What is the most interesting thing you’ve done as a Local Guide?
First for all, honestly, I never thought on becoming a Local Guide, I can say that it happened naturally. It begins some years ago, when I started sharing my experiences about places and restaurants that I visited, just for one reason: remember how was the last time I’ve been there. For example, in the case of restaurants, not to order the same plates of the last time; and, in the case of places, which would be the best season to visit it on the next time.
In order to answer the question, I think the most interesting, but above all important, is the idea of sharing experiences with and for others without expecting something in return, just to give them a preview of what they could find. This is really helpful, as it allows others to make smart decisions about where to visit and, in a way, if they desist, they would be saving money. In that sense, the most interesting thing I’ve done, as a Local Guide, is to help others. As a consequence of the above and without expecting anything, I had the best reward, the gratitude of others (My principal photo have almost 33 thousand views).
I allow myself to tell my story. A few months ago I was in Europe for study, I took the opportunity to visit 3 beautiful countries, Spain, France and Belgium. I had a problem in the last 2, the language. In Spain there were no problems, since my native language is Spanish, but in the other 2, I couldn’t communicate in French. Fortunately I had Google Maps with me, it allowed me to see amazing places and have too much fun. I just had to search the most visited tourist places and got there. It is relevant to mention, this was possible due to the work that Local Guides did sometime. I post below a couple of photo I took on Brussels (On the left, Ossegempark; on the right, around of Atomium).
Finally, given that I have received thanks and that Google Maps was a great help in my trips, I have decided to continue collaborating with this platform. Being a Local Guide works because it is a disinterested work, in that sense, lets work together to achieve a win-win experience. In conclusion, my last phrase would be: “I lend you my eyes and my senses, and I give you my experience, through Google, so you can see what’s around here.”
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(On the left, Ossegempark; on the right, around of Atomium).