E + 10 : Oggi Chiuso
We stayed at Roccelle Jonica for the night and woke up to this spectacular view Another beautiful day on Calabria’s East Coast. At seven,...
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hbanziger
Jul 20, 20215 min read
E + 9 : Norman Day in the Calabrian Hills
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...
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hbanziger
Jul 18, 20213 min read
E + 8 : Taormina - Puzzle Solved
Yesterday, we successfully pushed south and escaped the strong winds and rains north of the Straits of Messina. But the weather caught up...
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hbanziger
Jul 9, 20214 min read
E - 1 : La Valetta - Ideal City?
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...
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hbanziger
Jul 2, 20214 min read
E - 8 : Sipping & Dancing into Civilisation
When writing my pieces on Greek theatre, I realized that Dionysus, the Greek Good of wine, was also the God of pleasure, festivities and...
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hbanziger
Jun 26, 20213 min read
E - 15 : Pythagoras - More Legend than a Man
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....
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hbanziger
Jun 21, 20215 min read
E - 23 : Greek Tragedy and Comedy (2)
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...
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hbanziger
Jun 18, 20218 min read
E - 26 : You Speak Greek!
Had planned to write a blog about the Greek language but am going to write one about Greek words instead. Apparently the Greek language...
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hbanziger
Jun 5, 20214 min read
E - 38 : Greek Wines from the South (2)
Thought I would continue the wine series in a few days but got so much feedback that I will write episode 2 today. As promised, we move...
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hbanziger
Jun 4, 20214 min read
E - 39: Greek Wines from the North (1)
Am not an expert in Greek wines because I did not like the wines made and sold in the seventies and eighties . To me they were cheap mass...
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hbanziger
Jun 3, 20213 min read
E - 40 : The Deeper Meaning of Theatres (1)
My blog on Epidavros the other day made me think of the many other Greek theatres we are going to visit this summer. We start with...
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hbanziger
Jun 2, 20214 min read
E - 42 : When Medicine became Science
On our third last day, we are going to visit Epidavros with its magnificent 14’000 seats big amphitheater. Always wondered what such a...
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hbanziger
May 30, 20213 min read
E - 44 : Deckchair Galore!
After a few blogs about Malta, have to return to Greece again – the end of our journey this year. Still have to write about Greek wines...
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hbanziger
May 19, 20214 min read
E - 55 : Soap and the Mediterranean
Am re-stocking the villa here with soap, shampoos and bodywash and marvel about Savon de Marseille’s and L’Occitane’s marketing skills....
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hbanziger
May 16, 20215 min read
E - 58 : A Semitic EU Member State
Spent most of my last few blogs on Greece but will now return to the western leg of our sailing this year – to the Republic of Malta....
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hbanziger
May 13, 20215 min read
E - 62 : Is there a Greek Culture?
When transferring my blogs to this site I came across a piece I wrote on Croatian culture in 2019 (C - 4). To solidify their rule over...
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hbanziger
Jun 11, 20205 min read
D - 30 : Bye Bye Italy - Hello America
Three years ago, my friend Ryan, with whom I closely worked on Wallstreet for almost ten years, told me that his ancestors were from...
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hbanziger
Aug 2, 20192 min read
C + 8 : Dubrovnik - 1'000 Years of History
Today is handover day in Dubrovnik. Captain Mustafa and his team prepare the Dragonfly for next week, scrubbing every inch of the boat...
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hbanziger
Jul 23, 20192 min read
C - 2 : Coral Mysteries
Just before we enter the channel to Sibenik, the former Venetian town where the Ca Sagredo family came from, we cross the island of...
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hbanziger
Jul 21, 20193 min read
C - 4 : Origins of the Croatian Culture
In almost every harbour we stop we will meet traditional folk groups dancing in the squares and narrow alleyways. Of course they do it...
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