Hi everyone! Welcome to Local Guides Connect. Please take a moment to introduce yourself to our community.
As “Introduce Yourself” threads can be lengthy, we start a new one each month and lock past threads. You can check previous threads, like September’s, to see who recently joined and where they’re from. We’ll merge any “I’m new” and “Hello world” posts we find elsewhere with this thread to keep things organized.
Do you want to be featured in our monthly Introduce Yourself posts**?** Share your introduction in the comments, following the five prompts below, and a horizontal photo of yourself (in landscape mode). We will select one of the best introductions and include it in our next month’s post. Please note: Your response may be edited for clarity. By taking part in this challenge, you agree to allow us to share your answers and photo(s) publicly here on Connect.
This month, meet @AmandaMartin1217 ! Amanda is a Local Guide Level 7, and here’s what she shared.
1. Name: Amanda Martin2. Location: Stevenston, Scotland
3. What I love about being a Local Guide: Sharing my experiences to help people with their indecisions as Local Guides have helped me!
4. My favorite thing to explore: Dog-friendly walks/bars/restaurants. I want to find the best places so people can bring their dogs on their holidays/days out and involve them as they are family.
5. Fun fact about me: I love spending time with my (not so little) puppy Fergus (in the pic!). He gets me out and about, and we get to visit new places and try new things together. I’m also a cat lady, so my house is a little crowded with a husband, two cats, and a dog! ![]()
Nice to meet you, Amanda! Local Guides, don’t miss the chance to say hi to Amanda in the comments below and share your introduction, too.




