[RECAP] Maldives Local Guides Meetup 14th April 2017 - Male' Maldives

[Badruddeen]

Introduction

Maldives Local Guides Meetup - SeaHouse Cafe' Entrance

Members from #MaldivesLocalGuides met yesterday for their first evermeetup. Maldives Local Guides is on G+ (66 members) and Facebook (122 likes members).13 LG's signed up for the meetup on LGC and another 7 signed up on MLG's event on Facebook, notably 30 MLG's showed up interest on FB, (Hopefully they would find time to join our next meetup).

Maldives Local Guides Meetup - Inside SeaHouse Cafe' Maldives

What happened during our meetup?

We started off by ordering coffee at SeaHouse Cafe' where we hosted our event. As It was our first meetup, we introduced each other over Lavazza Coffee! After introducing each other we talked about #LocalGuides #StreetViewPhotography and how we are going to organise our next meetup. We also discussed spammers spamming some local business website url's particularly. Another important thing we discussed was about quality reviewing. Everyone agreed to post a photo with our reviews in future.  As Male' City the capital is a small city, most of us have actually bumped each other several times before, though some of us have not sat together and we took the opportunity to break the ice and know more about each other. After that below is the conclusion of our meetup.

Maldives Local Guides Meetup at SeaHouse Cafe' (In the background you can see Velana International airport which is on a small island).

Decision:

• To have a regular meetup every month.
• Plan a Geo Walk during the weekend.
• Print our own T-shirts, Souvenirs for Maldives Local Guides.
• Encourage more Local Guides to connect Maldives Local Guides, Minimum 1 member from each island. (Total 200+ islands). Everyone agreed to have our presence on each and every island in the Maldives and get them involved in Local Guides Connect.

Maldives Local Guides Meetup - SeaHouse Cafe' Maldives

Maldives Local guides participants on 14th April 2017 at SeaHouse Cafe' Maldives 

@amdcreation @HusanAzim @Badruddeen @SharifM @ilyasmohamed

We conclude our meetup a success and thank Google #LocalGuidesConnect for their invaluable support.

Thank you.

[AnuradhaP]

@Badruddeen Great. Your future plans will definitely help to improve maps and Local Guides Connect. @Badruddeen Are you coming to Sri Lanka? We can meet and have a chat about Local Guides activities.

[Badruddeen]

Hi @AnuradhaP

Definitely, before I come will contact. 😀

Thanks Anuradha

[HusanAzim]

It was fantastic and Good Quality time we spend together with valuable work 

✌

[LucioV]

Great job @Badruddeen!

I know in Maldive movement is not so easy, some remote islands are at more than 1 navigation day, and arrange a country size event could be very problematic!

Congratulations for your achievements!

Best wishes for your future meetups!

[Badruddeen]

Exactly @HusanAzim

Now looking forward to implement our discussions. You are a great motivator in #MaldivesLocalGuides Community.

Thanks.

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@HusanA wrote:

It was fantastic and Good Quality time we spend together with valuable work 

✌

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[Badruddeen · Accepted solution]

Hi @LucioV

Today transportation are easy and more than 1/3rd of the population lives in capital Male' City and nearby. We will try to have virtual meetings or hangouts with fellow community members  as Maldives has reliable internet connectivity across the nation. 

Also here is a list of airports in the Maldives now. For a small country like Maldives this is good. Yes, Multiple flights daily. 🙂 And also you can catch up a ferry or speed boat service if you wish to travel by sea.

Here is a handy tip incase any Local Guides visits Maldives. 🙂

"No one Knows Maldives Transfer Better Than Us" A Local Maldives Transfer Online Ticket Compnay,

Thank you Lucio & Ciao