INTERNATIONAL CITY GUIDES | Meet and Greet new Friends on the other side of the World through Global Greeters

Whether your traveling for business or pleasure, one thing remains true for travelers, and that is meeting the right people at the right time can truly enhance your personal experiences.  Not only will making a local connection help  you get the inside scoop on latest and greatest local places to visit but also allow you to elevate your travel experience  through new friends. We met up with a great UK organization of city guides online called Global Greeters and were pleased to learn this is exactly what they do! Jos Nusse, Project Manager Den Haag Greeters, Chairman Global Greteer Network shared with us the foundation of their success.

HAUTEOC:  How did Global Greeters originate?

Jos Nusse: Greeters started in the early nineties in New York. In those days the Big Apple had a (very) negative image. Lynn Brooks, in love with her city, wanted to share her love for her city with visitors by showing them around. The concept was as simple as brilliant. Everybody loved the idea, friends joined to be Greeter and slowly Big Apple Greeter flourished into an organization with around 300 volunteers and doing some 250 Greets per month. … Continue Reading

Jilted Groom Goes on a Honeymoon with His Brother, Then Discovers How the World Makes Love – Meet NY Times Best-Seller Orange County Native Franz Wisner

Franz Wisner had the world by the tail. He was engaged to the beautiful Annie, with whom he shared a passion for conservative politics and a command of quotes from the movie “This Is Spinal Tap.” He worked as a government-relations official for a California real-estate giant, rubbing elbows with bigwig politicians, driving nice cars, eating fine food. But then his fiancé dumped him days before their wedding, and his boss demoted him. Basically, he had lost everything he lived for in the span of a week.

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6DEGREES OF DAYS LIKE THIS | Culture & Customs “In Sight of the Unfamiliar” by Marguerite Munoz

“One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” ~ Henry Miller

Often times the most memorable travel experiences are those in which you veer from the beaten path, break away from the tourist attractions, and steep yourself in the culture and customs of a foreign locale. Still, it’s not easy to shed the comfort of our insular skin, relinquish  the “I speak American” attitude, and adapt to a new way of life. … Continue Reading