Sa Calobra Bay is the Pathway to a 4 kilometre long Canyon through the Tramontana Change of boat today. To avoid more exposure to the...

I The Rade de Villefranche-sur-Mer where we stayed for the night - our boat is 2nd right It is amazing how well you sleep in a gentle...

The Genovese Town of Porto Maurizio at 7 am - some Italians are already in the Water Last evening, after sweating on the Julia Augusta...

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

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...

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

North-Western Coast of Corsica with the typical Mediterranean Shrub Forest Sailing along the rocky shores of the Mediterranean is always...

The Piazza dei Cavalli in Piacenza where the Claims Clearirng took place four Times a Year Early January I wrote a blog “Bankers are good...

Writing the piece about Noli yesterday reminded me of a post on Italian emigration I did three years ago. When Genoa lost its Aegean and...

Noli during Summertime - the Beach is covered in a Sea of white Umbrellas 60 kilometers west of Genoa, there is Noli, a quaint Ligurian...

There are two reasons behind the meteoric rise of Genoa as first global financial centre. We talked about the first in the last blog:...

There are many turnarounds in history but few are as impressive as Genoa's transformation from a Mediterranean trading hub to a global...

The Port and Castle of Noli, once a Rival to Genoa's Trading Ambitions Welcome to the next episode of my travel blog. For our 4th year of...

We had company today from a Family of Dophins Not being able to go to Chios has its advantages. Whilst we miss out on Mastic we now have...

Lazy Sunday today. Nobody got out of bed before 9 am. The gentle rocking of the waves was just too tempting. The coffee tastes almost as...

Galata Tower - View from the East - Tokapi Palace, Hagia Sophia & Blue Mosque in the back The Galata Tower is one of Istanbul’s most...

Feeding the important Genovese Harbour of Chios required many Windmills Driving along the Turkish coast from Bodrum to Troy left me with...

In my previous blogs I talked about the Fatimid, the Ottoman, and the Spanish Empire, covered Arab dynasties and wrote about the Mongols....

Medieval Illustration of Greek Warriors Sailing to Troy - in Contemporary Ships though! Even though we sail along Genovese trading...