2022
Big Buddha (Wat Phra Yai), Bangkok
The Big Budha in Bangkok!
I took this photo of The Big Buddha at the entrances of the Big Buddha (Wat Phra Yai), Bangkok during my visit to Bangkok way back in the year 2016. I have shared this photo on Google Map just a month ago and considered to be the star photo gaining me 398K of views.
The change in star photo's views in last EIGHT cycles:
Date Star views Change in Star Views
22-May-2023 3,98,132 ----
30-June-2023 10,01,240 6,03,108
31-July-2023 17,56,708 7,55,468
31-August-2023 19,72,085 2,15,377
30-September-2023 20,32,202 60,117
01-November-2023 20,86,618 54,416
01-December-2023 21,43,285 56,667
01-January-2024 22,07,968 64,683
PittaRosso, Grifone mall, Bassano del Grappa (VI), Italy
I took this photo in a shopping mall, called “Grifone”, It is the first that was built in our city Bassano del Grappa. Currently there are many of them and the small shops are disappearing. This is kind of sad.
Cortecito Beach, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
This is a screenshot of my current star photo. Shows one of the wonderful beaches of the Dominican Republic.
This is my Star photos taken summer of 2021, 5. june at Starbucks Aker brygge, Oslo Norway. It was a lovely day and i used my samsung s22 to capture this moment. Star view 13949889 is registreted 31.5.2023.
This image was captured at Rodney's Oyster House in Vancouver. It's unclear why it garners significant attention, as it was simply a spontaneous mobile snapshot taken while awaiting my family's arrival.
Date of post: 24.05.2023 views: 10,192
Buddy's Pancit Lucban at Longganisang Lucban, Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines
This is a screenshot of a photo of Buddy's, a well-known restaurant that originated in the province of Quezon. Its design is inspired by the Pahiyas Festival, a thanksgiving celebration for good harvest that is held at Lucban, Quezon every May 15. I was walking by the area doing my usual routine as a Google Local Guide, enjoying and discovering new places. With my Oppo Mirror 5, this was one of the locations I thought of photographing and sharing because of its unique and festive vibe.
Rosario's ComidaMex & Bar San Antonio TX, United States
Here is my updated star photo for. This was a simple photo of a Mexican restaurant we ate at while on vacation. Not sure why it is so popular other than the great colors, my review of my experience wasn't even a good review as our food was not that good lol. Looking forward to seeing how it ranks in 2023!
Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria - Melbourne Gardens
During my trip to Uluru earlier this year I took many photos and wondered how best to share my experience and the photos I took of this magical central Australian location with the world. A good friend of mine suggested that I could look at doing this on Google Maps and shortly after this, in mid June, I joined Google Local Guides. I added my photos of this trip and was surprised at the number of views that these photos attracted and I noticed day by day how different photos were jockeying for my most viewed photo. Not long after the Uluru trip I went to the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria and again took some photos which I also added to Google Maps and my most viewed photo at the end of June was the one shown above. It will be very interesting to see which photo is my most viewed next month.
UPDATED: To see my new star photo please use this link
Sugar Loaf cable car, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Panorama of Rio from the bay to the Christ Redeemer statue.
