Go Loco

[ Episode 6 - Part 2 ]

This is Episode 6 Part 2 of 2 of the Go Loco Podcast!  I'm Kimberly and Graham (Level 8 ~ San Francisco Bay Area) and I'll be your host for this episode. I'll be chatting with Connect Moderator and Local Guide from Australia Paul Pavlinovich!  I've had the pleasure of knowing Paul since 2016 when we were both chosen to be among the first 75 Local Guides to come together in San Francisco for the first summit.  and yes, Paul's beard is a big part of this podcast. If you listen closely you'll hear it! I hope that you will be entertained and informed by this episode.  If you like what we do here, please subscribe and share! 

Coming soon:  Episode 7!  Adrian will be returning to host this episode and it will be all about Connect Live 2019.  Available on April 3, 2019! 

#letsguide #localguides #golocopodcast #localguidesconnect  #CL2019

General requests:

Have something interesting to say or share? Maybe it’s a feedback or comment, tips or suggestions, new ideas/topics we should explore, an exciting meetup/project that we should promote, or maybe it’s just you letting us know how much you love the Local Guides program!?

Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!!

[ Useful Links ]

Paul's Melbourne List

Great Ocean Road List  

CL2019 application

Puffing Billy Railway  

All about Drop Bears

Local Guides program

Local Guides Connect

Go Loco Podcast

[ Credits ]

Host - Kimberly Ann Graham (USA)

Announcements - Linnea (Sweden)

Guests - Paul Pavlinovich & his Beard

Sound editing - Kimberly Ann Graham (USA) with lots of support from Adrian and Pedi

Jingle - Pedi (Singapore)

Cover Art - Kevin (Malaysia)

 Lyrics to our jingle :)

   Go Loco with us, Go Loco with adventure (2x)

   Your unofficial cast to all things Local Guides.

[ Contact Us ]

#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast

[ Episode 6 - Part 1 ]

Wow, I can't believe we made it!  This is Episode 6, Part 1 of 2  of the Go Loco Podcast!  I'm Kimberly and Graham (Level 8 ~ San Francisco Bay Area) and I'll be your host for this episode. I'll be chatting with Connect Moderator and Local Guide from Australia Paul Pavlinovich!  I've had the pleasure of knowing Paul since 2016 when we were both chosen to be among the first 75 Local Guides to come together in San Francisco for the first summit.  and yes, Paul's beard is a big part of this podcast. If you listen closely you'll hear it! I hope that you will be entertained and informed by this episode.  If you like what we do here, please subscribe and share! 

Coming soon:  Episode 7!  Adrian will be returning to host this episode and it will be all about Connect Live 2019.  Available on April 3, 2019! 

#letsguide #localguides #golocopodcast #localguidesconnect  #CL2019

General requests:

Have something interesting to say or share? Maybe it’s a feedback or comment, tips or suggestions, new ideas/topics we should explore, an exciting meetup/project that we should promote, or maybe it’s just you letting us know how much you love the Local Guides program!?

Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!!

[ Useful Links ]

Paul's Melbourne List 

Great Ocean Road List

CL2019 application 

Puffing Billy Railway

All about Drop Bears

Local Guides program

Local Guides Connect

Go Loco Podcast

[ Credits ]

Host - Kimberly Ann Graham (USA)

Announcements - Linnea (Sweden)

Guests - Paul Pavlinovich & his Beard

Sound editing - Kimberly Ann Graham (USA) with lots of support from Adrian and Pedi

Jingle - Pedi (Singapore)

Cover Art - Kevin (Malaysia)

 Lyrics to our jingle :)

   Go Loco with us, Go Loco with adventure (2x)

   Your unofficial cast to all things Local Guides.

[ Contact Us ]

#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast

[ Episode 5 - Part 2 ]

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Go Loco Podcast! In this podcast we have broken down the episodes into two parts - Part 1 and Part 2. Part 2 contains the responses of Local Guides to the following 4 questions. 

     1. What does International Women's Day mean to you?

     2. What are your thoughts on how women and girls are represented through current media?

     3. Which feature do you use the most in Google Maps and why?

     4. If you could request a new feature in Google Maps that would help make the world much safer for women, what would it be?

