What Local Guides means to me?
For me, local guide is admiring to help others in a fun way 
. You get to share your experience, knowledge and information with others in the way that you like; you can write, post photos or even make videos. In the end, you’re sharing something that would be appreciated by your fellow local guides.
As a frequent traveler and a travel planner, I am always excited to discover other countries, cultures and get to try different cuisines. The obstacle that I faced the most regarding any travel plans, especially in exotic destinations, was the limited and outdated information regarding attractions, restaurants and other important things like border check points, bus stops, etc.
I started using Local Guides Connect every time I wanted to travel and explore a new city. It helped me find recent and informative reviews and information for what might not be easy to find online. Most importantly, it was also very useful for me to read about other people’s experience such as how the service was, waiting time, prices, do’s and don’ts.
If you travel a lot and love exploring, you’ll find that a lot of attractions, sights and restaurants might have outdated information or reviews. Consequently, posting a random selfie you took somewhere can sometimes be very useful and helpful to someone as it might be their only updated source of how the place looks like and whether the place is still active or not.
Having local guides writing their updated and recent experience, I became very attentive to what posts others add and I found it very helpful to get to know reviews and instructions from both locals and travelers. What makes it better is when people add photos or videos to support their review. The friendly competition in Local Guides Connect is amazingly exciting as it drives people to write more, add more take more photos and I believe that Local Guides Connect has deeply influenced lots to contribute more!
