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I'm back in Cali, who would have thought so? It wasn't really the plan, but being in Quito I realized it was only a 15 hours bus ride or so to make full circle down here. Not that that was the main reason. I really liked Colombia when I visited a few months ago. In fact it is one of my favorite countries so far on the trip. So why not come back and show the country (at least some of it's cities) to my brother as well. We'll probably visit Medellin (I missed it last time), and may also go to Cartagena and/or Bogotá. It will mean fewer days along the coast of Brazil, but it's not like it is a bad substitute.

Cali is maybe not the nicest city out there, but I still like it. And being a relatively big city, I found the people living here both curious and extremely friendly. Another reason to come back is Chipichape, an outdoors shopping mall with cinemas, bars and restaurants. A shopping center may not sound like much of a reason to visit a city, but last time I was here I found Chipichape to be one of the finest there is. Mainly because of it's great people watching potential. Hardly ever have I been to a better place where you can enjoy a beer while watching unbelievably beautiful girls (yes, that translates to people watching in my book). So, in my opinion, that's a reason good enough to visit a city. And when it also made full circle, we didn't really have an option. We had to visit, it was unavoidable. So that's what we do, we spend the days idling in the city and the nights partying until dawn.




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101.Ok, now it's full circle. - Cali, Colombia Oct 25, 2005 ( This entry has 2 photos 2 )
102.Hey girl, where's your beer goggles??? - Medellin, Colombia Oct 28, 2005 ( This entry has 5 photos 5 )
103.You pick up the soap honey!!! - Cartagena, Colombia Nov 01, 2005 ( This entry has 9 photos 9 )
104.How to blow your travel budget. - Angel Falls and Canaima National Park, Venezuela Nov 05, 2005 ( This entry has 18 photos 18 )
105.Dull town blues. - Boa Vista, Brazil Nov 06, 2005
106.The international bastard syndrome. - Salvador da Bahia, Brazil Nov 10, 2005 ( This entry has 21 photos 21 ) ( Comments 1 )
107.Is that you Gisele? - Arraial d'Ajuda, Brazil Nov 13, 2005 ( This entry has 10 photos 10 )
108.The sweet rodizio. - Búzios, Brazil Nov 18, 2005 ( This entry has 10 photos 10 )
109.The never ending stadium hunt. - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nov 20, 2005 ( This entry has 10 photos 10 )
110.He was high as a kite and had evil eyes. - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Nov 27, 2005 ( This entry has 8 photos 8 )
111.The hidden places. - Paraty and Trindade, Brazil Dec 01, 2005 ( This entry has 29 photos 29 )
112.Wayne's World all over again. - São Paulo, Brazil Dec 04, 2005 ( This entry has 7 photos 7 )
113.Guaraná Heaven. - Florianópolis, Brazil Dec 08, 2005 ( This entry has 7 photos 7 )
114.Devil's Throat walkway. - Iguazu Falls, Brazil Dec 10, 2005 ( This entry has 24 photos 24 ) ( Comments 4 )
115.Yo soy de Boca señor... - Buenos Aires, Argentina Dec 11, 2005 ( This entry has 14 photos 14 )
116.Fake ones will be sniggered at. - Punta del Este, Uruguay Dec 15, 2005 ( This entry has 7 photos 7 )
117.La Bombonera. - Buenos Aires, Argentina Dec 20, 2005
118.Fame at last, don't know about shoestring though. - Buenos Aires, Argentina Dec 27, 2005
119.No Norwegian julegran as far as the eye can see. - Buenos Aires, Argentina Jan 05, 2006 ( This entry has 33 photos 33 )
120.King for a day, ...or for a week actually. - Punta del Este and La Barra, Uruguay Jan 13, 2006 ( This entry has 51 photos 51 ) ( Comments 1 )

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