The most interesting thing I’ve done as a Local Guide: Posting Photos

[fpalash]

Like others, I love and enjoy Traveling. Though my traveling is limited only in Bangladesh, I hope to cross the limit soon. Anyway, while traveling around Bangladesh I enjoy a lot when I visit beautiful places. I do not forget to take pictures and post them on Google Maps. I think that it’s a great opportunity for me to help people showing the beautiful places, locations and things being as a Google Local Guide. I feel proud to be a part of the Google Local Guide Program to help people. So, I am truly grateful to Google Local Guide Program.

(My Wife Supriya and our son Prottoy are posing on a boat on the beach of Island)

I have posted some pictures (captured by me) on Google Maps which have got about 30k views. I know this is not huge but I will not stop doing this. When I plan to travel to a new place, I take a look at Google Maps at first to see how the place, distance from my location, beauty for this location, etc. Not only me, but many people do the same.

This December (December 2019) I went to Saint Martin with my family (my wife Supriya and my son Prottoy), the most beautiful Island in Bangladesh. The small coral island of St Martin’s is located near Cox’s Bazar District, and a ferry service from Teknaf/Coxs Bazar to the island, and is available daily. The white beaches are popular amongst travelers, and they are beautifully lined with tall coconut trees and crystal clear waters that creep onto the sand. The Traveller can enjoy the beauty of this Island in a day and can go back to the town. About 5500 people live here. Their main profession is fishing and tourism. The island has become the most popular tourist spot in Bangladesh. That’s why every year a lot of people from home and abroad come here to enjoy the beauty of this Coral Island.

(My Wife Supriya and our son Prottoy are standing on the beach of this Coral Island)

I have taken some pictures of this beautiful Island. Though I am not a professional photographer I love taking pictures with my Smartphone when I travel. I do not forget to post the photos on Google Maps. I love this because it gives me pleasure to my monotonous life. So, I have taken it as my hobby.

[sparekh]

Hi @fpalash

Welcome to Connect. And thanks for sharing. Have you had a chance to take a look at “Your guide at to connect.”? it’s a good starting point for this forum.

By the way, are you applying for Connect Live 2020 with this post? If so, as part of the requirement, you need to write the post under Local Stories topic.

Check out this How to write a great connect live post for more information

You can edit your post/message. Click that three dots and select “Edit Message” as shown in below screenshot.

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Good luck

[JaneBurunina]

Hi @fpalash

I want to let you know that I’ve moved your post out of the spam and it is now visible publicly. Our filters are sensitive and running 24/7 and sometime also a legitimate message can be caught by the filter. You can find here more information Why was my Connect post marked as spam?. “If ever you feel your post was incorrectly marked as spam, tag a moderator and reference the post; we’ll be here to help!”

Beautiful pictures, thank you for sharing your Local Guides experience with us!

See you around!

[Bobiisha]

Hi @fpalash ,

It seems to me that this is your application post for Connect Live 2020, so I will move it to the Local Stories section which is the right place for this type of posts. Here you can find everything you need to know about writing a post for your Connect Live 2020 application. Don’t forget to review your final post and make sure you are not missing any of the points mentioned. If you are - feel free to edit your publication from the three dots and add them.

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