Day One/Arrival: Day Two: Meeting the chief and getting to tour the village of Mpisi: Visiting the local school, Chamabondo. Brayden got to teach a bunch of the kids how to play lacrosse and they just...
History of Zimbabwe
Area 390,580 sq. km (150,804 sq miles) Population 14,150,000 (estimate 2013) Population Density 36.23 per sq. km (2014) Capital Harare – Population: 1.485 million (2012) Currency By April 2009, the Zimbabwe dollar was suspended indefinitely. The government has adopted a...
Okavango Delta Photo Blog (Botswana)
Our arrival at Xigera Camp in the Okavango Delta: Day One: Our first game drive: Day Two: Day Three and Departure Day: Off to Zimbabwe!
Kalahari Desert Safari Photo Blog
Our welcome to Kalahari Plains Camp in Botswana: Arrival Night: Our first ride out on the afternoon game drive: Seeing the black maned lion for the first time and a visit from a pride of...
Israel Photo Blog – Tel Aviv
Tabgha (near the Sea of Galilee): Sea of Galilee: Nazareth: Saying good-bye to our guide, Harley: Playtime in the Mediterranean: Off to South Africa!
Israel Photo Blog – Jerusalem
”Jerusalem at dusk, when the brusque sundown pulls at your heart and then soothes it,” This Jerusalem said Wiesel, ”miraculously transforms any man into a pilgrim. No one can visit it and leave again unchanged.” (Elie Wiesel) Ein Gedi –...
Jordan Photo Blog
Walking though Old Amman: The Roman theater: The Citadel (ruins, high above Amman): Jerash: Ajloun Castle (they happened to be filming a historical Arab movie while we visited): Dinner with our friends, Yezan and May...
Turkey Photo Blog
We took a ton of photos during our time in Turkey, due to its beauty, history and culture. Here are a few highlights from the Strohs in Turkey. Enjoy! Istanbul The Blue Mosque: Topkapi Palace: ...
Ephesus – The Ancient Greco-Roman City
Our flight touched down in Izmir, Turkey late in the night, after several days in Cappadocia. We lost all sense of where we were (an extremely common occurrence, while on this trip) as we traversed the narrow backstreets and hills...
Cruising the Aegean Sea aboard a gulet
A gulet is, by definition, a large traditional Turkish wooden sailing vessel, made with 2-3 masts that sails the Mediterranean and Aegean Seas. Our boat was the lovely Casa dell’Arte, which is also the name of one of Brandy’s...