Тhe most interesting thing I've done as a Local Guide: Adding photos

As a Local Guide Level 8, I’m very inspired by the idea of being part of a global community like the Local Guides. I consider myself a globetrotter; I’ve spent three years of my life in Beijing, China, and I always strive to find time to go out and discover the world.

Wherever I go, I use my phone to take photos and navigate with the help of Google Maps. When I check a place, I trust other Local Guides’ contributions and look at the photos they’ve shared. This is also the most interesting thing I’ve done as a Local Guide — add photos that could help others in their journey of discovering the world.

Here are three of my most viewed photos on Google Maps. From the charismatic Tibet, to the ancient temples of Cambodia, to Greece’s renowned beaches, these photos might inspire you to put on your travel wish list, too.

1. Shipwreck Beach in Zakynthos, Greece

Have you ever dreamt of visiting a beach that’s far off the big resorts and untouched by the modern world? With a combination of about 300 annual days of sunshine, great quality of water and sand, and breathtaking surroundings, the Shipwreck Beach, also known as Navagio Beach, is a postcard-perfect destination. That was my reason to visit it, too. The first thing I did there was to share my photos on Google Maps.

2. Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet

I’m quite interested in the culture of Asia. While living there, I used my holidays to explore places that I’d never before dreamt possible to reach. One such destination was Tibet, a land close to the top of the world. A must-stop on my adventure was the winter residence of the Dalai Lama, the Potala Palace. As this is a sacred place, taking photos inside wasn’t allowed. However, I could freely capture the stunning view of the facade when standing in front of it.

3. Ta Prohm Temple in Angkor, Siem Reap, Cambodia

Immersing myself into the wondrous ancient temples of Angkor was one of the things I craved doing. Once a myth, a lost city, an unattainable relic, today Angkor is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s Cambodia’s national pride and a symbol of the once great Khmer Empire. Having the chance to be there and feel the imposing spirit of the centuries-old ruins is something that words can’t express. That’s why I took many photos to visually convey the feeling of how amazing our world is.

Sharing these moments with other Local Guides is what I enjoy the most. By adding photos to Google Maps, I can put a place on someone’s bucket list or even make them go out of their comfort zone to explore the magic of our world themselves.

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Thats beautiful! I love your amazing photography.

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@TsekoV excellent post. Thanks for sharing.

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Hi @TsekoV Great post. I love your pictures very much. Thank you so much for your valuable post sharing with us.

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Very well written post

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Such a beautiful article and definitely making it to my bucket list

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Hi @TsekoV ,

very nice places and nice photos, thank you for sharing them in this post.

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I know very well your love to travel @TsekoV I like your pictures specially Ta Prohm Temple and also I want to host you in Pakistan

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@TsekoV Nice job adding these photos. I like the beach one. Thank you for sharing your story with us.

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All wonderful places, I like Angkor temple very much. Really I want to go and visit that place.

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That’s Awesome. Your post is absolutely top class. This is help other people.

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Wow! I feel you! All the things you said is what exactly I wanted to do and experience. I also love to see ruins of the past but I can’t afford to travel lol.

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kudos. Good work done. :ok_hand: @TsekoV

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Great post @TsekoV , I also love to share photos in Maps.

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Awesome!

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Great, I am inspired.

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Wonderful post dear @TsekoV !

You have already visited amazing and beautiful places! Excellent photos!

I visited one of them–Shipwreck Beach in Zakynthos.,I have post about it.

I understand,that you are a great traveller! You have a big experience in travelling and write posts very interesting about it.

Thank you for sharing this post and photos!

P.S. Did you visit these places in this year ?

Best wishes,

Inga

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It is exactly 50 years since I started my “European Experience” backpacking tour starting in Greece and the wonders of Google with photos (and Street View panos) like yours of Shipwreck Beach that prompted me exactly one year ago to USE all of the Google Tools to build a website/app (call it what you like!) of the Greek Islands (38 so far) so I instantly knew that this island is in the Ionian Group so I went there to view all the sat navs, flyovers, panoramas, elevations I had done to follow your trip to this beach (which is a boat only beach). Sadly my planned trip back there in 9 weeks time looks like being cancelled because of CoronaVirus, but I can still do Virtual Tours because of these Google Tools.

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Excellent post @TsekoV

Thanks for sharing.

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These are so nice photos!

Nice to meet you!

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