It already seems like a dream; a blur of energy that took us from Australia to Antarctica and seemingly everywhere in between. I’ll never forget the memories, the smiles, the challenges, the friends and all of the shared love...
Best Of – Lists From Our Stroh World Trip
Best new friends • Brad: Dorje, Kevin, the Cohens (Jerusalem), Yazen’s family (Aman), the Reade kids (Sao Paolo) • Brandy: Dorje, Kevin & Finn, Sarah & Arthur, Betzalel’s Family • Brayden: Finn and Sarah • Brooke: Sarah, or the...
African Safari – Video
Here are some videos we captured across our travels through Botswana (Kalahari, Okavango Delta), Zimbabwe (Elephant Camp, Victoria Falls) and South Africa (Kruger/Singita, Sabi Sands) in many game parks. We loved everywhere we visited in Africa and we will...
Victoria Falls Leap (Zipline and Gorge Jumps)
So, this was terrifying and exhilarating. The kids dragged their parents out to the edge of the gorge cliff, and…
Botswana History and Overview
Area: 231,804 sq mi) Botswana has shared boundaries with Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia. Population: 2,021,000 Capital: Gaborone (231,592 residents). Geography: The Kalahari Desert occupies a 70% part of the country. The Okavango Delta lies in the northwestern part of Botswana and it is...
Turkish Delights: Cappadocia Experiences
We spent several days exploring Cappadocia, in the central part of Turkey. It’s a dream-like landscape that looks literally out of this world. Thousands of little smoke-stack spires rise from the desert moonscape with little basalt caps on them that...
Call to prayer – witnessing a Muslim prayer service at a mosque in central Sinasos
On our journey, we have now been to a Christian church, Hindu temple, Buddhist monastery (many!) and really wanted to experience a Muslim prayer service inside of a mosque. As Brayden shared in his post, but a quick refresher...
Whirling Dervishes at historical Carevanserai
At times on this trip, I have thought we were whirling dervishes, spinning around our voyage and living deeply immersed in each and every moment with no care or concern for anything other than what comes next… I now realize...