Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
Country Information: The capital of Ireland is Dublin and the country’s population is about 5 million (2022). The dominant religion is Roman Catholicism and the official languages are Irish Gaelic and English. Ireland is 4 hours ahead of EST. Jim’s Perspectives:...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
The Grand Canal in Venice Family at the Colosseum in Rome Jim’s Perspectives: Traveling with the family has been the biggest highlight! After 100s of solo journeys around the world it was fun to play tour guide in Germany, Switzerland and Italy. After landing we...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
Riga has a wonderful downtown vibe; imposing St. Peter’s church in the central square Country Information: Latvia, founded in 1918, the capital is Riga and the country’s population is about 2.1 million. The official language is Latvian and the dominant religion...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
The mountainous landlocked principality of Lichtenstein! The country is surrounded by Austria to its East and Switzerland to its West. The capital city is Vaduz. There are approximately 38,000 Liechtensteiners living here (2022). The official language of the country...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
The highlight of my time in Lithuania was visiting the Hill of Crosses Vincas Kudirka Square Country Information: Lithuania gained its independence in 1918. Its capital is Vilnius and the official language is Lithuanian. About 3 million people live in Lithuania. The...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
In front of Patton’s tomb (2022) Country Information: In Luxembourg about 650,000 people live here (2022). The country was founded in 963 and its capital is Luxembourg City. The official languages are French, German, and Luxembourgish and the dominant religion...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
Four of the 100 statues lining the city streets in Skopje, Macedonia Country Information: In the Republic of Macedonia there are approximately 2 million Macedonians living here. The official languages of the country are Macedonian and Albanian. The majority of the...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
Fish massage / exfoliation in Malta Where Apostle Paul was shipwrecked and wrote letters to the early Church Really enjoyed my time in Malta in 2015. First off, started off walking from my hotel through the touristy parts of Valletta, the capital of Malta, a...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
Cleaning up the parks and streets in Moldova for Independence celebration! Took a trip organized by MIR Travel which started out in Moldova, then to Ukraine, on to Belarus, Lithuania, and ended in Latvia. The capital of Moldova is Chișinău. Moldova declared its...
Feb 12, 2018 | Travels
Had a great dinner and time at the casino with the family in 2018 In 2018, my family and I took a Backroads bike trip pedaling from Provence in central/south France all the way to Cannes, on the coast. While in France staying in Cape Ferrat, we decided to hire a...
