Ourexplorer.com

Ourexplorer.com is another Travel 2.0 website, which uses the internet to make our ever-shrinking world smaller. The website matches local expert tour guides with eager-to-learn tourists…the concept is so refreshingly simple that it is surprising that no one has thought of it before.

The twist is that anyone can sign-up as a tour guide and name their price…so many of the guides are passionate natives eager to share their local culture, rather than tired-out professional tour companies lacking a personal touch. The downside of this system is that it is definitely buyer-beware, as all you have to make your decision is the guides  profile and previous customer reviews.