women’s Day on March 8th, we’re talking travel with some of our female guides around the world. Last, but by no means least, here is Summer in Los Angeles! What is your best...
View ArticleSustainable fishing on Mallorca
At first glance, the artisanal fisherman’s life you see on Mallorca looks romantic. Poetic and almost bucolic — fishing in these beautiful waters aboard a little boat, selling the day’s catch to the...
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