Travels

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 […]
July 7, 2020

Europe on $5.00 a Day: True Stories

Europe on $5.00 a Day: True Stories By Rich & Fran Juro Madrid and Tangier It was July, 1966. I had just taken the NY Bar […]
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 […]
July 7, 2020

Micronesia: Yap, Chuuk, Ifaluk, and Pohnpei – Stone Money, Underwater Airplanes, and More

Micronesia: Yap, Chuuk, Ifaluk, and Pohnpei – Stone Money, Underwater Airplanes, and More By Rich Juro Micronesia is an island nation in the western Pacific, kind […]
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 […]