Whenever I write a sailing plan for summer, I make a mental note to talk about local cuisine. The food pieces in my blogs helped me to...

Turkish Archeology Divers lifting Artefacts from a Roman 4th Century Ship in Yassiada Visited Bodrum's Museum for Underwater Archeology...

Sunrise a good two Hours east of Bodrum at 6.30 am in the Morning It is our last full day of sailing. We are heading towards Bodrum where...

At 9 am this morning we left Loryma Bay to continue our journey west. Tomorrow or after tomorrow we plan to arrive in Knidos, another...

A Goat looking for Olives in the Old Theatre of Kaunos where now three Olive Trees grow Yesterday was our last day on Lycian territory....

The Valley of Patara by John Johnson, 1843 After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Empire slowly but steadily took over...

The Delikkemer Siphon of the Patara Aqueduct is remarkably intact - the pipe is on top Talking about Patara’s siphon yesterday made me...

East of Alanya we were the only Sailboat - in Andriake, there are dozens of Goulets! Another impeccable day. Another miraculous sunrise....

The largely intact Roman Theatre of Aspendos - Photo was taken in 2018 during our 1st visit A windless morning today. Yesterday’s cool...

The Northern Part of the Seljuk Fortress viewed from the Citadel - Alanya at the Back Second day in Alanya. We are waiting for the next...

Sarcophagus of the prominent Roman Jusist Valerio Petroniano from 320 AD Consulting the lease agreement for the Dragonfly the other day,...

These Walls were built by the Crusaders inside Herod's once magnificent Port of Caesarea Due to the undeclared war between Israel and...

The above saying came to my mind when looking at the seven ancient wonders of the world. Were we able of sailing our originally intended...

Official Statue of Roman Emperor Augustus which was copied throughout the Empire At times, my curiosity takes me to unexpected corners of...

Carian Graves carved into the Cliffs just to the South of Kaunas, an ancient Carian town Tracking Apostles Paul’s journey from the Holy...

Roman Girl writing on wooden tabled - Fresco Pompeii When writing my blog about books, I started wondering who actually – in physical...

Empress Irene with her Son Constantine VI in the Hagia Sophia (12th Century Mosaic) Empress Theodora was not the only powerful woman in...

Am reading the book “Rome and Persia – the Seven Hundred Year Rivalry” . Absolutely fabulous history of two empires who fought each other...

Bellapaīs Abbey in Kyrenia (Girne) built under the rule of King Hugh III (1267 - 1284) When you hear the name Cyprus, many things come to...

With the dying afternoon breeze, a Roman Cordita glides into the port of Myra, where several large freighters already shelter for the...