Most of the people like to travel. And so do I.
I spent 4 years to study and work aboard. It was fresh, but sometimes felt hopeless while you were alone. The story I am going to tell is that when I needed the help, google local guide did help me out.
I was alone to travel to Florence, Italy, I got a toothache for no reason, and took 8 pills a day to control the pain; however, I got no health insurance and couldn’t speak Italian at all. Toothache can be a small problem but also a huge nightmare.
As everyone knows, Florence is such a beautiful ancient city, you might be inspired by thousands of the amazing photos of it, then you decide to go to visit there. However, if you go to a place where you are not familiar with, you will absolutely need a guide who can help you when you need.
In Florence, there is almost no sign board of shops on the road like Asia countries are, not even to have the sign for the dentist. I was feeling very depressed, then, I tried to search on google maps and review the comments and pictures.
T**he street view I took for Florence.
With the helpful information, finally I found out a dentist which on 2nd floor in an apartment. I had no choice but decided to trust google local guide. I walked in the dentist and got an urgent treatment for my decayed tooth. Finally, I felt reborn and this became the most memorable experience of my solo trip.
The street view right out of the apartment of dentist. No one will walk in without a guide.
That’s how local guide helps people, without the dentist information, I couldn’t get it, especially it’s no sign and not on the ground floor. Secondly, with the photos, I got the courage to walk in, otherwise I wouldn’t barge into it. Thirdly, with the comments, I knew I can communicate with the dentist in English not only by body languages. Google local guide has saved my life in Italy.
The nurse helped me to take this photo. A memorable experience.
This experience makes me want to help people as a local guide, too. Not only for restaurant, but also for dentists, hair salons, museums, clubs, and some outdoor spaces, where you may have some worries about it, where the people won’t walk in due to lacking information.
Google local guide means helping and sharing to me. I always leave my real feeling some practical information. Also, I take pictures to show the reliability. I’ve got 46,167 views of my pictures in 2019.
Last year, I tried to upload the photos to guide the people with reliable information. I got 46,167 times of view for the photos.
In short, I think the impressed features of google maps will attract people to use it, furthermore, the active community with helpful information will keep people stay and contribute.
No matter where you come from and where you are now, act locally, think globally, not only guide our friends when they visit you, but also guide the world to know some good places and elaborate the what you saw and experienced.