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About The Local

About us

Why take travel advice from someone who visited once when you could get it from the women who know the place well enough to have a favorite table?

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meet the founder

Glad you’re here, we have plans! I’m Kelsey, and I founded The Local out of not only the love for traveling but out of the love for planning a trip.

If you’ve ever fallen down a rabbit hole researching a place you’ve never been on Pinterest, Reddit, or approximately 47 open tabs, you’re in good company.

After one too many meh travel recommendations from someone who had been to a place once and considered themselves an expert, I craved recommendations that sounded like they came from by best friend, thus The Local was born.

I love supporting local and I truly believe no one gives travel advice like a local. Growing up, I watched my mother ask the bookshop owner, the barista, and the hotel receptionist where we should go for dinner. Without fail, their advice was always better than the guidebooks (hello 2005). 

The heart of The Local is all about connecting women to each other through travel. Nothing beats a girls weekend getaway or a mother/daughter trip. The Local brings curated advice that you can’t find without knowing someone. If you don’t have the funds, time, or energy to travel I invite you to daydream each week with us. I promise to bring the best advice with a little whimsy, wit, and fun each Thursday at happy hour.

 I live in the delusion that the weekend begins on Thursday night so open a bottle and let’s plan a trip! 

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come join us!
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You don’t need to be a local, you just need to know one.

Meet our past locals
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