How do I start the Living Story?
Look at the achievements and look at Dulfys guide:
http://dulfy.net/2013/05/14/gw2-secrets-of-southsun-achievement-guide/
Then do all the achievements and after that have fun farming the mobs with the buffs you can get(MF or gold buff) or leave the map and do other stuff.
At least that’s what I’m going to do later… haven’t played yesterday and I always only play with guides cause it is faster and I don’t want to spend hours looking for something(which certainly is NOT fun).
Kiel has informed you, to talk to Levvi, who is marked no your map (Living story quest star).
I actually like looking for stuff on my own, without guides. Found all samples in under 1,5 hours. To me a giude is like skipping content, but that’s just me. Of course, if I am completly stuck, I use one too.