Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Jim & Kenan in Stonehenge Jim & Kenan on a city tour of London, 2014 Have been to the UK many, many times. First was in college, in 1986. The United Kingdom consists of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Its official name is “The...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Jim & Some Locals in Mazar Sharif, in Northern Afghanistan Country Information: The capital of Afghanistan is Kabul, surrounded by beautiful mountains. About 35 million people live here. Afghanistan’s official languages are Pashto and Dari, though a small portion...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Country Information: The capital is Manama. About 2 million people live here and the official language is Arabic. The dominant religion is Islam. The time zone is 7 hours ahead of EST. Bahrain is unique in that it is a tax-free economy (with exceptions on oil, gas,...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Xian Terracotta Warriors Country Information: The capital of China is Beijing. There are approximately 1.4 billion people living here. The official language of China is Mandarin Chinese, but a variety of other dialects—Cantonese, Wu, Minbei, Minnan,—are officially...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
At the Taj Mahal with Kenan, 2013 Country Information: More than 1.4 billion people live in India, making it ones of the most populated countries in the world. The capital is New Delhi. The official languages are Hindi and English, though there are over 22...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Country Information: Israel, a country only half the size of Lake Michigan! The capital of Israel is Jerusalem. There are approximately 10 million people living here. The official languages of Israel are Hebrew, Arabic, and English. The majority of Israelis practice...
