Free travel blog service for European city travelers on Spotted by Locals cityblog network

June 11, 2009 - PRLog -- Spotted by Locals and OntheRoad.to announced a partnership today that adds another service to the Spotted by Locals cityblog network which already has unique insider tips in 21 cities, written in English by locals in these cities.

OnTheRoad.to is a free travel blog service, which enables travelers to share their experiences with their friends and family.

Travelers increasingly blog
People increasingly share their experiences online. At home, as well as on their travels, people are increasingly connected to the Internet. Spotted by Locals recognizes 'blog while you travel' as a valuable concept. Co-founder Bart van Poll: “We have been planning to offer a travel blog service for some time. In our opinion OntheRoad.to offers the most complete and user-friendly travel blog service. We could not have developed a better service ourselves, and are very happy to offer the OntheRoad.to service on our 21 cityblogs.”

A user-friendly unique travel blog service
Spotted by Locals expects the OntheRoad.to service to add value for its visitors. Bart van Poll: “Our visitors can now effortlessly share their trips to European cities with friends and family at home, via web, e-mail or mobile phone. Of course we hope they write share a few of the 2500 spots our local bloggers in 21 cities write about on our cityblogs….”

About OnTheRoad.to
http://www.OnTheRoad.to is a free travel blog service, which enables active people to share their experiences and stay in close touch with their friends and family.

The main emphasis is placed on simplicity. There is no need to learn anything new to start using OnTheRoad.to service right away. Every account is accessible through a web interface, email or any phone application.

About Spotted by Locals
http://www.SpottedbyLocals.com was started in 2008 by avid travelers (and married couple) Sanne & Bart van Poll. It is the first cityblog-network with handpicked bloggers who share inside tips from a personal and local perspective, in the English language. SpottedbyLocals.com has launched 21 European city blogs, and currently has 110 local bloggers. Spotted by Locals aims to have 50 cityblogs by the end of 2009.

Spotted by Locals recently won the Mashable Open Web Award for best Travel website, and the Lonely Planet Best Group Travel Blog award.

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http://www.SpottedbyLocals.com is a series of (currently) 21 cityblogs that offer modern travelers the opportunity to experience cities just like a local.

SpottedbyLocals.com is the first series of cityblogs with handpicked bloggers ("Spotters") who pass on tips from a personal and local perspective. Because Spotters regularly visit the places they write about, the articles on the cityblogs are always up-to-date.

Recently, Spotted by Locals won the Mashable Open Web Awards in the Travel category and the Lonely Planet “Best Group Authored Travel Blog” award.

Our mission: increasing intercultural understanding, by letting people travel the local way.