On 29th of July 2024., about 2 hours after our departure from Girne (Kyrenia), the faint outlines of the Taurus mountains will come into...

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...

We write the year 1516. Few people in the Western World consider this to be an important year. Future German Emperor Charles V assumed...

Hadrian is one of the best known Roman Emperors. His legacy is present in so many places, one wonders how he achieved so much during just...

Mezzes - served throughout the Middle East and the Balkans are a prominent dish in Cyprus Knowing that Cyprus was a vassal to Phoenicia,...

Tourists travel from afar to visit the great Roman monuments built 2’000 years ago. Every day, coaches bring thousands to the best known...

Writing about the daily life of a Roman sailor made me wonder what goods the Corbita cargo boats actually shipped in their bellies. Every...

After two heady subjects on the end of Rome's expansion and the early days of Christianity, something lighter for today’s blog. A...

Saint Paul's Statue in Front of Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican in Rome Sailing for the next three years in the footsteps of Saint...

Trajan's Column in Rome is now topped with a Statue of Saint Peter A day before reaching Alanya, the ancient pirate nest, we will stop at...

Most people have heard about Tsunamis in the Pacific. Far fewer have heard of Tsunamis in the Mediterranean. Skiing in Lebanon is...

Kastellorizo's Harbor looks like Simi, just with less Traffic and fewer Cruise Boats About 100 km south-east of Göcek and 2 km from the...

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...

Map of Cyprus from 1942. Cyprus was a British since 1878 The idea of German officers barking orders in Cyprus sounds outlandish. But in...

Cupola Fresco on the Crucification of Jesus in the Tokali Church in Central Anatolia One of my plans for this summer was to visit old...

The Byzantine Tokmar Castle which guarded the Hills west of Silifke (Seleucia) When we tell people that we're sailing this summer along...

This year’s trip was supposed to start in Alexandria. The first week we were to sail from the ancient Egyptian port along the Israeli...

Replica of the Uluburun Ship which sunk in 1'300 BC near Kirkova, and was found in 1982 Always wondered when trading in the Mediterranean...

Now that the "Dragonfly" is booked and the Sailing Book written, it is time to start the travel blog again. Over the next three years, we...

There were stars in the sky at 5.30 am when it was time to get up. The flight to Nice was scheduled for 07.40 am. Plenty of time for...