Saiyen is an active learner and traveler. Throughout their contributions and reviews, you'll find a wide array of details that give others a chance to better understand the locale. On a recent trip to Bandarban in Bangladesh, Saiyen highlighted accessible routes in a hilly area that makes it possible for others to explore.

What is your favorite place, experience, photo or video you contributed to Google Maps this year?
This year I have traveled to several places. One of them is the Bandarban tour. Bandarban is a popular tourist spot in Bangladesh. I love to travel and contribute to tourist places. Since Bandarban is a hilly area, many people cannot go even if they want to because of various physical limitations, so I always try to highlight accessibility.

What advice do you have for other Local Guides?
Usually when we take a picture, Google Maps gives us a suggestion, whether we want to add it to the map or not. Many times people mistakenly add personal photos, or photos that do not follow the rules of Google Maps. My request to Local Guides: remove inappropriate pictures or report them.

What do you like most about the Local Guides community?
Communication is the most important thing in today's world. We can now communicate with people from different cultures from all over the world. As we can learn about their culture, we can also share about our culture within the Local Guides community.

What makes a place or experience worth rating/reviewing?
The Local Guide community is a platform where we can connect and share with others from different countries and learn about various subjects.

What is your favorite feature of Google Maps?
My favorite features in Google Maps are the Follow feature and Local Updates. Since the addition of these two features, we've had more opportunities to connect with Local Guides from different countries. This allows us to see their contributions, which gives us an idea of new places and inspires us to make quality contributions.

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