Get ready to celebrate International Friendship Day, July 30th with our community. This day is to celebrate the cherishing bond we have with our fellow friends and local guides where we know a few things about building connections.
Just like diversity in friendships, our local guides community is made up of local guides from every walks of life, backgrounds, passion for exploring & community. Whether exploring hidden gems, a walk through parks, visiting museums or having a cherishing moment in a cafe with our fellow local guides makes our community engagement richer & valuable.
Pride with Local Guides has helped me see insights of our community, make new friends and have valuable talks with each other. These connections and talks as part of a Challenge & Initiatives has a positive impact on Local guides community, whether it be knowing how to contribute or how to conduct a successful challenge.
How can we celebrate Friendship Day?
Share a photo with your BFF local guides - do you meet other local guides in-person? Or have a virtual friend who you met at a virtual meet-up? Share your story of our friendship with a photo.
Tell us about any favourite local spots where you & fellow local guides hangout - share your & fellow local guides’ favourite local hangout spots where you guys share laughs, explore parks, have a drink or eat at a restaurant.
Highlight your fellow local guides who inspired you - Are there any local guides who are always there to help in the community, either by sharing reviews/experiences, answering questions or posting photos? Let them know you value & appreciate their involvement by tagging them.
Sharing message on this friendship day - let’s share messages to your fellow local guides on the comments on this friendship day & fill the air with Conviviality.
Let’s celebrate this day to strengthen our community & value friendship among our fellow local guides!
Happy Friendship Day to all my fellow Local Guides !
Happy Friendship Day .
Wow, what a lovely post! I’ve made so many amazing friends from around the world through this community too. It’s truly heartwarming how friendships can blossom beyond borders. Due to the tag limit, it’s not possible to tag everyone, but the pictures below say it all! @Rahul001
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Everyone on the Connect platform is my friend you too also @Rahul001 but yes, there are some special friends and among those special friends, I have only one special friend whom I found on the Connect platform, @JustJake .And that too, our friendship happened through the TRAC Campaign.And it’s also a secret that I found him, that he found me, that TRAC made us friends.
But we are very good friends and I like his best quality that he has some values. I also give importance to those values and not just me, our Desi Indian society also gives importance to those values. He has a style of work which is quite similar to my style.
And it is not that I am the only friend of his. He is on good terms with @TerryPG too. He is on good terms with @Lukas_B too. He is friendly with the Captain @SholaIB and @AdamGT too and with @PrasadVR ji too.
Apart from @Jack, i also share a great bond with @PrasadVR ji and even my friendship with @MrFreez is a moment I can never forget in the history of TRAC.
But @JustJake is the best friend forever! Happy international Friendship Day
That’s an awesome collage of friendship dear @NareshDarji . Even though my photo is not there, I can see some familiar faces, especially Sariga, @Shrut19 & @StephenAbraham .
Yeah @Rahul001 as I’ve said it the July’s month is an special month had set and said by googlers earlier at it’s starting..
July full of kiddos and joyful moments as ever…
International friendship wishes to you too..
For the occasion I think will wish this to some mentors I’ve got on connect here who is always available, giving directives and advices for me as well as the community..I mean Mr @MortenCopenhagen , Mr @SholaIB and Mr @ErnesT who’s commitment and availability inspire me a lot!..
At the second point I think to our francophone LGs family I mean
Mr @christophesubilia , Mr @fayayolla , Mr @Bapt ,ma’am @cuicani . And so on.friends close, friends like for almost the daylong assistants . Family in which you have to refresh your day, having it made and enjoy nice moments with such a kind persons ..
And the third part is for any fellow on connect and is involved in such a wonderful sharing…
Thanks to our googlers, moderators,to you all for making this and especial and very cherished and enjoyable for everyone… #LG.
Happy International Friendship Day, @Rahul001! Your post beautifully captures the spirit of our Local Guides community — where connections go beyond mapping, and friendships flourish across borders. I feel grateful for all the amazing friends I’ve made here, both in meetups and virtually. Wishing many more years of shared memories, collaborations, and meaningful conversations with fellow Local Guides!
I’d like to take a moment to appreciate @Shrut19, @The_Shreeish, @Praniketmore, @RosyKohli, and @TravellerG people I haven’t met in person, yet they’ve already welcomed me like family. Their encouragement and presence inspire me to keep going, no matter the situation. What could be more honorable than that?
A special mention to @Sagarkanherkar, the first person I could talk to for hours, exchanging ideas we still plan to implement! He’s much stronger than he looks and has supported me from the start, always ready to step in when needed.
Though I only recently connected virtually with @Anil6969, I found him genuinely inspiring even in that short interaction.
A heartfelt thanks to @Ssiddharth2000 as well, the only one who voted for my recipe (even I didn’t vote for myself!). That small gesture of kindness meant a lot and truly shows his generous spirit.
If I’ve missed mentioning someone, please don’t feel bad, every one of you has played a part in this journey, and I appreciate you all.
Through thick and thin, you’ve been my guide, With you, my friend, I’ll always stride
Happy friendship day..!
@Rahul001 I love this initiative and of course I join. It feels like an Oscar award speech hahahaha
First, I’d like to thank @LaloPadilla and @LightRich for letting me join the #TeamTacos (Mexican LG) and for guiding me through the Local Guide / Connect World. Then, to all of the members of #TeamTacos (including, among others, @Regulo , @Bere_Marichi , Ale, Aarón, Yanis, etc). Meet-Ups with you are so much fun!
I’m also grateful to the Brazilian friends who, besides being nice to me, taught me about accesibility (among others, @SarahKa , @RogerOhayashi )
Besides I’m also grateful to the Francophone LG group (among others @SholaIB , @Laurent , Leno, etc) for being so kind to me. Merci, @christophesubilia for inviting me to the group.
And last but not least, to the rest of the Local Guide community. Even if I don’t know you, it’s always a pleasure to read your posts and to join lovely initiatives like this one. And to the supporting group of Mods and Google people too!
Happy International Friendship Day to everyone!
Take care!
Thanks @SayliWalve
I am truly proud to get placed in the rather qualified to be added in your friends list.
Remember Friends house is never far
Keep inspiring
And keep adding.
Happy friendship day
Regards
Anil6969
#teamtacos Even that last meet up I give up to arrive due a internet failure at home and the “technicians” show up just after 20 minutes that I was on mine way to the meeting … The good part they solved that afternoon…
with your BFF local guides - do you meet other local guides in-person? Or have a virtual friend who you met at a virtual meet-up? Share your story of our friendship with a photo.
- Are there any local guides who are always there to help in the community, either by sharing reviews/experiences, answering questions or posting photos? Let them know you value & appreciate their involvement by tagging them.
- let’s share messages to your fellow local guides on the comments on this friendship day & fill the air with Conviviality.
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I’ve made so many amazing friends from around the world through this community too. It’s truly heartwarming how friendships can blossom beyond borders. Due to the tag limit, it’s not possible to tag everyone, but the pictures below say it all! 
to you too..
Your post beautifully captures the spirit of our Local Guides community — where connections go beyond mapping, and friendships flourish across borders. I feel grateful for all the amazing friends I’ve made here, both in meetups and virtually. Wishing many more years of shared memories, collaborations, and meaningful conversations with fellow Local Guides! 
Even that last meet up I give up to arrive due a internet failure at home and the “technicians” show up just after 20 minutes that I was on mine way to the meeting … The good part they solved that afternoon…