I'm the Co-Founder of Go Ask A Local - www.goaskalocal.com, a travel platform that connects travelers with in-destination local experts for live trip planning consultations done over Zoom. Go Ask A Local is a middle ground for travelers who want local insight and insider information, but don't need or want a travel agent to book everything for them.
Hey Amritha. Thanks for checking out the site and for your thoughtful message. Glad you like the platform! We like to think of the experts as guidebooks that can talk (a bit slogan-y that, but hey...), so I totally get the reference to Quora. To respon... show more
Ask A Local 3 years ago
Hey Pavel. Thanks for reaching out. Shoot us an email at ops@goaskalocal.com and we can chat a bit more.
Ask A Local 3 years ago
Hi Pham. Thanks for the nice note. So glad to hear you like the idea! Hopefully for your next trip we'll have a good "local friend" available where you're going :)
Ask A Local 3 years ago
Kyushu and Shikoku look gorgeous! As does most of southern Japan to be fair :) Its always a shame when people get so ingrained in the delineated "tourist trails" that they don't explore just beyond them. That's part of what we're trying to address with ... show more
Ask A Local 3 years ago
Hi Alison. There's a company called "ask a local app" which has an android app. It's a different company. It's not entirely clear to us if they're actually operating or what the service provides.
Ask A Local 3 years ago