Travels

January 3, 2020

The Best WWII Refuge for Jews in Occupied Europe Was…Albania??

The Best WWII Refuge for Jews in Occupied Europe Was…Albania?? By Rich Juro Yes, the title statement is true.  Here’s the story of the only Nazi-occupied […]
November 5, 2019

Journey to Tajikistan, and the Connections…

Journey to Tajikistan, and the Connections… With UNO, No Frills, and Access Bank (2014) By Rich Juro During our recent visit to the remote nation of […]
November 5, 2019

Judit, the Jewish Warrior Queen of Ancient Ethiopia

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 […]
January 1, 2019

Liberia and Sierra Leone (2018 – 2019)

Fran&Rich’s Excellent Adventures in Liberia and Sierra Leone (With Stays at the Mamba Point and Mammy Yoko Hotels) by Rich Juro (2018-19) Fran signed us up […]
January 1, 2018

Djibouti and Eritrea (2018)

Our Visits to Djibouti and Eritrea Where Are They? What’s to Do?  Dinner with the “Ambassador”;  And 1 Jew = 1 Synagogue? (2018) By Rich Juro […]
January 1, 2018

Congo (2018)

The ABC’s of a Visit to the Congo: A=Adventure  B=Bonobos  C=Chabad  By Rich and Fran Juro (2018)   Our friend Brian, who conducts safaris in Zimbabwe […]
January 1, 2014

East Timor, Nauru and Tuvalu (2014)

Fran & Rich’s Journey to Hell and Back: East Timor, Nauru, and Tuvalu The Beginning of the Journey     Our travel agent, Audrey, named this the trip […]
January 1, 2014

Moldova and Transnistria Memoir (2014)

Our Trip to Moldova and the Breakaway Republic of Transnistria (2014) By Rich Juro Fran and I journeyed to Moldova in southeastern Europe because it was […]
January 1, 2013

The “Stans”: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan (2013)

There are actually 5 “Stans”.  The ones listed in the title above, plus Tajikistan. They are located in Central Asia, south of Russia and west of […]