Traveling? Go Where the Locals Go | National Geographic

hi I’m Keith bellows editor-in-chief of
National Geographic Traveler and I’m
Dena dumbarton oaks which is this
incredibly beautiful little park in the
middle of Georgetown in Washington DC
and it’s one of those places that locals
know about the many many tourists never
get to lose 20 million tourists that
come to Washington and its people like
us people who live nearby that really
used his park and loved it over the past
50 years I’ve traveled more than a
thousand places around the globe and
I’ve got a secret if you travel a lot
it’s something you might have already
suspected folks in New Orleans don’t go
to bourbon street los angelenos don’t
shop on Rodeo Drive City ciders don’t
hang ten on Bondi Beach because those
places are tourists markets if you’re
like me we set out to discover someplace
new you’re looking for an experience
that’s less predictable you want to get
off the tourist track discover with the
locals know and go where the locals go
and here’s the book to help you be back
where the locals go is full of insider
tips on finding the world’s best most
authentic travel experiences it’s got
three hundred places to eat play shop
celebrate and relax you’ll find secrets
that you couldn’t discover in a lifetime
of travel including creative ways to
enjoy the world’s favorite cities so now
go and travel like a local but please
keep the fines to yourself
where the locals go is available now