The New York City Traveler » travel http://www.thenewyorkcitytraveler.com Information from and about the city that never sleeps. Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:19:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 Get to Know New York for Free http://www.thenewyorkcitytraveler.com/2008/04/get-to-know-new-york-for-free-with-a-real-new-yorker-as-your-tour-guide/ http://www.thenewyorkcitytraveler.com/2008/04/get-to-know-new-york-for-free-with-a-real-new-yorker-as-your-tour-guide/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:08:16 +0000 http://www.thenewyorkcitytraveler.com/get-to-know-new-york-for-free-with-a-real-new-yorker-as-your-tour-guide/ Post from: The New York City Traveler

]]> New York can be a very daunting city to get to know. There are numerous tour companies that take visitors from tourist attraction-to-tourist attraction. Visitors often spend days in the city and leave without ever seeing anything beyond Times Square and the Statue of Liberty. If you really want to get to know New York City, from the perspective of a New Yorker, take a walking tour with Big Apple Greeter.

Big Apple Greeter offers free private walking tours of New York neighborhoods. You choose the neighborhood and Big Apple Greeters matches you with a volunteer Greeter (tour guide) for a 2-to-4 hour walking tour of your chosen neighborhood.

The Greeter aims to show visitors the real New York by taking visitors to neighborhoods they might not see on their own. The Greeter will recommend their personal favorite restaurants and lesser-known sights, explain the public transit system , and answer any other questions.

All tours are conducted rain or shine. The New Yorkers who serve as Greeters are all volunteers, come from varied backgrounds and can accommodate visitors in 22 languages. The tour is free and there is a “No Tipping” policy.

For a full list of information and to fill out an application, visit Big Apple Greeter’s website or fill out the Request Form online.

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]]> It was a beautiful morning in New York today, but I decided to make a quick trip up to Boston for a few days to visit some friends.  I’ll be back tomorrow with everything New York including some information on my first ever (!) trip on the Chinatown Bus from New York to Boston. 

In the mean time, I had the opportunity to guest post at political and news b5media blog, Sirened.  Stop by and check it out.  I can promise that regular Sirened blogger Alex writes with such wit and intelligence that his blog will quickly become one of your favorites!       

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