B + 3 : Alexander's Winter Quarter
This morning, we decided to leave out Myra - the only really impressive thing there is the old Lycian theatre - not much more of the...
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Jul 29, 20181 min read
B + 2 : Sunken Lycian Towns
Today we are pushing further east towards the two partially sunken Lycian towns of Simena and Kekova - they were minor settlements but...
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hbanziger
Jul 28, 20182 min read
B + 1 : Lycian Towns
First excursion day. The Venetians won't have taken the trouble to visit these sites. By the time they sailed to the Levant, these two...
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hbanziger
Jul 27, 20181 min read
B + 0 : St Nicolas in the Mediterranean?
After a light lunch in Göçek, we could board the Carpe Diem V and start our journey. First destination where we wanted to stay overnight...
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hbanziger
Jul 27, 20182 min read
B - 0 : The Hidden Secrets of Gülets
After months of planning, the day finally arrived. Did you ever wonder how we did end up on a Gület, a sailboat of Turkish design? Three...
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hbanziger
Jul 26, 20181 min read
B - 1 : Protection Against the Evil Eye
One day to go! It is so exciting that our sailing starts tomorrow. Once you are on the boat, have a look around and tell me whether you...
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hbanziger
Jul 25, 20182 min read
B - 2 : Vertical BBQ
Are you as much a fan of Shawarma as I am? Good, lean meat with some pickled vegetables in on open sandwich? It is the only fast food I...
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hbanziger
Jul 25, 20182 min read
B - 3 : Kartpostal ou Carte Postale?
One thing we all are going to notice when sailing in Turkish waters is how many French words there are in the Turkish language. Of a...
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hbanziger
Jul 24, 20182 min read
B - 4 : Meze versus Turkish Delights
My intuition yesterday that Turkish Cuisine must have integrated dishes and recipes from all over the Middle East is probably correct....
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hbanziger
Jul 23, 20182 min read
B - 5 : What is Turkish Cuisine?
Am very happy to confirm that our fabulous Turkish chef from last year will be with us again - as actually most of last year’s crew. To...
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hbanziger
Jul 21, 20182 min read
B - 6 : Lateen Sails
On this page, I wanted to write about another invention which travvelled east to west and which the Arabs - supposedely - brought to the...
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hbanziger
Jul 20, 20183 min read
B - 7 : Minaretts and Domes
On our journey along the Anatolian coast, we will not only see many old Byzantine churches. We are going to see many more mosques with...
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hbanziger
Jul 19, 20183 min read
B - 8 : Mare Nostrum No More
With the fall of Egypt, the Mediterranean - for almost one thousand years a unified, cultural space - became a frontier. Commercial ties...
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hbanziger
Jul 18, 20183 min read
B - 9 : The Plague and the Rise of Islam
After “Christianity and inflation”, many of you may wonder whether “The plague and the rise of Islam” is another one of Hugo’s...
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hbanziger
Jul 17, 20182 min read
B - 10 : Christianity and Inflation
Over the last few days, we have seen how Christianity slowly spread through the Roman empire. In 313 AD Emperor Constantine the Great...
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hbanziger
Jul 16, 20182 min read
B - 11 : Why are the Gospels written in Greek?
Under Alexander the Great, the Greek language spread quickly through his empire and became not only the language of the ruling class and...
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hbanziger
Jul 15, 20182 min read
B - 12 : Where is our Alphabet from?
The Phoenicians on the Levante coast did not only give us glass ware, purple dye, olive oil and cedar trees, their most important...
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hbanziger
Jul 14, 20182 min read
B - 13 : Two Weeks to Go - And Churches!
You may have noticed yesterday that Leonardo Da Vinci’s Last Supper is set in a family home and not in a church where Christians...
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hbanziger
Jul 12, 20182 min read
B - 14 : Roman Drinking Habits and the Last Supper
Do you remember my previous blog about the Roman fondness for wine? The upper class loved it for entertaining and their lavish banquets...
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hbanziger
Jul 11, 20182 min read
B - 15 : Ports, Temples and Fortresses
Last summer when sailing from Corfu to Rhodes, we noticed that Venetian harbours always came with a church and a fortress - the church to...
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