Amal loves to use Street View to better understand local businesses and restaurants from afar. On Local Guides Connect, Amal has built an international family that exchanges details on accessibility and local favorites. With over 4,000 edits to various locations on Google Maps, Amal continues to inspire others to include accessibility information in their reviews.

What is your favorite place, experience, photo or video you contributed to Google Maps this year?
My favorite photo I added is of Se Cathedral in Goa. It's a marvelous cathedral built in the 1600's by the Portuguese. That photo got around 12,000 views in two months, which is why it's a favorite for me.

What advice do you have for other Local Guides?
Always work to make the map accessible and inclusive for all. Spend some time editing and updating information on the map, it helps everyone around us.

What do you like most about the Local Guides community?
The Local Guides community is like an international family. I have many friends from this community. It's always inspiring for me to see how helpful and energetic fellow Local Guides are.

What makes a place or experience worth rating/reviewing?
I'm extremely happy to review places or experiences that give me satisfaction. Reviews guide people to the best things. When I review a place, I try to tell others the best and the worst that could happen.

What is your favorite feature of Google Maps?
My favorite feature is Street View. It gives us a real world experience of any location. I always use this feature to explore different places virtually.

Want to learn more about this incredible Local Guide? Check out their contributions on Google Maps and follow them on Connect.