Hello hello! Finally, the results of the Google Local Guides Challenge is already out! You will see the top 6 above (yes, a sixth city was able to make it to the top list), without our home city Dubai sadly.But actually, that's ok! I haven't really shared the awesome experience I had with 70 plus people who attended the meet, have I not? So here it is!
A few weeks back, I asked everyone's help to get our home city Dubai to into the top list of cities contributing photos and reviews on Google maps - I shared it all here.
To our surprise, 115 plus registered and 70 plus attended with over 20 different nationalities - what a huge group! We initially started with 53 at the meet up point and more people joined during the photowalk.
Preparations
If you have been following our journey on
Instagram, Carl and Salman helped
organise this photo walk. We also had the Igers Dubai community invite
instagrammers to participate - that's why the group grew this big.
The goal of the #LocalGuidesDubai Instameet is to welcome
new people in the active Instagram community and to encourage them to
participate with community meets like this. We aimed to get the community be
involved in becoming a Local Guide – to post as many photos and reviews of
places and facilities in our city (Dubai) on Google Maps so we can be included
in the top 5 cities in the Local Guides Challenge initiated by
Google.
And since we have pushed this well enough on our social
networks, our mini-walk was also supported by our friends from the Dubai
Tourism, they were super generous and gave us several giveaways for us to
keep!
Old Dubai Photo Walk Route
Can't get enough of the beauty of Old Dubai. #mydubai #Localguidesdubai @google @googlemaps
Our route was summarised in this video made by Anjo Mercado of @talesandwaves. We gathered the group in front of Al Ras Metro Station (Green Line) – Gold Souq Exit 2 and this is where we had our group photo taken.
Our walk was divided in two parts: first part was Deira creek side where we passed by Heritage House/Ahmadiya School moving towards Choitram so we can reach the Gold Souq. From Gold Souq, we went towards Spice Souq and met at the Abra station to cross the creek.
The second part was from the Abra Station infront of Bank of Baroda towards Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood (formerly known as Al Bastakiya). The points of interests that we have visited are the pathways of Bur Dubai Souq towards Grand Mosque, Creekside Café area, Dubai Museum, Arabian Tea House Café, Coffee Museum, Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood and finally met at XVA Gallery to chill and relax.
The Results
Over 300 photos were produced on Instagram and hundreds of photos on Google maps, try to search for #localguidesdubai and you will see the beautiful creations of our community! We even got featured on several channels like Khaleej Times and #MyDubai Instagram page, amazing!
We might have missed it to the top list but one thing is
for sure - a small community of Local Guides in Dubai has been born. We aim to
grow this family so we can later on meet more people and encourage them show the
beauty of our city the way we, the residents, see it - share ideas, and be
recognised by Google Local Guides team so we too can get invites to their epic
events or who knows, be on the next Google Local Guides Summit!
Oh and by the way, we are cooking up another meet-up on
Dec. 2 or 3. Please do follow our social channels
through #localguidesdubai to keep you updated
on our next meets. For now, let me share with you my faves from the IG meet held
previously. See you around Dubai!
🗺 G O E X P L O R E We participated in @Google's #LocalGuidesChallenge & explored Old Dubai with @MyDubai. Thank you, @JoyCaasi for organizing! See the instameet: #LocalGuidesDubai.
@dimitridxb experienced historical travel - #MyDubai-style! #LocalGuidesDubai #LocalGuidesChallenge #HiddenGems
@albane_vlt explored ancient spirituality found in the #MyDubai streets of the old city. 🌙 #LocalGuidesDubai #LocalGuidesChallenge #HiddenGems
A very Happy Diwali from @lam.ya.alshamsi and #MyDubai.
We joined #Instameet for the first time today! Three hours of rediscovering Old Dubai is fun yet never enough. There's so much more to see, but first let me grab a cup of coffee! 💙 #CoffeeMuseum #Bastakiya #LocalGuidesDubai @mydubai #myDubai #localguideschallenge
// Saturday are all about soaking up moments of beauty! Big thanks to @joycaasi , Carl and Saluhee!! // . . . . . #shotoniphone6s #justgoshoot #wanderlust #ig_mood #igmasters #passionpassport #vsco #EyeEm #LocalGuidesDubai #LocalGuidesChallenge
Other side of Dubai ❤️
// Revisited the old side of @Dubai this morning. What's your favorite spot in your city? • #localguidesdubai #dubaitag #iphoneonly @googlemaps
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy. #mydubai #localguidesdubai #localguideschallenge #igersdubai #communityfirstdubai #discover_uae #streetphotography #exploretheworld #igers #uae #passionpassport
My long overdue tour through Old Dubai. Definitely a newfound appreciation and love for this city! #dubai #mydubai #localguidesdubai #localguideschallenge
But in your dreams, whatever they be... Dream a little dream of me ✨
Normal people have no idea how beautiful the darkness is. ✨ #LocalGuidesDubai #LocalGuidesChallenge #deira #dubaicreek #mydubai #streetphotography #gramthegrammers In 📸 : @jullzbek
Two old friends. • • #LocalGuidesChallenge #LocalGuidesDubai #igersdubai #vscocam #vscogood #vscophile #vscodaily #vscodubai #vscoph #vscophilippines #mydubai #shotoniphone6s #communityfirstUAE
#instameet #yesterday with @igersdubai #localguidesdubai #localguideschallenge #mydubai #igersdubai #google #creekside #dubaicreek #olddubai #pigeons @wethefoodsters
Just walking away #discoverUAE #discoverDubai . . . . . #LocalGuidesDubai #LocalGuidesChallenge @google and @googlemaps.
Pic #2 | Tags #dubai #dxb #portraitphotography #mydubai #portraits #uae #streets #portrait #asian #localguidesdubai #portraitpage |
Heritage House • #myDubai #Dubai
| Baniyas Square • 🚲
Striking, amidst all the hues.
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