G + 20 : Waking up to a Dripping Sound
The Sea beyond Punta des Jondal where we went today was calm and turquoise A dripping sound woke me up at 3 am this morning. It was...
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hbanziger
Aug 3, 20234 min read
G + 19 : From Michelangelo to Ibiza
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...
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hbanziger
Jun 14, 20235 min read
G - 32 : Genoa's Most Famous Son?
We all know that Christopher Columbus was Genovese. Several places claim that he was born In their town. There is Savona, where we start...
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hbanziger
May 11, 20234 min read
G - 67 : Muslim Heritage in Mallorca
Part of the Arab Pipe Network which distributed Water from the Aqueduct underground The almost complete disappearance of Muslim culinary...
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hbanziger
May 7, 20235 min read
G - 71 : Mallorquin Cuisine
For the past few months, I delayed writing about Mallorquin Cuisine. Wanted to do it closer to the date of sailing hoping that my...
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hbanziger
May 3, 20234 min read
G - 74 : Why do Mallorquins not Speak Italian?
Santuari de la Mare de Deu de Bonany near Petra on Mallorca In 1113, the year when the Order of the Knights of Saint John was founded...
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hbanziger
Mar 28, 20235 min read
G - 106 : Ibiza - Hippie Place to Party Island
The Citadel of Ibiza and the old Town with its traditional white Houses For centuries, Ibiza was known as the “White Island”. To keep...
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hbanziger
Mar 19, 20235 min read
G - 115 : Galleys are good - Clearing is better
The Piazza dei Cavalli in Piacenza where the Claims Clearirng took place four Times a Year Early January I wrote a blog “Bankers are good...
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hbanziger
Mar 10, 20234 min read
G - 125 : Wines of Mallorca
The Can Ribas Vinery with the Tramutana Mountains at the back Wanted to write about Ligurian Food and Wine in this blog but then...
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hbanziger
Mar 7, 20234 min read
G - 128 : Could we have walked to the Baleares?
The regular readers of my blogs may have noticed my interest in sea level changes over the ages. In 2019 when we travelled from Corfu to...
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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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hbanziger
Mar 3, 20233 min read
G - 132 : Where are the Volcanos?
The impressive Entrance to the Canyon at Sa Calobra on Mallorca's rough western Coast For the last two years we were spoiled with views...
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hbanziger
Mar 1, 20234 min read
G - 134 : Catalan and Democracy
The Baleares from Space - from South to North Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca During our third week this summer, we sail around the Baleares,...
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