View of a Local in Lima, Peru

In the midst of blogging about the recovery of his earthquake-striken country Peru, Juan Arellano Valdivia takes time out to tell us about his hometown, Lima.

View of a Local in Tokyo, Japan

Between his two jobs at a bank and a TV station, it’s hard to imagine that Tadamine Maki, aka Macky, has much free time. But he manages to run two superb photo blogs as well, one on modern Japan and one on the more traditional side of Japan. In this View of a Local interview he tells us about Tokyo as he sees the city.

View of a Local in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Computer games designer Stuart, aka Invader Stu, had me laughing within seconds when I first visited his Invading Holland blog. In this View of a Local interview Stuart talks about his cartoons, his accident-prone life and throws in a few tips about Amsterdam, where he works.

View of a Local in Iceland

Icelander Maria Roff was born and raised in California, but has now settled in Iceland.

In this View of a Local interview she talks about life in general on the island and shares valuable tips, you would not want to miss, if you’re planning to visit Iceland.

View of a Local in Bologna, Italy

Marketing and communication consultant Fabrizio Ciannamea has a fantastic eye for photography. As his wife-to-be Patrizia puts it, he “sees things that others don’t see”. In this View of a Local interview Fabrizio shares his view of his adopted hometown Bologna in Italy.

View of a Local in Jakarta, Indonesia

Urban and Regional Planner Budi Saraswati visits various places in Indonesia through her work.

In this View of a Local interview she shares her tips with us about her hometown Jakarta and the island of Java.

View of a Local in the Philippines

Technical Support Engineer Enrico Dee spends most of his free time exploring the Philippines, where he was born and raised.

In this View of a Local interview he leaves you no excuse not to visit the Philippines.

View of a Local in Beijing, China

Beijing resident Zhang Wei is fighting an uphill battle to document and preserve the few Hutongs left in Beijing.

In this View of a Local interview, he tells us about his Old Beijing project and how you as a visitor to Beijing can help preserve this important part of Chinese culture.

View of a Local in Lahore, Pakistan

Medical student Raza Noor now lives in Canada, but in this interview he talks about his birthplace, Lahore in Pakistan and the web site he has set up in honour of the city.

View of a Local in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

We’ll be finishing our mini-tour of Malaysia with a look at some of the great food Malaysia has to offer.

In this interview Meena Johnson talks about her love of Malaysian food, her favourite Malaysian dishes and shares many other tips about Kuala Lumpur.