I got my bags packed on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good

in my passport photo.

Oh no.

Amateur Traveler episode 405. Today the Amateur Traveler talks about

crocodiles and jaguars and two cans as we go to the Pantanal in

Brazil.

I know that I should be heading home.

Maybe not, maybe not today. Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Christensen. Before we get into

today's interview I do have one news story for you. Gary Art from

everything everywhere who's been on the show recently and who is my co-host on this

week and travel, brought this one to my attention.

There's a place that you can go and visit Paris and Venice in the same afternoon, and that is in China.

In Sky City and the coastal province of Jeijang, China, they have built

replicas of Paris and also of Venice, including a 300 foot tall Eiffel Tower.

Now we're not just talking about Las Vegas style replicas,

but this really looks like Paris and really looks like Venice.

You have to go check out the show notes on amateur traveler.com to find a link to this

article and check out these pictures they are worth looking at. While you're there you

will also find a review of the Tropicano where I stayed recently when I was in Las Vegas and thanks to

the Tropicana for putting me up in what I think was the nicest hotel room I've ever stayed in.

So if you haven't been to the Tropicana recently check that out for links to both

those stories check out the show notes at amateur traveler.com. I'd like to

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