Top 5 beaches in the world according to Taptrip!

This week the Autumn has started and many people in countries like United States, Canada and Japan had to say good bye to Summer and beach days. There are famous beaches in those countries like Miami and Myrtle, but do you know other beautiful beaches in other countries too?
Last time I listed the breakfasts of the main countries of Taptrip. This time I will introduce the most famous beach of each destination.
1) INDIA: Agonda Beach - a good place for sunbathing and swimming. There are not many tourists and no WIFI, so you should go there if your only intention is relaxing.  

2) SAUDI ARABIA: Jeddah Beach - unfortunately many beaches of this country are covered with concrete, for this reason many five stars hotels & resorts have own private beaches for their guests. However, you can still find places as Jeddah which is full of people, buggies and jet skies on the weekends.

3) ALGERIA: Doumia Beach - is a rocky, mid-sized natural beach with crystal blue waters situated in the region of Tipaza in the northern Algeria. Usually many people go there to fish.

4) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Punta Cana Beach - the country is full of beaches and balnearios, which face both the Caribbean and Atlantic. For this reason, has been a popular tourist destination for many years and Punta Cana is one of the most favorite destinations.

5) BRAZIL: Ipanema - not just the Carnival is famous in this country, but also the beaches. One that attract many tourists along the year is Ipanema which became worldwide famous thanks to the song 'Girl from Ipanema composed by Tom Jobim and Vinicius de Moraes.

Have you been in some of those beaches? So, leave a comment telling your experience! And if you took pictures, share them in Taptrip!
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What are you doing in your country right now?

September 22th (Sunday). Mike, who lives in New York, came back home just in time to watch the Emmy which started at 08h00pm. He couldn't wait to see and discuss the results with his friend Paresh who lives in India...but, he had to wait a couple of hours because was 05h30 am in New Delhi and his buddy was still sleeping.
A few hours after, Paresh woke up at 09h00am as usual to have a traditional indian breakfast: eat idli, vada and dosa coupled with chutney and sambar. At this same time, Mike was starring a view of the Big Apple from the window.
It's funny how our activities can change according to the time zone and how they can change according to each country. Mike doesn't have breakfast at same time as Paresh and probably do not eat the same thing. Paresh also cannot appreciate a night view similar to New Yorrk at same time as Mike. 

For this reason, Taptrip wants to know what users are doing according to their time zones and the place where they live. From today on, your virtual trip`s screen will change the color if it's morning, afternoon and evening. This way, when you join or guide a tour, you can upload pictures of activities done in your country during the day and night.
Then, you can check what Paresh is eating and what Mike is staring at same time. Download Taptrip and have fun all the time! 
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Foreigners as guides of your country: is that really unusual?

Salvador, Bahia, one of the most famous tourist destinations of Brazil. My parents went to watch a presentation of Olodum, an afro-brazilian music group which became popular in the whole world after making a video clip with Michael Jackson. After watching the show, my parents were attended by a guide who was going to tell them more details about afro-brazilian culture. They were expecting to meet someone local, but surprisingly the guide was from Netherlands and spoke a very good portuguese.

For some people it may be strange to have the own country introduced by a foreigner, but for other people it's not that unusual. According to Ana Gasparotto, student  of Tourism in University of São Paulo, ''people interested in knowing more about other country can end loving it''. 

For her, there are many reasons why a foreigner decides to be the guide of some other country, like: the opportunity to show the country from other point of view, having a public excited to hear his / her stories or even giving something back to the country which welcomed him / her very well. 

Mariano Copes is one of them. He is from Argentina, but has been living in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for four years. According to him, the local geography can be the main influence when someone decides to live somewhere abroad. His cousin, for example, went to United States to be a temporary ski instructor, but liked it so much that decided to stay and guide people who go there to practice this sport.

So, you don't need to be a native to be a guide of somewhere. You only need to like, have a good knowledge and interest about the place. 

Are you currently living abroad and would like to show how much you admire the country where you are staying in? You can be a guide in Taptrip and show it to the whole world! Many people are looking foward to read your stories too. 


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