Why foreigners like our country more than we do?

The previous posts were about events held in Africa. I don't know much about the culture, but now I am very interested in going there, specially after watching the video.
Thanks to Taptrip,  I could make friends in many countries and I can count on them if I need someone to introduce me the place. This year I've been in France and a brazilian friend took me to hang out in Paris. In Japan a chinese friend went with me to show the shopping area of Tokyo. And both looked more excited than in telling me things about each country people from there. Then, we think: why foreigners like our country more than we do?

This is me with friends. We are all foreigners who love Japan.

According to Ana Gasparoto, Taptripper and student of Tourism in the University of Sao Paulo, people interested in some other country can fall in love for its culture, maybe much more than locals. 
"In Brazil I've met two argentinians who decided to open a youth hostel in Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte. I think both know the city much better than any person who was born and raised in there. (...) After all, outsiders can see things that insiders cannot see." - she said.

And this is me with foreigner friends who live in Brazil and love it much more than I do.

So, maybe I will not be surprised if, after landing in Africa, a russian takes me to have a walk around. Have you also introduced another country to someone or had an outsider who did that for you? So, share your story in the comments! 
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Bus Tour: the best way to enjoy a destination!

Paris, one of the biggest travel destination of the world. The first time I was in there, had no much time to visit everything, but a friend of mine took me to many places as the Eifel Tower, Arc de Triomphe and Champs Elysees. If she had no time to go there with me, another option would be taking a bus tour (like the one in the picture).

Have you already joined those tours? They are very nice! For a cheap price (at least cheaper than a regular tour), the bus takes you and other travelers to the main tourist attractions while the guide tells you more about the city. 

It's a good oportunity to meet people and make new friends (especially if you are traveling alone) and learn more about the destination. I joined a bus tour in Japan which was great, but maybe I missed part of the fun because the guide and the travelers only spoke in japanese and was hard to understand everything.

Anyway, it was fun and now I am joining a tour to Dominican Republic, with a small diference: it's online.

The red bus from Paris and the red bus from Taptrip are also very similar, right?

Via Taptrip App we can join virtual tours to many countries and they are very similar to the regular tours described above: there is a virtual bus and a local guide who uploads pictures and information about the place while the travelers can chat and know each other. 

The app has an automatic translator, so even if the guide and the travelers speak a language different of ours, we can all understand each other. 

So, next time you go abroad, join a bus tour. And next time you use your cell phone, join Taptrip. You will have much fun!


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