A guide is educated and trained to guide. Licensed guides by the Greek Ministry of Tourism, they can be recognized by the badge they have to wear when on duty. A guide can take you to places that you would never know about. A good guide can tell you all the best places frequented by the locals and how to experience your trip as a true insider. A guide will point out things that you might not even notice and will explain and make sense of what you are looking at. A guide will make what may seem as a pile of stones come alive and can answer questions about anything that sparks your curiosity. A guide is your personal resource and can offer a depth of experience and knowledge which no guidebook, audio guide or sign-reading will come even close. The hassles of obtaining tickets, making reservations, checking operating hours are easy for a good tour guide. A good guide might bring you to an attraction in the morning before the crowds arrive, or arrange for a private, after-hours tour. A guide can create your itinerary, arrange your accommodations and transportation and probably save you money. And best of all a guide is a new-found friend in a foreign country. You can always contact your guide and get information, refer your friends or book your next trip easily and hassle-free.