Tweets from Last Night - Travel With an Insider

This week #TNI was all about Traveling With an Insider - how to get VIP access, find local gems, and avoid long lines. Sound like the kind of travel you are interested in? Read on for the tips and stories shared by travelers around the globe!

Q1.  What is your favorite activity/tour you have ever done on vacation? #TNI

• Took a tour of a taro farm and rice mill on Kauai Fun seeing how family farms operate in other Cardinaltravel
• Our helicopter ride in #Hawaii was pretty sweet: http://t.co/1G0RYoeN emilyinchile
• Parasailing on Maui was pretty unforgettable. Reserve123
• Oh, so many! Private Cambodian temple tour was pretty amazing. Private Musee D'Orsay tour by a French art student was memorable. GRobin
• Touring a vineyard always ends up as a favourite part of our US trips! discoverusaCA
• I did an incredible @ViatorTravel Segway Tour of Prague rickgriffin

Q2. Place you would most like to have VIP access? #TNI

• Walt Disney World...would love front of the line access at all parks for a few days to soak it all in many times over BrooksCruiseSvc
• Buckingham Palace cammilh
• The Vatican ShallotsChalets
• I'd love access to a great museum, the Louvre, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Prado - with a top curator of course. TravelSweeps
• willy wonka's chocolate factory... gogirlonline
• VIP Access to All seven wonders of the world. pixodentist
• Cockpit of the first Virgin Galactic flight AnujAdhiya

Q3. Best way to find the favorite local hangouts, iPhone, iPad, computer? #TNI

• Like your favorite vacation destinatioins on Facebook to learn what's happening when you are visiting ARAMARKParks
• All three. I still really love @SpottedbyLocals for tips curatolo
• Get lost and you'll stumble upon something naomiprioleau
• Computer, Twitter & #TNI! AuthenticCoast
• iAskPeople davidmfrey

Q4. One time when being a tourist, not a local, paid off? #TNI

• Every time I go home to San Francisco - now that I don't live there I do all the fun things and get my friends to join in! emilyinchile
• If you tell the right person you're a tourist-you get a great guided tour and free food! It's worked on a wine tour for me :) RVNewsNet
• In #Canada tourists could get GST (a sales tax) refunded back to them. Being a tourist literally paid. #TNI #travel MattSoleyn
• On my recent trip to Georgia (EU), the locals were so happy to meet a tourist, they took me out to eat and even invited me camping! foodieintl

Q5. Famous “local” you’d pick as a tour guide – who and where? #TNI

• EASY FOR ME - Hugh Bonneville - please give me a tour of Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey) TravelProducer
• James Joyce in Dublin is one zurichvienna
• I would like Woody Allen to give me a tour of NYC. TravelSweeps
• @McConaughey if we're in Austin, @Bourdain in New York City. DriskillHotel
• Not strictly a local celeb but E. Hemingway in Pamplona. lethers
• Banff with @Banff_Squirrel RickGriffin

Q6. If you could have a citypass to any city in the world, which one would it be? Why? #TNI

• One city? Paris, for art & architecture) flyingwithfish
• I'm thinking Marrakech is where I'd head with a city pass and maybe a big burly guy to help get through crowded streets. jbranigan
• Rio. In my face, aggressive, different and yet as real as it gets. Beautiful like there's no tomorrow. Nipun
• Montreal! Because I marvel at the idea of European architecture in North America. EverTory
• Paris. Then jump the queues at Musee Orsay, Louvre, Sacre Coeur, Tour Eiffel etc. michael_nassar
• Was in Moscow recently - love that city, great architecture &history - here's some inspiration! http://t.co/RKAp2r9R NonRevAdventure

Q7. What travel app gives you the most insider tips? #TNI

• Jetpac travel inspiration app for iPad! http://t.co/YKwuqugL JetpacApp
• I want to give a cool, hi-tech answer, but the truth is Frommer's guides save me every single time. @insuremytrip
• The travel industry and travellers/backpackers do seem to benefit enormously from Twitter. Travel_Rich
• If you're a foodie-Food Network just came out with a new one-with city guides included! I really like it: Food Network on the Road RVNewsNet
• @viatortravel new app has tips from locals and pin points nearby attractions! http://t.co/FzcufO86 etRachel

Q8.  What is the best travel tip that helped you escape crowds? Skip the line passes? VIP access? #TNI

• Just go to less crowded destinations. 90% of awesome places aren't crowded because the tourism industry doesn't talk them up OTPTravel
• Set the alarm clock and beat the queues, then take an afternoon nap if required! DestnUnknown
• Not driving when everyone else would be, and instead taking the train was a great crowd avoiding #travel tip. MattSoleyn
• Just shout "I have rabies!" w shaving cream around your mouth. Banff_Squirrel

Q9. When have you felt “like you own the place” while traveling?” #TNI

• Always feel like we own the place when we rent villa in St Barths. My home away from home. Complete privacy. GRobin
• When the landlord in Iceland took off for a few days and left us in charge of the chickens. We gave them names and ate the eggs. insuremytrip
• Late one night on a hill overlooking Athens, with the Acropolis all lit up. Marilyn_Res
• Even in the Highlands of Scotland, especially in winter it is possible to go days without seeing anyone MalloryOnTravel
• staying in a hotel in the middle of a rainforest w/ cabins floating on the river in livingston, Guatemala in the middle of a storm. BBADWoman

Q10. Do you book vacation activities through you iPhone or iPad day of or do you pre-plan everything? #TNI

• Sometimes I'll use iPad. Sometimes I pre-plan. Usually I No Plan. davidmfrey
• I book flights from a few weeks to one week before I travel. Hotels tend to happen in transit or a few days before. foodieintl
• Mostly plan everything in advance. Otherwise I leave days for being spontaneous . insuremytrip
• dance party wasn't pre-planned. Some of the best things are spontaneous :) EllermanHotel
• It depends. International I usually like to pre-plan vs domestic I'll play by ear. aok98

A special thanks to Viator for sponsoring Travel With an Insider #TNI! Viator.com is the web’s one-stop-shop for tours, attractions and things to do in over 450 destinations worldwide, including sightseeing and cultural tours, theater tickets, attraction passes, adventure tours and more.

Thanks to flyingwithfish for hosting!