Last updated on February 19th, 2019 at 09:21 pm

Last year, my family had the opportunity to visit Paris, France. One of the highlights of our trip was walking around a Parisian suburb with our guide Patrick, as part of the Paris Greeters walking tour.

The organization is made up of volunteer “ambassadors” who are eager to share what it’s really like to live in their city.

So, when I started planning our recent trip to New York City, I was thrilled to discover Big Apple Greeter. It’s the same organization and they offer free private walks of New York City.