Travels – Fran & Rich's Travel Adventures

November 13, 2023

To the North Pole on the Yamal (1998)

To the North Pole on the Yamal (1998) By Rich and Fran Juro For some unknown reason, we decided to head to the North Pole at […]

November 13, 2023

Jewish Diaspora We Have Met in Africa and South America

Jewish Diaspora We Have Met in Africa and South America Rich & Fran Juro In our travels around the world, we have seen Jews and synagogues […]

November 13, 2023

Memories of Ukraine (1966 and 2001)

Memories of Ukraine (1966 and 2001) by Rich Juro The war in Ukraine stirred up our memories of Fran and my two visits to that beseiged […]

November 13, 2023

Exploring the Upper Amazon (1975)

Exploring the Upper Amazon (1975) By Rich Juro Fran and I were 33 years old. We asked ourselves: why not visit Machu Picchu in Peru, the […]

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 […]

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. […]

May 19, 2022

Finland’s Jews: Were They Really Fighting Alongside the Germans in WW II?

Finland’s Jews: Were They Really Fighting Alongside the Germans in WW II? By Rich Juro Yes, But…Here’s the Rest of the Story: Some time ago, Fran […]

December 19, 2020

Komodo and Sulawesi: Boogeymen, Big Snails, Bigger Dragons and the Biggest Funerals

Komodo and Sulawesi: Boogeymen, Big Snails, Bigger Dragons and the Biggest Funerals By Rich Juro Fran and I first journeyed to Indonesia about 35 years ago […]

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 […]