H - 127 : What did Roman Sailors do after Dark?
With the dying afternoon breeze, a Roman Cordita glides into the port of Myra, where several large freighters already shelter for the...
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Mar 144 min read
H - 135 : Wines of Cyprus
In Antiquity, Cyprus was famous for its copper and olive oil. It also had a reputation for producing excellent wines. According to the...
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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 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 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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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
Jul 27, 20233 min read
G + 12 : Cassis - Free again!
Sailboats outside Toulon, probably as we on the Way to Marseille or Cassis There was something unusual this morning at 05.45 am. It was...
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hbanziger
Jun 3, 20234 min read
G - 44 : The surprising Qualities of Lavender
Lavender Field near the Village of Sault - at the Back is Mont Ventoux, the biker challenge One of the pleasures in life is spraying...
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hbanziger
May 15, 20236 min read
G - 63 : Planting your own Natural Pharmacy
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...
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hbanziger
May 7, 20235 min read
G - 71 : Mallorquin Cuisine
For the past few months, I delayed writing about Mallorquin Cuisine. Wanted to do it closer to the date of sailing hoping that my...
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hbanziger
Apr 23, 20234 min read
G - 83 : Herbes de Provence
Can’t write about La Provence without mentioning Herbes the Provence, a vital ingredient of modern cuisine. Learned about these aromatic...
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Mar 20, 20233 min read
G - 114 : Et Dieu vit en France
These Peppers were sold in the Cours Saleya, Nice' weekly market One of the pleasures of being in France are the weekly village and town...
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hbanziger
Mar 17, 20235 min read
G - 118 : Beautiful Rosé from the Provence
This Bottle of Rosé from Portquerolle made it to St Barthélémy . Describing Rosé from the Provence feels like carrying water into the...
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hbanziger
Mar 14, 20235 min read
G - 121 : The Delights of Provence Food
Fresh Goat Cheese with Zucchini and Olive Oil does not require Cooking but is so good During our first two weeks of sailing, we follow...
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hbanziger
Mar 10, 20234 min read
G - 125 : Wines of Mallorca
The Can Ribas Vinery with the Tramutana Mountains at the back Wanted to write about Ligurian Food and Wine in this blog but then...
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hbanziger
Feb 19, 20234 min read
G - 145 : Beziers - Ancient Celtic Wine Capital?
Until recently, Beziers was a place on the map I only knew from passing by. It was where I had to exit the A7 motorway and turn north to...
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hbanziger
Feb 14, 20234 min read
G - 150 : Is Ligurian Olive Oil the finest?
In several of my previous blogs I mentioned that Greek settlers brought olives to the Ligurian shore around 600 BC. Time to talk about...
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hbanziger
Sep 2, 20224 min read
F + 18 : Living well 4'000 Years ago - Akrotiri
A Boy from one of the Frescos found in the Big House in Akrotiri - he is boxing At a time when pile dwellers lived on the shores of Swiss...
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hbanziger
Aug 20, 20226 min read
F + 5 : Hallo Berlin? Hier Pergamon! Wann gibt ihr uns den Altar zurück?
At 6.47 am, just as the sun rose behind the hills of Dikili, we pulled into the harbour. It is change over day. Group One will leave and...
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hbanziger
Jul 13, 20225 min read
F - 32 : On the Origin of Spices
The pleasure of sniffing spices in the market is never getting old. The sensual whiff of flavors is always surprising, the vibrant color...
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