H - 149 : How Turkey became a Tourist Destination
The Turquoise Coast near Fethiye features on many Tourist Leaflets - We go there Week 3 Visiting foreign countries is a recent phenomenon...
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Feb 265 min read
H - 152 : Saint Nicholas Day, 6 Dec 1977
It was a snowy winter evening when we approached the farm house where the Egloff family lived. A foot of fresh snow muffled the sound of...
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Feb 244 min read
H - 153 : The Roman Craze for Tortoise
These Tortoise Objects are only 300 Years old - Romans used the Material the same Way On a sunny July afternoon, in the Port of...
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Feb 235 min read
H - 155 : Taurus Mountains - Geology writes History
On 29th of July 2024., about 2 hours after our departure from Girne (Kyrenia), the faint outlines of the Taurus mountains will come into...
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Feb 214 min read
H - 157 : Olive Trees - A Divine Present
We are used to see flags everywhere and believe we know how they look like. Until we are asked details. Is the red colour used for the...
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Feb 204 min read
H - 158 : When the Ottomans became Khalifs
We write the year 1516. Few people in the Western World consider this to be an important year. Future German Emperor Charles V assumed...
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Feb 185 min read
H - 160 : Did Hadrian Steal our Itinerary?
Hadrian is one of the best known Roman Emperors. His legacy is present in so many places, one wonders how he achieved so much during just...
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hbanziger
Feb 185 min read
H - 161 : Cyprus - A Cuisine of Empires
Mezzes - served throughout the Middle East and the Balkans are a prominent dish in Cyprus Knowing that Cyprus was a vassal to Phoenicia,...
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Feb 145 min read
H - 165 : A Tale of Five Harbours
Tourists travel from afar to visit the great Roman monuments built 2’000 years ago. Every day, coaches bring thousands to the best known...
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Feb 115 min read
H - 168 : Wines from Lebanon
Writing about the daily life of a Roman sailor made me wonder what goods the Corbita cargo boats actually shipped in their bellies. Every...
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Feb 93 min read
H - 170 : A Day in the Life of a Roman Sailor
After two heady subjects on the end of Rome's expansion and the early days of Christianity, something lighter for today’s blog. A...
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Feb 85 min read
H - 171 : The extraordinary Story of Paul
Saint Paul's Statue in Front of Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican in Rome Sailing for the next three years in the footsteps of Saint...
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Feb 35 min read
H - 176 : ... til there is nothing left to plunder
Trajan's Column in Rome is now topped with a Statue of Saint Peter A day before reaching Alanya, the ancient pirate nest, we will stop at...
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Jan 305 min read
H - 180 : Tsunami & Skiing - inseparable Twins
Most people have heard about Tsunamis in the Pacific. Far fewer have heard of Tsunamis in the Mediterranean. Skiing in Lebanon is...
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Jan 293 min read
H - 181 : Last Greek Speakers in Anatolia
Kastellorizo's Harbor looks like Simi, just with less Traffic and fewer Cruise Boats About 100 km south-east of Göcek and 2 km from the...
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Jan 284 min read
H - 182 : What Tutankamun and Augustus have in common
Tutankamun's Death Mask - the Blue Stripes are a Lapis Lazuli Imitation Paste In my Augustus blog a few days ago, I talked about Egypt...
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hbanziger
Jan 254 min read
H - 185 : "Zu Befehl, Herr Oberst" - the Wehrmach in Cyprus?
Map of Cyprus from 1942. Cyprus was a British since 1878 The idea of German officers barking orders in Cyprus sounds outlandish. But in...
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Jan 195 min read
H - 191 : Cibyrrhaeot ... What? Where is that?
The Byzantine Tokmar Castle which guarded the Hills west of Silifke (Seleucia) When we tell people that we're sailing this summer along...
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Jan 163 min read
H - 194 : Augustus did not like Cleopatra but loved Egypt
This year’s trip was supposed to start in Alexandria. The first week we were to sail from the ancient Egyptian port along the Israeli...
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Jan 115 min read
H - 199 : Did Copper Start Maritime Trading?
Replica of the Uluburun Ship which sunk in 1'300 BC near Kirkova, and was found in 1982 Always wondered when trading in the Mediterranean...
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