Comments on: What You Need To Know To Help You Plan Your Trip http://www.travelindependently.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-planning-your-trip Timely Advice for Independent Travelers Worldwide Fri, 21 May 2010 15:14:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Kathie http://www.travelindependently.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-planning-your-trip/comment-page-1#comment-4 Kathie Sat, 25 Apr 2009 04:06:10 +0000 http://www.travelindependently.com/?p=18#comment-4 Jean, you may want to read my post entitled Guide or No Guide? I don't recommend using guides routinely, although there are times when having a local guide is helpful. As you point out, having a local guide means you get to know one local, but not having a guide means that you will interact with many locals. I know that your business is setting up local guides. I recommend to those who want a local guide to wait until they arrive at a destination to hire a local guide. It's much less expensive, and you have the opportunity to interact with the guide before deciding whether to hire the guide. Often, people think they will need a guide but once they arrive they find the place much easier to navigate than they had anticipated. Jean, you may want to read my post entitled Guide or No Guide? I don’t recommend using guides routinely, although there are times when having a local guide is helpful. As you point out, having a local guide means you get to know one local, but not having a guide means that you will interact with many locals.

I know that your business is setting up local guides. I recommend to those who want a local guide to wait until they arrive at a destination to hire a local guide. It’s much less expensive, and you have the opportunity to interact with the guide before deciding whether to hire the guide. Often, people think they will need a guide but once they arrive they find the place much easier to navigate than they had anticipated.

]]> By: Jean - OurExplorer Tour Guide http://www.travelindependently.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-planning-your-trip/comment-page-1#comment-3 Jean - OurExplorer Tour Guide Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:30:20 +0000 http://www.travelindependently.com/?p=18#comment-3 Travel guides are helpful to plan the trip. You can get basic information from a guidebook. But personally when exploring a destination, I think travel with a private local guide will be more fun. You can communicate with a real local and learn more. Also more fun to deal with person. http://www.OurExplorer.com local guides, local wisdom Travel guides are helpful to plan the trip. You can get basic information from a guidebook. But personally when exploring a destination, I think travel with a private local guide will be more fun. You can communicate with a real local and learn more. Also more fun to deal with person.

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