Hello, friends! I am Katya.
I live in Russia, in Yekaterinburg city, among the Ural Mountains and very beautiful nature.
I really love traveling. And my favorite roads are such roads that have not been explored. They give an opportunity to make discoveries and share them with everyone. In my travels I use Google maps and recommendations of local guides.
But often I visit places that are not indicated on the maps. There are many such places!
Once my friends and I were traveling around Olkhon Island on Lake Baikal. We were without a guide and transport. We wanted to cross the island on foot along and across with backpacks. But we needed to know in advance what roads there were. Is it possible to walk along these roads? Where can we stay for the night, and what are its conditions? Unfortunately, we could not find enough information on the maps before our trip. Therefore, we had a lot of adventures and discoveries. With the help of the “local guides program”, I shared recommendations, photos and other useful information about the places where we were. I hope my information helps the travelers who will be there after us.
It also happens that places are well described, but this information is incorrect. My husband and I recently returned from Indonesia. We rested on the Mentawai Islands, in the small hotel - Oinan Lodge. It was indicated on the map, but incorrectly. We found it with difficulty. I informed an mistake. Now the location of this hotel on the map is correct. I am very enjoy that I made it.
Sometimes it seems that the world has already been explored, described and captured in pictures. But experience refutes this. Therefore, this is a good opportunity to contribute to the exploration of the world.
I share new locations, I fill in the gaps of the map. It inspires me to travel again. And it gives my travels a new value! I feel like a discoverer! It’s so amazing!
Friends! I hope to see you at Connect Life-2020 and share my experience. Good bye!