Hi @leolin1994 , congratulations for being featured for this month. Welcome and greeting for New Year 2026.
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Hi @Aayush, a warm welcome to Connect!
It’s great to see that you introduced yourself just after joining Local Guides Connect—such wonderful enthusiasm! We’re happy to have you here.
To connect and explore what’s happening on Connect, you may find these posts useful:
- 2026: Local Guides Events & Experiences
If you want to attend a Local Guides event, this post is worth reading. - Join the Global Wave: Celebrate 11 Years of Local Guides
🎉 Wishing you a very Happy New Year 2026! 🎉
Mapping local, creating global
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@TsekoV thank you for sharing
| @leolin1994 Congratulations for being featured on First month of 2026 |
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Thank you for share Us @TsekoV and welcome @Leolin1994 
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Hello local guides!! Johar!!
This is my first post to introduce myself..
1. Name: Vaibhavi Patel
2. Location: I’m tribal girl from Gujarat, India
3. What led you to become a Local Guide: I love traveling and exploring delicious food, and I always take photos to share my experiences. Before every trip, I read reviews on Google Maps. Being a Local Guide allows me to upload photos, videos, and reviews so more people can discover beautiful scenery and amazing food.
4. My favorite thing to explore: My favorite thing to explore is great food. I like visiting restaurants and cafes to enjoy food. I rate restaurants based on their interior design, service quality, staff behavior and how good the food tastes, and then give them a star rating.
5. Fun fact about me: I love cats and cats love me 
I love natural places— such as mountains, waterfalls, sunrise, sunsets, and flowers. I also like cooking, And I’m tea lover 
Currently I’m working in Gujarat Metro as a Train Operator or Loco Pilot..
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What is your plan to the new year 2026?
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Welcome @Vaibhavi on Google Local Guides Connect. 
I’m very excited to see posts about places you explore (just like this one we’re sitting somewhere admiring beauty of Dang) and connection to nature. 
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Nice to meet you Leo Lin!
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Hallo @leolin1994, schön dich kennenzulernen und herzlich Willkommen!
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Ein herzliches Willkommen an alle neuen Teilnehmer hier bei Connect!
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Thank you TsekoV for selecting my self-introduction. It is truly a great honor for me.
I also wish everyone in the Local Guides Connect community a safe, healthy, and joyful New Year in 2026
Taiwan(Republic of China) is a place filled with beautiful scenery and amazing food.
If you have plans to travel abroad in the future, I sincerely invite you to visit Taiwan—explore, enjoy, and taste our delicious cuisine 
I look forward to continuing to connect, share, and exchange experiences with all of you in the community!
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Johar @Vaibhavi, a warm welcome to Connect!
It’s great to see your intro as your first post on Connect. We’re happy to have you here!
To connect and explore what’s happening on Connect, you may find these posts useful:
- 2026: Local Guides Events & Experiences (If you want to attend a Local Guides event, it’s worth reading)
- Introduce Yourself — January 2026 (If you want to be featured in the monthly Introduce Yourself post, share your introduction in the comments with a horizontal photo (landscape mode), following the five prompts mentioned in this post)
🎉 Wishing you a very Happy New Year 2026! 🎉
Mapping local, creating global
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Welcome to Connect @Vaibhavi
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Hello Local Guides 
My name is praful and I am from India 
. I am happy to join the Local Guides Connect community.
I enjoy exploring new places, especially travel destinations, hotels, temples, and natural spots, and I love sharing my honest reviews, photos, and experiences on Google Maps to help others. Writing detailed reviews and helping people make better decisions gives me real satisfaction.
Through Local Guides Connect, I want to learn from other Local Guides, improve my contributions, and connect with people from different parts of the world 
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Looking forward to interacting with you all.
Happy mapping! 
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Name: Uroš Košević
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Location: Belgrade, Serbia
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What led me to become a Local Guide: You know that friend who always has good recommendations on where to go, what to see, and what to eat? That’s always been me
So I turned Google Reviews into my favorite hobby and started sharing my experiences with others. -
My favorite thing to explore: I’m a huge food lover, and I’m always on the hunt for new places with amazing food. Extra points for great burgers
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Fun fact about me: I used to hate running, but over the past year I somehow turned into a running junkie and now I run every day. Because of that, I love discovering outdoor spots for running and chilling.
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Hi @roypraful, a warm welcome to Connect! 
It’s great to see that you joined Connect just two days ago and posted your first post on the same day—and this this introduction post already happens to be your third post. That’s some wonderful enthusiasm! We’re really happy to have you here in the community.
To connect and explore what’s happening on Connect, you may find these posts helpful:
- 2026: Local Guides Events & Experiences If you’re planning to attend a Local Guides event, this post is worth reading.
- Introduce Yourself — January 2026 If you’d like to be featured in the monthly Introduce Yourself post, share your introduction in the comments along with a horizontal (landscape-mode) photo, following the five prompts mentioned there.
- Join the Global Wave: Celebrate 11 Years of Local Guides
🎉 **Wishing you a very Happy New Year 2026!** 🎉
Mapping Local, creating Global
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Hi @UrosKosevic, welcome back to Connect!
It’s great to see your introduction here. We’re really happy to have you here in the community.
To reconnect and explore what’s happening on Connect, you may find these posts helpful:
- 2026: Local Guides Events & Experiences
If you’re planning to attend a Local Guides event, this post is worth reading. - Join the Global Wave: Celebrate 11 Years of Local Guides
🎉 **Wishing you a very Happy New Year 2026!** 🎉
Mapping Local, creating Global
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@TsekoV Hello bro, very interesting, nice to meet you here on Connect, if I come to your place, I will meet you for sure, enjoy your life.
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Hello Local Guides!
I’m Md Shaikul Islam from Bangladesh 
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I enjoy exploring local places, restaurants, resorts, and tourist spots, and sharing real experiences through photos and honest reviews on Google Maps.
As a Local Guide, my goal is to help people discover great places and support local businesses by providing useful and accurate information.
Glad to be part of this amazing global community. Looking forward to learning, sharing, and connecting with fellow Local Guides from around the world!
#LocalGuides #LocalGuidesConnect #GoogleMaps #Bangladesh
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Hi @mdshaikul
Very welcome to Connect.
I will merge your introduction into the monthly introduction thread found here:
https://www.localguidesconnect.com/t/introduce-yourself-january-2026/500407
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