Croatia Croatia is a beautiful country along the eastern Adriatic coast in Europe. It was part of the former Yugoslavia. People in this area are Slavic, migrating from what is
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Montenegro
Montenegro Montenegro is a small country along the eastern side of the Adriatic Sea. It has tall mountains and deep bays. It is a little smaller than the size of
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Slovenia
Slovenia Slovenia is a small country that ranges from the Alps to the Adriatic Sea. It is part of the European Union and uses the euro for currency. It’s capital
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Bosnia
Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia was settled Slavic people from what is now Poland in the 6th century. It was conquered by the Ottoman Turks and many of the people here
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Machu Picchu
Machu Picchu, Peru While writing about my recent trip to Peru, I thought about my previous trip to Peru when I visited Machu Picchu and the Cusco area. Machu Picchu
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Peru’s Amazon Basin
Rainbow in the Amazon © D. M. DeKraker Amazon Rainforest of Peru Peru’s Amazon Basin, on the eastern side of the Andes mountains, comprises about 60% of Peru. It borders
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Peruvian Pyramids
Huanchaco Beach in Trujillo, Peru with reed boats called caballitos © D. M. DeKraker Northwest Coast of Peru The northwest coast of Peru has a beautiful coastline. Trujillo is on
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Borneo
Proboscis Monkey © D. M. DeKraker Malaysian Borneo Borneo is the third largest island in the world. Located in Asia, it is divided by three governments, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
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Masai Mara Safari
Impala Male at Masai Mara National Reserve © D. M. DeKraker Masai Mara Safari Masai Mara National Reserve in Kenya is 583 square miles. Masai Mara, adjoins the Mara region
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Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda
Silverback Mountain Gorilla Mothers and Babies © D. M. DeKraker Gorilla Trekking in Rwanda Volcanoes National Park Rwanda’s Parc National des Volcans, is where the mountain gorillas live. Thick vegetation
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