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hbanziger
Aug 22, 20182 min read
B + 24 : An Encore - Herodium Visit
Yesterday was supposedly my last blog but I have my boarding pass already for the afternoon flight to Switzerland. How am I going to...
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hbanziger
Aug 20, 20182 min read
B + 23 : Masada - a Palace and a Symbol
There is no sailing any longer and we deviated quite a bit yesterday from our original goal to explore Venetian trade routes. But given...
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hbanziger
Aug 19, 20182 min read
B + 21 / 22 : Jerusalem
It is Saturday morning - time to say Bye to Carpe Diem V, our home for the last three weeks Our boat is now heading home - by mid next...
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hbanziger
Aug 17, 20182 min read
B + 20 : Give Caesar what is Caesar's
Last day on the boat today - tomorrow morning the trip is officially over. The Carpe Diem V has to return to Turkey which will take about...
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hbanziger
Aug 15, 20182 min read
B + 19 : Tel Aviv - Jaffa : Not going further south
We arrived today at the further most southern point of our trip this year: Herzliya Marina - 15 min north of Tel Aviv. The Carpe Diem is...
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hbanziger
Aug 14, 20182 min read
B + 18 : "This is Israeli Navy ..."
Not being able to leave from Famagusta meant we had to round the tail of Cyprus before heading south towards Israel. It would take us 21...
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hbanziger
Aug 13, 20183 min read
B + 17 : A Blue Print for our Exchanges and two Gothic Mosques
After an early night yesterday we got up at 6.30 am this morning and left at 9.00 am for our tour through Cyprus. We decided to skip...
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hbanziger
Aug 12, 20182 min read
B + 16 : Crossing to Cyprys
Whilst we had our passport stamped at midnight, the Carpe Diem V was not allowed to leave the harbour before 6 am in the morning. We thus...
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hbanziger
Aug 11, 20182 min read
B + 15 : Vespasian's Tunnel
Today we are going to visit one of the engineering wonders of this world that is mentioned almost nowhere. We are going to Seleucia...
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hbanziger
Aug 10, 20182 min read
B + 14 : Saint Peter's Church in Antioch
This morning we left the Carpe Diem V behind in the new yacht port of Iskenderun (former Alexandria ad Issue) to drive in one of the...
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hbanziger
Aug 9, 20182 min read
B + 13 : How Marco Polo found the time to dictate his adventures and publish a book
What a splendid morning to wake up. The sea was very calm and we could see Yumurtalik or Laiazzo in the distance. In 1294, Venice and...
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hbanziger
Aug 8, 20182 min read
B + 12 : Alexander's Launch Site to Victory
It is going to be a long, open-water sailing day today. To avoid the industrial port and town of Mersin we decided to sail straight east....
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hbanziger
Aug 7, 20183 min read
B + 11 : Theodosian Walls in the Mediterranean and an ancient ship yard on Dana Island
As we head further east, the distances are getting longer. We are now in the eastern part of Turkey. There are no leisure boats any...
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hbanziger
Aug 6, 20182 min read
B + 10 : User Guide for a Roman Port - the Kelenderis Mosaic
It is going be an easier day today. We aim for the Kelendris or Ayrdrincik in Turkish. Found in 1992 and now excavated since, the famous...
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hbanziger
Aug 5, 20182 min read
B + 9 : A Phoenician Town & a Seljuk Fort
Once on the boat last evening, we sailed a bit further east to gain some time for today. There is an old Phoenician settlement we want to...
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hbanziger
Aug 4, 20182 min read
B + 8 : Selinus - Where Emperor Trajan Died
Most of use have visited the Column of Trajan in Rome, the 35 meters high marble monument which not only commemorates his triumphs during...
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hbanziger
Aug 3, 20182 min read
B + 7 : Side - Slave Trading Market
It was time to change the sailing team - but we had agreed to do the handover in Side where the port was too shallow for Carpe Diem V -...
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hbanziger
Aug 2, 20181 min read
B + 6 : Climbing an Ottoman Fortress
Since we could not stop at Side we are now a day ahead of schedule. We are going to use it to have a closer look at the fortress the...
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hbanziger
Aug 1, 20181 min read
B + 5 : Aspendos - Best preserved Roman Theatre in the World
We thought yesterday was hot... today the heat topped it with 42 C! So glad we can return every evening to the sea where the sweltering...
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hbanziger
Jul 31, 20182 min read
B + 4 : Capital of Roman Pamphylia
No wind today on the way from Phiselis to Perge - we by-passed Antalya, the big Turkish holiday town with its miles & miles of identical...
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