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December 19, 2020

Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria (1999)

Jordan, Lebanon, and Syria (1999) By Rich Juro This journey occurred in the spring of 1999, during a relatively peaceful time for Lebanon, and before the […]

August 2, 2022

Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh (2000)

Armenia and Nagorno Karabakh By Rich Juro After the trip to Lebanon and Syria, our new friends, the Krans, told us they were going to Armenia. […]

January 1, 2004

New Zealand: The Saga of the Milford Track (2004)

Greetings (or as son Kevin says in Kiwi-speak, “Kia Ora”), We’re back from Down Under and it was (in retrospect) an excellent trip. We started with […]

January 1, 2007

Ethiopia: Baptism of the American Jews (2007)

We were quite excited to sign up for a two-week tour of Ethiopia. The land of the Queen of Sheba, Emperor Haile Selassie, and the Black […]

November 5, 2019

Judit, the Jewish Warrior Queen of Ancient Ethiopia (2007)

Judit, the Jewish Warrior Queen of Ancient Ethiopia By Rich Juro Have you heard of Judit, the lady who overthrew the king of Ethiopia 1000 years […]

November 13, 2023

Libya (2008)

Libya (2008) by Rich Juro Fran and I had an exciting two week trip to Libya in 2008. This was earlier than Colonel Qaddafi’s ouster in […]

February 29, 2020

Central African Republic: Hunting with the Pygmies, Gorilla Love, and Other Stories (2009)

Central African Republic: Hunting with the Pygmies, Gorilla Love, and Other Stories (2009) By Rich Juro I. The Arrival It was with excitement and some trepidation […]

July 7, 2020

IRAN – Visit to the Axis of Evil, and Its Jews (2010)

IRAN – Visit to the Axis of Evil, and Its Jews (2010) By Rich Juro Our visit to Iran was in 2010, after President G.W. Bush […]

January 1, 2012

Tales of the South Pacific: The Marshall Islands and Tonga (2012)

Fran‘s Namesake City and The Almost-Absolute Monarchy The Marshall Islands We just had to go to the Republic of the Marshall Islands. We hadn‘t been there, […]