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...

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...

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

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

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...