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While in the field visit....

Currently Brasilia has 3 million inhabitants.

I will be on the Spirit on August 9 starting in Venice. We will stay at an Accor hotel - Hotel Papadopoli Venezia - MGallery.

In Brasilia for a business trip. Brasilia is the federal capital, located in the middle of the country. It was built in the late 1950’s and inaugurated in 1960 when the capital moved from Rio de Janeiro to Brasilia. It was designed by two architects Oscar Niemeyer and Lucio Costa. Below two photos from the hotel roof top. The TV tower and the soccer stadium.

What´s your guide name? I will be in Zatar as well next August....

Any suggestion for Trieste?

We are considering this tour for next August as well. Can you swim in the falls?

Atlanta was my hub for several years (Delta used to fly from Rio directly to ATL) and I always had a couple of days there. Love the Botanical Garden, the Aquarium, the Zoo (where I could see Pandas) as well as Dr. King Center and many other historical buildings. Great city!

Thank you. I will be in The Spirit next August visiting Croatian ports and your report gives some insites. Any restaurant recomendation in Dubrovnik?

I was considering a holiday cruise on Odyssey. Now I am concerned about the ship. Anyone has cruise at her recently or is going to cruise soon?

Today I visited a conservation area a 1.5-hour drive from Rio de Janeiro to see the Golden Lion tamarin. This an endangered animal that lives only in the woods (Mata Atlantica) of Rio de Janeiro state. By 1970´s, only 200 of them was found in the area. The population was driven to such low amount due to deforestation and hunting. A conservation program was established and now 2,500 individuals can be found in the wild. Due to such increase in the number of Golden Lion tamarin, we can visit the protected area on weekends since mid-2022 (only 60 people each day with guided visit, no free wandering around). This is the first time I have such a lovely encounter.

I went to Ahi last June when I was in Auckland. I liked it.

We have the same experience; we donate at the reception and after that the crew members thank us

I visited Palacio fronteira in 2019 and I liked very much. I do recomend.

And the rest of your trip as well. It seems you had a wonderful trip with Viking as well.

Where can I find your review?

I will be in this area in August, looking forward to your conclusions and visit.

Our plan is to stay on NZ in Jan and Feb (where my daughter lives). I will let you know as soon as we issue our tickets (by june or july).

It is very likelly I will be in NZ by february.

I am on the Spirit. Waiting for your comments.

Any recomendation of what to see and do in Trieste in August is welcomed.

Preparing my next cruise. Any recomendation for the ports of call: Trieste, Zadar, HVAR, Dubrovnik, Split, Opatija? Any recomendation is welcomed.

It is a remote area in the amazon, not a place to tourism. Should you be interested in Amazon, Manaus ie the main city.

On a business trip to the Amazon region. First the river encounter where Rio Negro (black river is clear water) meets the Solimoes river (mud water) and keeps flowing together for several kms. Second the flooded forest which stay under water on the raining season. 20230411_120001.mp4 A historical house in a small city. Sunset in the amazon river.

@jpalbny how do you insert the photos along side the text?