When Apostle Paul, a Roman citizen from Taurus (Adana today), sailed along the coast of Crete, he – like all other 275 passengers  – had...

Si vis pacem, para bellum . "If you want peace, prepare for war", the famous Roman politician Publius Flavius Renatus once said. His...

When we sailed from Istanbul to Athens in 2022, we took the time to stop in Akrotiri, the Minoan site on Santorini's south coast ( F + 18...

Christmas is a good time to read Saint Paul's scriptures and spend time with loved ones. It also is the perfect time for "de-dusting" my...

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

Dragonfly, our reliable Yacht, picking us up in Cyprus It is amazing how quickly three weeks pass by on sea. We just said hello to the...

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...

Gliding into the ancient Port of Knidos where once Greek and Roman Ships harboured At 6 am it was time to lift anchor. We planned to...

The Distance to Simi is 5 Miles - imagine the Sea here filled with 1'200 Persian Ships Two days ago, we arrived in the waters between the...

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...

Lycian Rock Graves above Fethiye, ancient Telmessos, are only 200 Steps above Town Change of sailors today in Göcek. It is sad to see...

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

Patara's Main Street flanked by Marble Columns lead directly to the Commercial Harbor Readers following this blog must have noticed my...

The Greek Island of Kastellorizo viewed from Kaş at about 2 kilometers of Distance We are on the way to Kaş, the Turkish town opposite...

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

Sunrise over Phaselis' Acropolis - our Sailboat, the Dragonfly, anchored in front to the right What a difference a day makes. Clouds are...

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...