With the new Drone we get Photos as never before! Amendolea's Church & the super dry Fiumare Amendolea It is Norman day today. We plan...

Yesterday, we successfully pushed south and escaped the strong winds and rains north of the Straits of Messina. But the weather caught up...

This Morning at 7 am in the Vibo Marina near Tropea The faint sound of rain dropping on our deck woke us up this morning. Was it really...

It is going to be a sailing day today. Before going to bed last night we sailed to Panarea, the island owned by 25 families – looks and...

Except for the Blue Sky the landscape on Top of Monte Vulcano looks Martian The day could not have started better. Yesterday’s clouds...

Never say no to a coffee offered in the morning. Have to admit – the Italian know how to roast their coffee. Wonder how they developed...

Mount Etna from the place we anchored overnight Gentle breeze this morning. The water is almost flat. Coffee on the back of the boat is...

The night was long for many young Italians after Italy won the European Championship. Teenagers were still dancing to blaring Italo pop...

The old Norman Fortress Maniace, which the Spanish rebuilt into a mighty gun fortress Pulling into the ancient harbour of Syracuse where...

The big day is here! Everybody arrived in Malta except one guest who was kept back in Sicily. Air Malta decided that his US Vaccination...

View from the Saluting Battery on La Valetta's Grand Harbour Walking in the streets of La Valetta in 33 degrees Celsius during the summer...

During Feast of Saint Paul on 10th of February his statue is carried through Malta's Streets One of the things on my to-do list is being...

After the epic battle of Lepanto in 1571, Sicily, Calabria and Puglia became Europe’s backwater. The Spanish and Ottoman Empires were...

Writing about Pythagoras was a challenge. The further I was digging, the more contradicting the sources became and it was impossible to...

When writing my pieces on Greek theatre, I realized that Dionysus, the Greek Good of wine, was also the God of pleasure, festivities and...

When I plan our trips, I usually work with a big map on one side of my laptop and my iPad on the other. On the iPad I look up details....

When compiling everybody’s passport information and vaccine report for the Immigration Authorities in Malta, Italy, and Greece I wondered...

The Greek Theatre in Taormina in Sicily - partially rebuilt by the Romans A few blogs ago I wrote about Greek theaters and that only in...

Had planned to write a blog about the Greek language but am going to write one about Greek words instead. Apparently the Greek language...

Yesterday at 11 am, when visiting the Acropolis, I noticed a refreshing breeze blowing from the sea towards the mountains to the east....