The above saying came to my mind when looking at the seven ancient wonders of the world. Were we able of sailing our originally intended...

Bottlenose and other Dolphins are a rare Sight in the Eastern Mediterranean On my to-do-list for this year’s trip is a blog on the...

Official Statue of Roman Emperor Augustus which was copied throughout the Empire At times, my curiosity takes me to unexpected corners of...

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...

Illustration of how Muziris could have looked like - there are no Mountains though nearby 2’000 years ago, the route we sail this summer...

The natural Harbor of Beilik Limani between Alanya and Antalya Anatolia’s Mediterranean shores are one of the more peaceful and beautiful...

Cable Car from Jounieh to Harissa a good 10 kilometers north of Beirut Many geographical terms used in the Middle East have ancient...

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...

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...

Turkish Ceramic Tiles with Wild Flowers and Red Tulips at the Center When looking at tiles in a Turkish Bazaar, you instantly notice 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...

Carian Graves carved into the Cliffs just to the South of Kaunas, an ancient Carian town Tracking Apostles Paul’s journey from the Holy...

Yachts leisurely participating in the Bucket Regatta in Saint Barth in March 2022 When we spot sails this summer in the eastern...

Roman Girl writing on wooden tabled - Fresco Pompeii When writing my blog about books, I started wondering who actually – in physical...

Empress Irene with her Son Constantine VI in the Hagia Sophia (12th Century Mosaic) Empress Theodora was not the only powerful woman in...

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...

Am reading the book “Rome and Persia – the Seven Hundred Year Rivalry” . Absolutely fabulous history of two empires who fought each other...

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...

Was writing up the story of Emperor Justinian when I came across the story of his wife Theodora which is even more remarkable. Only 50...

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