The Knights of Saint John were organised in Languages which all had their own Palaces Strolling around the medieval capital of Rhodes is...

The Venetian City of Candia (Heraklion) in 1669 - the star-shaped Walls were built 1530 - 1570 Plotting the route for summer sailing is...

Russian Light Cruiser Zhdanov being refuelled somewhere south-east of Crete, 1973 In our first week of sailing this summer – from Rhodes...

A German Ju 52 Transport Aircraft shot down over Souda Bay on 20 May 1941 In our second week this summer, we sail to Western Crete to...

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

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...

The Crusader Castle form the 12th Century of top of Selinus Cliff Another beautiful morning on Cilicia’s coast. We started with climbing...

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...

Our Boat, the Dragonfly, was waiting for us in the Harbor of Girne at 9 am this Morning Finally, after months of planning and...

Last day, before sailing starts tomorrow. We used the day to visit Enkomi, an early bronze-age town, then Salamis, the island’s Roman...

These Walls were built by the Crusaders inside Herod's once magnificent Port of Caesarea Due to the undeclared war between Israel and...

Sailing from Alanya to Göcek in our second week will be a pleasurable and peaceful experience. Many people call this part of Anatolia the...

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....

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...

The natural Harbor of Beilik Limani between Alanya and Antalya Anatolia’s Mediterranean shores are one of the more peaceful and beautiful...

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...

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...

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...

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...