The thing about Google guides that attracted me from the start was a unique combination I saw. Exploration, writing stories of them and sharing them. To me this was a first step in opening up to the world community in a kind of sheltered way with my skills.
Now that I am able to travel more in my life, I take my Google phone with me everywhere. I think the camera was the main reason I bought it. I love taking pictures of funny and striking events. In the last year I visited India, Italy, Sweden, England and Guatemala. This is huge opportunity for me to expand and Google Guides give me an awesome platform to express myself to the world. Plus, it is SO EASY!
I also love writing intelligent reviews of places that somehow left an impression on me - whether positive or negative. This really helps my writing skills as I would like to write bigger stories in the future.