2022
Cahoeira do Lageado - Santo Antônio do Pinhal
O lugar é bem organizado e de fácil acesso. Tem banheiros e lanchonete que vende petiscos e bebidas. É cobrada uma pequena taxa de entrada. Gostei muito, o dia estava muito quente e a água morninha. Tem uma escada e uma rampa até o platô da cachoeira. Não tem estacionamento, tem que estacionar na rua próxima a entrada. Quanto à acessibilidade tem uma rampa de terra que não é lisa para acesso a parte debaixo da cachoeira, para acesso na parte de cima tem uma rampa cimentada, mais lisinha e de fácil locomoção.
É um bom local para passar momentos de lazer.
Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg, FL, USA
Interestingly enough, my star photo and star video are of the same event/venue - the Firestone Grand Prix. I guess I did my best work that day, although they are posted to Google on different days. I can't help but wonder if the popularity of this event has helped with my big numbers (compared to the rest of mine of course). I'm sure being in the VIP section helped as not a ton of people get to see it from that POV.
I took this with my iPhone 11 Pro, and did not put any thought into it. I also had no intentions of uploading it to Google when I took it. But Google must've prompted me. I definitely don't think this is my best video, although I'm not sure yet what is a good video, or what Google likes (yet another algorithm to figure out lol).
Caption: @abermans's Star Video of Spitalfield Market uploaded onto Google Maps on 2022-01-01 and showing star views of 1,493,712 as at 2024-04-30
Spitalfield Market, London, UK
My top video keep changing in recent months seems mostly due to "explore" features (e.g. not even shared on the location page).
After several months of new videos rising to the top, this older video of Spitalfield Market in London (properly featured) has returned to the top.
It is a lovely old market that has been rejuvenated to a popular foods and restaurants and high end boutiques shops.
Tokyo Japanese Restaurant, Clemson, South Carolina, USA
Enjoying some sushi at a local place that I have going to for almost two decades. They do a lunch special that is a good deal and it is conveniently located. This probably isn't my best video, but it makes me happy to have such a popular video.
River valley viewpoint 1, Geysir, Iceland
The video shows an outbreak of the Strokkur geyser at Geysir, Iceland. The area is highly active with geysers, holding a lot of various hot springs from the bubbling Litli Geyser to the majestic great Strokkur, that bursts to 50 meters high. The name of this natural phenomenon (in English, but basically in any language) is derived from the name - Geysir - of this place. I had the chance to visit during an Iceland trip back in 2021.
Cukiernia Potocki, Khmelnytskyi, Ukraine
I took the video while waiting for my turn to order some pastry to go. The books and the smell were divine, so I felt it necessary to share on the Maps. Even now, this video wakes my appetite. Luckily, it's night and I'm outside the city, so no real danger of buying extra calories. As the place is popular, it's surprising to see only a few videos.
@Caverni's Star Video of Cosmo Hotel Palace uploaded onto Google Maps on 2023-03-17 and showing star views of 90,874 as at 2024-02-05
Hotel Cosmo Palace, Cinisello Balsamo, Italia
El cocodrilio, tourist attraction, Puerto Vallarta, Jal., Mexico
This video was shot on the way to the beach in Puerto Vallarta. This is 100 percent my best photo, because I've never seen a real iguana in the wild before.
Caption: Star video by @ajitthite of Fort Kochi Beach uploaded onto Google Maps on 2022-19-03 and showing star views of 87,192 as at 2024-24-02
Fort Kochi Beach, Kochi, Kerala, India
The beach's ideal location allows you to spend hours sitting and watching large and small ships sail to and from the port. Visitors can also use the paved walks and seating that are provided. While I was witnessing it for the first time, I found it fascinating to see this large vessel leave the port. It actually also offers to highlight the main attraction of the location. I shot this 8 sec videos from my android mobile and considering the views people also enjoyed it!
Cheers!
