The Odeon in Gortyn, Rome's Provincial Capital for Crete and Cyrenaica in North Africa A good 4 months to go before sailing this summer –...

Roman Mosaic from Herculaneum with Fish & Anchor Symbols later adopted by Christians Apostle Paul’s journey to Rome is an interesting...

A Goat looking for Olives in the Old Theatre of Kaunos where now three Olive Trees grow Yesterday was our last day on Lycian territory....

The Delikkemer Siphon of the Patara Aqueduct is remarkably intact - the pipe is on top Talking about Patara’s siphon yesterday made me...

Patara's Main Street flanked by Marble Columns lead directly to the Commercial Harbor Readers following this blog must have noticed my...

The largely intact Roman Theatre of Aspendos - Photo was taken in 2018 during our 1st visit A windless morning today. Yesterday’s cool...

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....

This year, we start our next three-years’ sailing cycle by following Saint Paul’s journey from Caesarea to Rome. 2’000 years ago, Saint...

In two of my previous blogs I talked about the role of scribes in antiquity and that books were scrolls not pages bound at the back. The...

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...

Rainy today – no chance to spend time outdoors. Time for another blog then. Wondered  for a while as to why the Eastern Roman Empire was...

“Nothing is certain but death and taxes”. Was reminded of this quote from Benjamin Franklin (1789) recently when I read how Roman Emperor...

A Roman Cargo Ship leaves the Port with its Spritsail (Foresail) set to manoeuvre One of the many things I enjoy is looking at maps. They...

These Tortoise Objects are only 300 Years old - Romans used the Material the same Way On a sunny July afternoon, in the Port of...

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...

Tourists travel from afar to visit the great Roman monuments built 2’000 years ago. Every day, coaches bring thousands to the best known...

After two heady subjects on the end of Rome's expansion and the early days of Christianity, something lighter for today’s blog. A...

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...

This year’s trip was supposed to start in Alexandria. The first week we were to sail from the ancient Egyptian port along the Israeli...

Yesterday's Sun Set from the Lérins Island gave no Hint of the choppy Night ahead It is handover day – Team One left this morning at...