Travels – Page 3 – Fran & Rich's Travel Adventures

November 13, 1998

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 […]

December 19, 1999

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, 2000

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 […]

February 5, 2007

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, 2008

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 […]

January 29, 2009

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, 2010

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 […]