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October 10, 2025

Travel Better 🌱 – Sustainable Tips and Tricks to Try

This article explores sustainable choices and habits you can easily adapt to your travels on a personal level. Let’s see what aspects you could consider when planning your next trip. Travelling, in general, can be very costly for the environment, and in the labyrinth of greenw...

September 25, 2025

Cultural How-To Series: A Trip to South and East Balkans

With our previous article, we launched our Cultural How-tos series by exploring the peculiarities of the Western Balkans. Now, we’re continuing the journey with key insights for navigating cultures of the Southern and Eastern Balkans. Beyond Bulgaria and Romania, the Balkan Pe...

We’re looking for Almaty loving locals!

We’re looking for Spotters in Almaty! In a few months, we’re to launch a city guide for the stunning city of Almaty – Kazakhstan’s cultural capital, surrounded by breathtaking mountains and full of surprises. Almaty is a vibrant mix of old and new, East and Wes...

February 13, 2025

Cultural How-To Series: A Trip to the Western Balkans

Everything You Need to Know about the Western Balkans. Our series of cultural How-tos begins with the Western part of the Balkans. What do we mean when we talk about the Balkans? However, there is no universal consensus on the components of the Balkan region; most commonly, th...

November 12, 2024

Locals Rising Against Tourism: Understanding the Causes, Seeking Solutions

Each year, record numbers of travellers flock to the world’s top destinations as though they had no limitations. But cracks have started to get more apparent than ever before. With locals and landscapes stretched to their limits, strikes and protests have become increasi...

August 22, 2024

My Internship @ Spotted by Locals

As my three months as an intern at Spotted by Locals come to an end, I felt like the only appropriate thing would be to share my experience. Jumping into an internship at Spotted by Locals was like diving headfirst into the deep end but in the best way possible. The work was inte...

Alpha, Beta and Gamma Cities (Updated 2024)

Every few years, the Globalization and World Rankings Research Institute ranks important global economic cities. It is considered the leading institute ranking the world’s cities. Cities are categorized as Alpha, Beta or Gamma cities based on their connectivity to the rest ...

10 Unique Flea Markets in Europe [2024 Update!]

Every spring, they urge to go out and enjoy the outdoors comes around; enjoying an afternoon at the park, playing sports, sitting in a nice cafe or even a little bit of shopping. And there’s nothing like a flea market to find cheap and unusual items or to haggle around. Fle...

November 8, 2023

Spotters Weekend ’23 in Krakow: Connecting Communities

Over the weekend, the Spotters community gathered in Krakow for a memorable few days of exploration and connection. The event brought together over 50 participants from 35 different cities, showcasing the diverse reach of our community. We were fortunate to have the support of th...