Since always I have had a passion for the art and the geography. In my searches I have discovered the existence of countries I unknown and places very beautiful outside and inside my country. The most interesting thing I have done as a Local Guide is post the reviews and the photos of the places I have visited for making them known to people from all over the world who haven’t had the opportunity to explore them.
My experience as a Local Guide began since my first trip. It all started when I graduated from university; I wanted to take a trip alone, for giving myself the opportunity to know myself better and I choose my own places. So, I decided to travel to Spain, mainly for enjoying of the “Fallas de Valencia” event, in which they exhibit beautiful sculptures of incredible sizes. In Google Maps, I had the privilege to create my travel route, I projected a virtual tour of the places I was going to visit in each city and the lodgings where I was going to stay.
In Spain I knew different cities such as Barcelona, Palma de Mallorca, Valencia and Madrid. In Barcelona I explored almost all the works of architect Antoni Gaudí, someone I didn’t know and who was inspired by nature for building each of his works, for me he was one of the best architects in the world. In Mallorca I had the opportunity to see the Mediterranean Sea with my own eyes. In Valencia I could see how amazing the Fallas (The sculptures) were, all about its history told by local people and how wonderful Valencian music was that played through all the streets of the city. Finally, I walked the streets of Madrid, I visited its different parks and two of the most important museums that it has (Museo del Prado and Museo Arqueológico Nacional)
In this photo you can see one of my favorite Fallas that exhibited in Valencia in 2019.
In this experience I learnt a lot about the culture and history of each of the cities, I made friends from different countries. It also opened my mind, I realized how big the world is and everything I need to know. I was able to see places that I always thought impossible to see. I achieved to adapt to each of the events or incidents that happened to me and the best part is that I gained more confidence in myself.
I really wanted to show all of my experiences to my family and friends; so, I decided to post them to my Google account as a Local Guide. At the moment that I published my reviews and photos, I got several views and some ‘likes’. I showed my family and friends these places in Spain and they were amazed, none knew that the “Fallas de Valencia” event existed, not that in Spain there were so many beautiful places and landscapes. With my contributions as a Local Guide I achieved to convince some friends from work to create a trip group.
In this photo you can see my “Trip Group” with my friends from work. In this trip we were visiting “El desierto de la Tatacoa en Huila - Colombia”
The following trips that I have made have been with my family and friends; we have done tours in Colombia. I know that with my contributions as a Local Guide I have achieved to help many people because they have made it know to me with their comments and in this way I have also made known the different places that I have visited. Honestly, these experiences have been very rewarding, to know that I can advise different people about how to travel, where to go and what they can find there.
In this photo you can see me with my brothers. In this trip we were visiting “The National Coffee Park in Quindío- Colombia”