G - 52 : Liguria's Main Roman Towns
The Greek Style Roman Theatre in Marseille built in 1st century BC had 14'000 Seats In less than two months’ time, we will be on the...
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hbanziger
May 17, 20233 min read
G - 61 : Cultural War on Italy's Beaches
One of the most memorable impression from our trip from Malta to Athens in 2020 were the miles and miles of sand and pebble beaches in...
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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 11, 20234 min read
G - 67 : Muslim Heritage in Mallorca
Part of the Arab Pipe Network which distributed Water from the Aqueduct underground The almost complete disappearance of Muslim culinary...
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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
May 3, 20234 min read
G - 74 : Why do Mallorquins not Speak Italian?
Santuari de la Mare de Deu de Bonany near Petra on Mallorca In 1113, the year when the Order of the Knights of Saint John was founded...
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hbanziger
Apr 25, 20234 min read
G - 82 : Rhone - Gateway to Europe
Avignon on the Rhone with the famous Bridge and the Papal Palais to the right The Rhone is not the longest river discharging into the...
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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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hbanziger
Apr 19, 20235 min read
G - 87 : Toulon and the Longitude Problem
A Royal Navy Ship of the Line in Story Weather (Artist Impression from 17th Century) We write the year 1707. A British Fleet of 21 ships...
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hbanziger
Apr 15, 20233 min read
G - 91 : Is Gothic Style of Arab Origin?
Westminster Abbey in the Heart of London, built in the 13th and 14th Century Most people come to England for job opportunities or its...
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hbanziger
Apr 12, 20235 min read
G - 95 : No Provincia Romana ?
The Italian looking Village of Menton - ceded in 1860 as Price for the Unification of Italy I know nobody who does not love the Provence....
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hbanziger
Apr 8, 20234 min read
G - 98 : Mistral - The Wind That Gave the Côte d'Azur its Towns
The French call it their crazy wind. Strong, cold and dry, it blows regularly down the Rhone Valley - except for the summer months. It...
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hbanziger
Apr 7, 20236 min read
G - 99 : An Emirate in Saint-Tropez?
Was plotting the course for our second week of sailing and looking for quiet bays to stay overnight. Would be a lovely to anchor for one...
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hbanziger
Apr 4, 20236 min read
G - 102 : Toulon 1942 - Heroism or Infamy?
Toulon Naval Base, two years after the Scuttling of the French Fleet on 27 Nov 1942 In November 1942, London was shrouded in the worst...
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hbanziger
Apr 3, 20234 min read
G - 103 : Fréjus - Second only to Ostia
Fréjus on the French Riviera looks like a typical Provencal town. A quaint medieval center, the mandatory yacht harbor and long, yellow...
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hbanziger
Mar 31, 20234 min read
G - 105 : Have Forest - Have Empire
North-Western Coast of Corsica with the typical Mediterranean Shrub Forest Sailing along the rocky shores of the Mediterranean is always...
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hbanziger
Mar 28, 20235 min read
G - 106 : Ibiza - Hippie Place to Party Island
The Citadel of Ibiza and the old Town with its traditional white Houses For centuries, Ibiza was known as the “White Island”. To keep...
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hbanziger
Mar 26, 20237 min read
G - 108 : Monaco - The Rock of Crystal
View over Monaco. In front is Monte Carlo, at the back The Rock and Port Hercule In Jimmy’z, Monaco’s glamorous and famous night club, a...
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hbanziger
Mar 22, 20234 min read
G - 112 : Grasse - where liquid Luxury was born
One of the Rose fields around Grasse About ten kilometers north of Cannes lies the old town of Grasse surrounded by hills which lead to...
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hbanziger
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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