Over night, the weather changed. A strong wind from the South stirred-up a strong swell. We had to take shelter behind the island of...

Savona's old town with the Medieval Towers seen from the Genovese Priamar Fortress The day finally arrived. After months of planning,...

Fishing boats in Nice Harbour - their colours seem to rhyme with the beautiful Light When writing the piece about the painters who...

Paul Signac, L'Orage (Thunderstortm), Saint-Tropez, 1895 Claude Monet, Paul Signac, Pierre Bonnard, Henri-Edmond Cross, Henri Matisse,...

Photographers and Movie Stars were from the Beginning Part of the Cannes Film Festival - Could not find the Name of the Actress - the...

Last year, when sailing along the Anatolian coast, we came across many ancient harbors which are now completely landlocked. Nearby rivers...

Half an hour from glamorous Cannes where movie stars flock once a year to the annual film festival lies the small island of...

The Bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer is a natural Harbour which was used by the US 7th Fleet 5 August 1543 was not a good day for people...

Fortified Borgo Parasio with the San Maurizio Basilica in Imperia on the Ligurian Coast During our week of exploring Liguria and the Côte...

We all know that Christopher Columbus was Genovese. Several places claim that he was born In their town. There is Savona, where we start...

When entering the church of Saint John the Baptist in Cervo, its serenity and tranquility captures you instantly. Sun rays pour through...

Preparing our annual sailing trip takes time. Finding ancient sailing routes, researching the history of an area, writing it up, looking...

Lavender Field near the Village of Sault - at the Back is Mont Ventoux, the biker challenge One of the pleasures in life is spraying...

One of the more permanent features of French farmer markets are the stalls with Provencal beauty products. There are olive oil based...

Sanremo's Yacht Harbor from the Genovese Fortress Cannot believe that in less than 50 days we embark on our journey along the Ligurian...

The Greek Style Roman Theatre in Marseille built in 1st century BC had 14'000 Seats In less than two months’ time, we will be on the...

One of the most memorable impression from our trip from Malta to Athens in 2020 were the miles and miles of sand and pebble beaches in...

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about Herbes de Provence. Unexpectedly, it led me to several research pieces and YouTube clips on medical...

Part of the Arab Pipe Network which distributed Water from the Aqueduct underground The almost complete disappearance of Muslim culinary...

For the past few months, I delayed writing about Mallorquin Cuisine. Wanted to do it closer to the date of sailing hoping that my...