As in Part 1, the topic for this podcast is International Women's Day! We have a bucket load of responses from listeners and are thrilled to feature them here! Thank you so much for submitting your amazing responses!! For everyone else, please have a listen to this podcast and join us on Connect for more discussions on IWD 2019!!  If you like what we do here, subscribe and share! 

#letsguide #localguides #golocopodcast #IWD2019 #BalanceForBetter

Episode 6 requests:

Join Kimberly Ann Graham for episode 6, available March 20th! Kim will be joined by her special guest Paul Pavlinovich from Melbourne Australia! We're sure you all know Paul as an all-star Connect Moderator but there's a lot more going on behind that big bushy beard of his!  Let's see what he has planned for 2019!

General requests:

Have something interesting to say or share? Maybe it’s a feedback or comment, tips or suggestions, new ideas/topics we should explore, an exciting meetup/project that we should promote, or maybe it’s just you letting us know how much you love the Local Guides program!?

Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!!

[ Useful Links ]

#LikeAGirl ad campaign 

International Women's Day (official website) <-- tons of useful information!

Local Guides program

Local Guides Connect

Go Loco Podcast

[ Credits ]

Host - Vandana (India)

Guests - Traci (US), Maria (Australia), Archit (India), Anthony (Spain), Kim (US), Pavel (Malaysia), Salmaan (India), Linnea (Sweden), Pooja (India), Omer (Malaysia), Adrian (UK)

Sound editing - Adrian (UK)

Jingle - Pedi (Singapore)

Cover Art - Kevin (Malaysia)

[ Contact Us ]

#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast

Lyrics to our jingle :)

   Go Loco with us, Go Loco with adventure (2x)

   Your unofficial cast to all things Local Guides.

[ Episode 5 - Part 1 ]

Welcome to the fifth episode of the Go Loco Podcast! In this podcast we have broken down the episodes into two parts - Part 1 and Part 2. In Part 1, we are interviewing Priyanka from India and Aiman from Pakistan, for a special feature on International Women's Day!! This is such an important celebration and we feel that Local Guides have an important role to play too! We are, after all, global ambassadors! So what are you waiting for? Listen to this podcast and join us on Connect for more discussions on IWD 2019!!  If you like what we do here, subscribe and share! 

#letsguide #localguides #golocopodcast #IWD2019 #BalanceForBetter

Episode 6 requests:

Join Kimberly Ann Graham for episode 6, available March 20th! Kim will be joined by her special guest Paul Pavlinovich from Melbourne Australia! We're sure you all know Paul as an all-star Connect Moderator but there's a lot more going on behind that big bushy beard of his!  Let's see what he has planned for 2019!

General requests:

Have something interesting to say or share? Maybe it’s a feedback or comment, tips or suggestions, new ideas/topics we should explore, an exciting meetup/project that we should promote, or maybe it’s just you letting us know how much you love the Local Guides program!?

Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!!

[ Useful Links ]

#LikeAGirl ad campaign 

International Women's Day (official website)

[ Episode 4 ]

Welcome to our fourth episode of the Go Loco Podcast! In this episode, we are interviewing Nunung, Local Guides from Indonesian! She was an attendee at Connect Live 2018 and also a moderator on the Local Guides Connect forum! We had a fantastic time chatting about Local Guides Connect, the official forum for all Local Guides, Connect Live 2018, Google Maps, and more!!

Episode 5 requests:

Our next episode will be hosted by Vandana from India! She’s doing a special feature on International Women’s Day with a chat with two mystery guests! We would also love to hear your thoughts about this important day and we have a set of prompts to help you out. Check out the link below and we look forward to receiving your responses!

General requests:

Have something interesting to say or share? Maybe it’s a feedback or comment, tips or suggestions, new ideas/topics we should explore, an exciting meetup/project that we should promote, or maybe it’s just you letting us know how much you love the Local Guides program!?

Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!!

[ Useful Links ]

LetsGuide Podcast Connect Post

2nd European Meet Up

100th Bangladesh Meet Up

2019 Annual 36 Photowalk

Episode 5 Promo Connect Post

Local Guides program 

Local Guides Connect

Go Loco Podcast

[ Credits ]

Host - Shirley (Canada)

Announcements - Adrian (UK)

Guest - Nunung (Indonesia)

Sound editing - Adrian (UK)

Jingle - Pedi (Singapore)

Cover Art - Kevin (Malaysia)

[ Contact Us ]

#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast

[ Episode 3 ]

Welcome to our third episode of the Go Loco Podcast! In this episode, we are interviewing Pedi and Julien, Local Guides from Singapore! They were both attendees at Connect Live 2018! We had a fantastic time chatting about food, Singapore itself, awesome tips for making your video application, what Chinese New Year is like in Singapore and so much more!

