Costa Rica in 2013
Helen and I took a delightful trip to Costa Rica with a lovely group of 20 people. The country has an unusually dense animal population because they have made a national goal of Biodiversity and tourism has become their most successful fund generator. We had a great time.
Kenya and Tanzania,
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Helen and I took a Safari trip to Kenya and Tanzania in November 2012. The trip was wonderful. We saw many animals and had the companionship of a group of ten lovely people. This is a trip we may do again.
Kenya and Tanzania,
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Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany in 2012
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Helen and I took a trip to Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany in August 2012. The trip was wonderful. We went specifically to see "The Floriade" in The Netherlands and the "Carpet of Flowers" in Belgium and had the companionship of a group of many lovely people. We added on a three day trip to two towns in Germany where Helen's parents had grown up. This was truly a once in a lifetime experience.
Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany in 2012
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Jordan and Israel 2011
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Helen and I took a group of 10 to Jordan and Israel in November 2011. Our purpose was to visit all of the archaeological sites in these two important countries and to include all of the religious sites of Judaisim, Christianity, Islam and the Bahai religions.
Jordan and Israel 2011
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Iran 2011
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I visited Iran during a couple of weeks in April 2011. The country was very different from what I expected. These two videos make that clear. I had a great chance to interact with the general population and travel throughout the country. Since the children are taught English from an early age in school I spoke with many of them. This was a real eye opening trip.
Iran 2011
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Vietnam and Cambodia 2010
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We visited Vietnam and Cambodia during 15 days in November 2010. We saw many interesting archaeological sights including Ankor Wat, Ankor Thom, the Imperial Citadel and the Forbidden City in Hue. We had a chance to interact with local people and saw museums, ancient bridges and houses, everyday folks at work in the fields and pursuing creative talents in the arts and many, many other interesting things. We hope some day to return to some of these special places.