I joined Local Guides at 2018 . I accidentally found Local guide and I was interested in joining it because I wanted to contribute in the form of reviews and share photos from the places I have visited. I thought that instead of keeping those photos on my laptop or cellphone, I better share it with local Guide because it can be useful for people who need the information about it.
I live in Palembang, South Sumatra, Indonesia. Palembang is not as well-known as Bali, Lombok, Yogyakarta, Bandung or Jakarta. By becoming a local guide I would like to introduce my hometown to be known to the world that Palembang also has interesting and unique places to visit, and also has many delicious culinary such as pempek, tekwan, models, boiled fish, etc. All of those food must to try.
I was happy when I got an email notification from Google Maps saying that the place I added reached a new record on Google Maps and had helped so many people explore new places. Its means my reviews and my photos are useful and can help many people in finding places, good food, and etc.
As a traveler, Google Maps helps me to find places that I have never visited such as my recent experience in visiting Japan.
Google Maps make my trip became easy, fun and smooth. thanks to Google Maps.
The photos and reviews from local guides also helped me to choose the interesting places and the best eating places must to visit in Japan.
By becoming a level six local guide I was also given the opportunity to register for joining Connect Live 2020, and I hope I can pass the selection and I can attend Connect Live 2020 at the Bay Area, California to meet Local Guides from all over the world.
Caption: I was at Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan in November 2019 and enjoy the beauty of Ueno Park