Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Beautiful Ljubljana, Slovenia, 2015 Kutrubes Travel planned an exquisitely complicated tour for me through “eastern” Europe, and loved my time in Slovenia. The highlight of Slovenia, is just walking through its spectacular downtown. If there is a more...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
At Las Ramblas in Barcelona I think I’ve been to Spain more than any other country in the world (excluding Mexico, Jamaica and the Bahamas, Costa Rica, where I used to work.) I spent two summer studying Spanish in the coastal city of Malaga, and have traveled...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Beautiful Tivoli Gardens in Sweden, 1992 Country Information: The capital city of Sweden is Stockholm. Approximately 10 million Swedes live here, and the official language is Swedish, but Saami and Finnish are also spoken. The majority of the population practices...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Incredible vistas through out Switzerland! Country Information: The capital of Switzerland is Bern. There are approximately 8.5 million people living here. The official languages of Switzerland are German, French, and Italian. The majority of Swiss practice Roman...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
Country Information: The capital of Turkey is Ankara. There are approximately 81 million people living here. The official language of Turkey is Turkish, but Kurdish is also spoken. The majority of Turks are Muslim, mostly Sunni. Jim’s Perspectives: Have been to...
Feb 8, 2018 | Travels
In the Ukraine in front of a Soviet ICBM, 2015 Many types of ICBMs in the Ukraine Country Information: There are roughly 45 million Ukrainians, and the official language is Ukrainian, but Russian is a regional language, meaning more than 10% of the population speaks...
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...
