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I've spent almost a week in Chicago in late April, and was surprised to find out how friendly and polite locals can be. Upon entering a shop, I was invariably greeted with a happy-sounding "Hello, how's your day?" or something similar.

I have travelled to other English-speaking destinations before, but this was the first time I ever came accross such behaviour. I guess that may be a Midwestern trait and for a tourist it felt quite welcoming, even though I know they are not really interested in the reply. 

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Just finished filling in the forms to request the Canadian visa for a trip to Quebec on spring. Gee, they ask so many useless questions, like the full date of birth of each and every person you plan to visit. Well, is that visit, like, to stay with as a guest, or just having a cup of tea at someone's place also count? Nay, you wouldn't know, because the forms are totally dumb and the official websites that should answer to that kind of question simply don't. And don't even dream of ringing the embassy!

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The first time I went to Paris I fell deeply in love with the city. A few years later, when I finally got to visit Rome, I also went madly in love with the Italian capital. I’ve come back to both a few times, in different trips, but I could never really decide which one I liked best. Well, now I have just come back from a trip to both Paris and Rome, I have to admit that, in the end, Paris is winning by a nose.

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[This post is in Portuguese. English version to follow soon] 

Dizem que a sucuri, depois de engolir uma presa grande, passa dias ou mesmo semanas sem se mover, até digerir completamente o pobre do animal capturado.

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So I'm back from nearly one month around East Asia, the furthest I've ever been from home in Brazil. I was travelling with 9 friends and hardly had the time to write my own travel journal (as I like to do when I'm travelling by myself), let alone blog or update Wikitravel articles on the go, but it was a trip I definitely loved.