H + 16 : Where once a Thousand Ships sailed
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...
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Aug 15 min read
H + 3 : Cilicia to Side - Slave Trading Centers of the Ancient World
The Crusader Castle form the 12th Century of top of Selinus Cliff Another beautiful morning on Cilicia’s coast. We started with climbing...
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hbanziger
Jul 303 min read
H + 1 : When Small Castles went Bananas
The Walls of Softa Castle are amazingly intact - it takes less than thirty minutes to climb the Castle Coffee at 6. 30 am – departure at...
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hbanziger
Jul 293 min read
H - Day : The Adventure starts - Cyprus to Türkiye
Our Boat, the Dragonfly, was waiting for us in the Harbor of Girne at 9 am this Morning Finally, after months of planning and...
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hbanziger
Jul 295 min read
H - 1 : Ethnic Cleansing Cyprus Style
Last day, before sailing starts tomorrow. We used the day to visit Enkomi, an early bronze-age town, then Salamis, the island’s Roman...
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hbanziger
Jul 144 min read
H - 15 : Did the Crusades leave anything else than Ruins?
These Walls were built by the Crusaders inside Herod's once magnificent Port of Caesarea Due to the undeclared war between Israel and...
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hbanziger
Jul 115 min read
H - 18 : Sinking a Warship with Oranges
Sailing from Alanya to Göcek in our second week will be a pleasurable and peaceful experience. Many people call this part of Anatolia the...
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hbanziger
Jun 295 min read
H - 30 : Gaza - Frankincense's Terminal Port
Fishing Boats in the Gaza Port in 2023 before the most recent war Can’t believe that in one month time we will set foot on the Dragonfly....
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hbanziger
Jun 25 min read
H - 56 : If you want to see the Mausoleum ...
The Saint Peter Castle in Bodrum at Night - the Mausoleum was four Fingers to the Right … you better visit the Bodrum Castle. When I came...
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hbanziger
May 204 min read
H - 69 : Anatolia = Mongol Shores ?
The natural Harbor of Beilik Limani between Alanya and Antalya Anatolia’s Mediterranean shores are one of the more peaceful and beautiful...
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hbanziger
May 145 min read
H - 75 : How Basil II unintentionally crated the Russian Empire
Basil II's Coronation as Co-Emperor with his Brother in 976 AD in Constantinople Byzantine Emperor Basil II (976 – 1025) did not have it...
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May 55 min read
H - 83 : How Rome run the Empire
Palmyra's Great Colonade and the Greek Theatre luckily survived ISIS hidious attack who blew up the Temple of Baal and the Temple of Bel...
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hbanziger
Apr 54 min read
H - 113 : Dolphins and Dragons below the Sea
Due to the war in Gaza, our original plan to set sail in Alexandria, then follow the Levant coast to Sidon and finally swing west to...
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hbanziger
Feb 204 min read
H - 158 : When the Ottomans became Khalifs
We write the year 1516. Few people in the Western World consider this to be an important year. Future German Emperor Charles V assumed...
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hbanziger
Feb 185 min read
H - 160 : Did Hadrian Steal our Itinerary?
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...
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hbanziger
Feb 35 min read
H - 176 : ... til there is nothing left to plunder
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...
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hbanziger
Jan 254 min read
H - 185 : "Zu Befehl, Herr Oberst" - the Wehrmach in Cyprus?
Map of Cyprus from 1942. Cyprus was a British since 1878 The idea of German officers barking orders in Cyprus sounds outlandish. But in...
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hbanziger
Jan 195 min read
H - 191 : Cibyrrhaeot ... What? Where is that?
The Byzantine Tokmar Castle which guarded the Hills west of Silifke (Seleucia) When we tell people that we're sailing this summer along...
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Aug 3, 20234 min read
G + 19 : From Michelangelo to Ibiza
The Magic Es Vedra Rock wore a Mushroom Hat today at Lunch time Weather was a challenge today. Windspeed increases to above 20 knots at...
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hbanziger
Jul 30, 20233 min read
G + 15 : Saracen Towers Back Again
The Bay of Foradada which we visited today - The drop-off is quite steep When sailing into Soller Harbour yesterday, we noticed the...
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