It’s Friday afternoon, our week has been filled with exciting stuff, tomorrow we have the 1st Gidsy meetup and finally the sun has come out in Berlin and filled the office with light! We’re in the best of moods here at the Gidsy HQ and want to finish this week with sharing a virtual trip to a Georgian food market, documented and posted by Helen Gravy on her great blog ‘Food Stories’.

Enjoy!

According to the World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations, Feb. 21st is International Tourist Guide Day! The day aims to bring the attention of local authorities, fellow citizens and the media to the quality and value of local tourist guides. At Gidsy (from the Dutch word “Gids”, meaning guide), we love our tour guides! The many unique urban adventures that are listed on Gidsy motivate us every day, and we’re thrilled to have such a cool group of local guides be part the Gidsy Community. 

To celebrate, why not Join us in supporting our local tour guides, and book a tour on Gidsy today? There are many urban adventures to choose from! 

If you’re in Berlin, 

• Have an “Alternative Berlin Experience” on this awesome tour. 
• Explore the hidden courtyards of Kreuzberg on this unique photo tour. 

Amsterdam, 

• Take this “Architecture Tour, Eastern Docklands” in Amsterdam, and get to know a different side of the city. 
• Learn all about “Amsterdam in the Golden Age” on this tour through the city, lead by a qualified historian.

London, 

• Gather the family and “Hail a Tour!” of Harry Potter’s London, and explore the film’s most iconic locations in a classic black cab. 
• Spend a Saturday afternoon exploring the newer side of London on this “Modern Architecture” tour. 

NYC, 

• Enjoy a personalized “Sightjogging” tour though NYC,
• Join the “Photographing New York City” tour, and explore the city though your lens, with the help of a professional photographer. 

San Francisco,

• Join the “Hood Tour & Picnic”, and explore some of San Francisco’s best neighborhoods, followed by a nice lunch in Alamo Square. 
• On “San Francisco’s Premier Food Tour”, explore the Mission District & enjoy some of the neighborhood’s best artisan nosh. 

Also, if you’re a budding local guide, and have a tour you’d like to offer - be sure to create a listing! 

Happy Exploring,

Your Gidsy Team.

…and Amsterdam loves bicycles! Check out this awesome video about the “Bicycle Capital of Europe”. 

Amsterdam loves bicycles. from PROG21 on Vimeo.

Did you know Amsterdam is home to more than 600,000 bikes? Pretty impressive for a city with a population of about 780,000!

If you’d like to explore the city by bike, check out the Amsterdam city page for inspiration!

Happy exploring, 

Your Gidsy Team.