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hbanziger
Aug 6, 20171 min read
A + 8 : Visiting a Pirate's Nest
Porto Kagjo changed several times hands between Venice and the Ottoman Empire. From 1787 - 1790 it was the base of Lambros Katsonis, a...
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hbanziger
Aug 5, 20171 min read
A + 7b : Koroni - the Sister Town
The new sailors came on board in Pylos. We sailed via Methoni to Koroni (Coron), the sister town. Tomorrow morning, before we leave, we...
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hbanziger
Aug 5, 20171 min read
A + 7 : Methoni - The Eyes of Venice
Arriving in Methoni today where we change crew. Methoni and Koroni, a bit further to the East, were called the eyes of Venice. These two...
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hbanziger
Aug 4, 20171 min read
A + 6 : Climbing an Old Crusader Castle
We are off today to climb the old Crusader Castle - some people say it is Venetian but we could not really find out much. It was...
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hbanziger
Aug 3, 20171 min read
A + 5 : We arrived in the Navarino Bay
In this Bay, a combined English - Russian - French Fleet destroyed the Turkish Navy on 20 October 1827 and opened the way for Greek...
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hbanziger
Aug 2, 20171 min read
A + 4 : We almost made it ...
... to the Venetian Castle of Zakinthos had it not been for Greek Museum Staff who closed the place after a hard day of work at 3 pm....
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hbanziger
Aug 1, 20171 min read
A + 3 : Asos - Cephalonia's never completed new Capital
Asos from the South - we arrived from the North - the photo is from the Internet Internet connection are so weak that I had to stop...
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hbanziger
Jun 18, 20172 min read
A - 5 : Does the Pope live in a Fortress?
Remember the days when you were waiting in the smouldering heat of the Roman summer to get access to the Vatican Museum? Did you also...
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hbanziger
Jun 17, 20172 min read
A - 7 : Why this Blog is not Written in Turkish
Did you ever wonder why we are not sailing along Minarets, Turkish Towns and Turkish Fortresses on our trip? Having conquered all...
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hbanziger
Jun 10, 20171 min read
A - 12 : Damascus Steel
Since the industrial revolution two hundred years ago, we are surrounded by steel and got used to its ubiquitous use. This was not always...
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hbanziger
Jun 1, 20171 min read
A - 13 : Who blew up the Pantheon?
The Pantheon today - Most People believe it decayed over the last 2'000 years We are not going to sail to Athens on our journey but you...
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