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Aug 112 min read
H + 13 : British Travellers discover Lycia
The Valley of Patara by John Johnson, 1843 After the fall of Constantinople in 1453, the Ottoman Empire slowly but steadily took over...
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hbanziger
Aug 44 min read
H + 6 : Roman Theatre turned Caravanserai?
The largely intact Roman Theatre of Aspendos - Photo was taken in 2018 during our 1st visit A windless morning today. Yesterday’s cool...
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hbanziger
Aug 34 min read
H + 5 : Alanya - Seljuk or Byzantine Style?
The Northern Part of the Seljuk Fortress viewed from the Citadel - Alanya at the Back Second day in Alanya. We are waiting for the next...
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hbanziger
Aug 23 min read
H + 4 : Fire Helicopters over Side
Three big Forest Fires on 3 August 2021 seen from a NASA Satellite Yesterday afternoon, a loud boom caught my attention. Just overhead, a...
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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 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 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
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 83 min read
H - 81 : Anatolia - Cradle of Flowers and Plants
Turkish Ceramic Tiles with Wild Flowers and Red Tulips at the Center When looking at tiles in a Turkish Bazaar, you instantly notice the...
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hbanziger
Feb 235 min read
H - 155 : Taurus Mountains - Geology writes History
On 29th of July 2024., about 2 hours after our departure from Girne (Kyrenia), the faint outlines of the Taurus mountains will come into...
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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 - 161 : Cyprus - A Cuisine of Empires
Mezzes - served throughout the Middle East and the Balkans are a prominent dish in Cyprus Knowing that Cyprus was a vassal to Phoenicia,...
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hbanziger
Jan 293 min read
H - 181 : Last Greek Speakers in Anatolia
Kastellorizo's Harbor looks like Simi, just with less Traffic and fewer Cruise Boats About 100 km south-east of Göcek and 2 km from the...
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hbanziger
Jan 224 min read
H - 188 : Looking for the First Churches
Cupola Fresco on the Crucification of Jesus in the Tokali Church in Central Anatolia One of my plans for this summer was to visit old...
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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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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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hbanziger
Jul 20, 20234 min read
G + 5 : Crossing Old Borders - Sailing from Villefranche-sur-Mer to Antibes
I The Rade de Villefranche-sur-Mer where we stayed for the night - our boat is 2nd right It is amazing how well you sleep in a gentle...
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hbanziger
Jun 28, 20233 min read
G - 17 : "Are you seaman to fill your casks with wine rather than powder?" - the Siege of Nice
The Bay of Villefranche-sur-Mer is a natural Harbour which was used by the US 7th Fleet 5 August 1543 was not a good day for people...
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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
Mar 5, 20234 min read
G - 130 : Piracy - A cruel but lucrative Business
Fort Mont-Alban built in 1557 between Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer to prevent a repetition of the devastating Siege of Nice in 1543 by...
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