Travellers love to take a guided tour of the place they have come to see. Although there are companies that provide walking tours, often the price is quite high. If you’re unwilling to spend the extra bucks, you would probably end up planning a self-guided tour. There are some books and websites that provide information on the must-see sights and sounds of the tourist sites, but nothing sure beats hooking up to a digital audio player and listening to your virtual host point out the experiences you would not want to miss in that particular holiday spot!
The New York Times reports:
Outside the Internet, self-guided strolls are increasingly going high tech, with audio CD guides available at a growing number of hotels, museums and tourist offices. Perhaps the next breed of such guides is in digital audio devices that have been primarily music repositories. Discovery Walks (www.Discovery-Walk.com) provides a glimpse of this trend. The company rents light, compact MP3 players that include 10 individual walks for $31.25 a day, including tax, at $1.25 to the euro. Only Paris walks are offered so far, but the company is planning a significant expansion. In March, Discovery Walks will allow users to download tours directly to their MP3 players, and the roster of cities will include New York, London and Rome, as well as many Mediterranean cruise ports. Prices have yet to be determined, but the port cities will include Venice, Monte Carlo, Cannes and Barcelona.
Read: Tours on Foot Planned Online [New York Times]