Episode 4 requests:

Our next episode will be hosted by Shirley from Canada! She will be joined by Argentinian Local Guides Valeria and Farid! All three are Connect Moderators, volunteers chosen by Google to help moderate the Connect forum! Find out more about Connect and how to be an awesome active contributor there! Drop us your comments on Connect, the things you are happy with and what could be improved! And questions about moderating are also more than welcomed!

General requests:

Have something interesting to say or share? Maybe it’s a feedback or comment, tips or suggestions, new ideas/topics we should explore, an exciting meetup/project that we should promote, or maybe it’s just you letting us know how much you love the Local Guides program!?

Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!!

 

[ Useful Links ]

2019 Annual 36 Photowalk 

Visit Singapore (official Singapore tourism site) 

Chinese Zodiac

Chinese New Year song (full clip)

Local Guides program 

Local Guides connect

Go Loco Podcast

[ Credits ]

Host - Adrian (UK)

Guest - Pedi, Julien (Singapore)

Sound editing - Pedi (Singapore)

Jingle - Pedi (Singapore)

Cover Art - Kevin (Malaysia)

[ Contact Us ]

#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast

[ Episode 2 ]

Welcome! In this episode, we are interviewing Vandana, a Local Guide from Bangalore, India who was an attendee at Connect Live 2018! Find out more about her passion for travelling, her views on the Local Guides program and her experiences at Connect Live. Plus, a special shout out to all Indians celebrating India’s Republic Day on 26th January! 

Our next episode will feature two Local Guides from Singapore; Pedi and Julien! As we learn more about Singapore and the coming Chinese New Year celebrations, they will also share their thoughts and experiences of Connect Live! Send us your questions for this two, on anything related to Local Guides/Connect Live or if you want to know more about Singapore/Chinese New Year! 

Have something interesting to say or share? Record your thoughts in an audio file and send them to us via email! Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! Keep it brief, no swearing and make sure your voice can be heard clearly!

[ Useful Links ]

2nd European wide meet-up in Ghent, Belgium 

One Accessibility initiative 

Connect article on Vandana 

Colin O’Brady’s Instagram account 

Vandana’s list of visited countries 

Vandana’s list of hostels she’s stayed in 

Vandana’s Connect Live application video 

Vandana’s playlist for Connect Live videos 

Local Guides program 

Local Guides Connect 

Go Loco Podcast 

[ Credits ]

Host - Adrian (UK)

Guest - Vandana (India)

Sound editing - Pedi (Singapore)/Adrian (UK)

Jingle - Pedi (Singapore)

Cover Art - Kevin (Malaysia)

[ Contact Us ]

#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast

[ Episode 1 ]

Welcome to the very first episode of the Go Loco Podcast! Listen in as we tell you a bit more about ourselves, how we came up with this podcast, the Local Guides program and what is in store for the future! 

Episode 2 requests:

Send us questions for our next guest

Let us know how many countries you have visited so far

Share with us a memorable travel experience that is perhaps related to Google Maps or Local Guides

General requests:

Send us your feedback and comments

Let us know how we can improve

Send us suggestions for new episodes/topics

Tell us about you and the Local Guides program

Tell us about a cool meet-up/project that you are hosting

Don't forget that if you're using the Anchor app to listen to this podcast, you can leave voicemails for us! Or record your messages on any app of your choice and email the audio file to us! Please include in your message, who you are, where you are from and your Local Guides level! And keep it brief, no swearing and no /minimal background noise! 

Kudos to Pedi for the jingle and to my awesome brother, Kevin for the cover art! :)

[ Useful Links ]

Local Guides program 

Local Guides Connect 

Go Loco Podcast 

[ Hosts ]

Adrian (Malaysia/UK), Kim (USA), Shirley (Canada), Pedi (Singapore), Vandana (India)

[ Contact Us ]

#letsguide #localguides #localguidesconnect #golocopodcast