Google Maps and History

My name is Vladimir. I am a pensioner. I live in Russia, the Republic of Chuvashia. I do not speak English. I use Google translator. But, thanks to the post about Connect Live 2019, I began to study English.

I became a Local Guide by chance. At the beginning, I used the Google Street View service. When my children went to rest in other countries, I virtually traveled with them. Then, after retirement, my wife and I began to travel by car. It was important to attach our photos to the route. I found on Google Maps a wonderful feature “Your contributions” and started using it all the time. I find out the history of visited places and try to reflect it in reviews.

Photographs of places published on the map are simultaneously stored in the “Photo” service. It is very convenient. I did it for myself to keep the story. However, these photos were interesting to other people. For half a year, more than 90 thousand views. Now, thanks to the letter about Connect Live 2019, I learned that you can also create a thematic list. In the list I included the places of the city in which I was born.

Thanks to Google programmers!

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Thanks for sharing your post @vl_shishkin . I hope you enjoy Local Guides. What part of Russia are you in? I’ve been to Moscow, Saint Petersburg, and Sochi.