C - 10 : Making Knowledge a Public Good
One of the two buildings on the photo below (Piazza San Marco) had an ever lasting impact on mankind. Can you guess which one? A) Is it...
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Jul 12, 20193 min read
C - 13 : The Art of the Precise Location
When you look up the list of important cartographers in Wikipedia, there are 18 names listed for the first 2'000 years up to 1400 AD. 17...
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Jul 7, 20192 min read
C - 18 : Why are the Ancient Harbours in Dalmatia not silted?
Remember our experience in Lydia in 2017 and 2018 when we found ancient ports 4 to 5 miles inland, far away from the current shores? Even...
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hbanziger
Jun 29, 20192 min read
C - 25 : A Fjord in Montenegro?
When sailing into the Bay of Kotor, you will be surprised by the landscape you find. All the reference reading tells us that we are...
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hbanziger
Jun 30, 20172 min read
A - 2 : How Abayas saved the Perfumes
Every summer, many Arabs from Saudi Arabia and the Golf Countries descend on London to escape the brutal heat of their home countries....
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Jun 10, 20171 min read
A - 12 : Damascus Steel
Since the industrial revolution two hundred years ago, we are surrounded by steel and got used to its ubiquitous use. This was not always...
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Apr 15, 20171 min read
A - 14 : Nautical Instruments
When sailing along Venetian trading routes, our captain will use GPS and computerised maps. The Venetians however had to do with...
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