After yesterday's delicious Turkish Mussa'qqa for dinner, a group decision was made to walk up to Assos this morning. We had to get rid...

After two days of touring, we decided to take it easy today. Last night, we crossed over to Bozcaada or Tenedos as the island is called...

Another early day - coffee at 7 am - we would lift anchor a few minutes later to sail to the ANZAC Cove where Serhan, our guide and...

At 4 am, the rattling of our anchor chain woke me up for a brief moment. The captain was lifting anchor. It was time to sail to Cardak on...

After a few sunny but humid days in Istanbul, a thunderstorm woke us up this morning. Black clouds had gathered over the Bosporus, there...

Now that we are in Istanbul, it is time to write my last blog before sailing. There are a few topics left on my list of legacies of...

When I tell people about Istanbul’s tunnels, they usually expect a story about the Marmaray Project, the 13.6 km long rail link between...

On a hot summer day this July, I was in the comfortable, cool Hotel Particulier of the “Monnaie de Paris”, the French Mint, We were...

Largely unnoticed and overshadowed by the war in the Ukraine, an unhealthy arms race is gaining pace between Turkey and Greece, both...

The classical Fez is a red dyed Felt Hat from Morocco with a Tussle on top The dispute around headscarves tends to make headlines....

One of 50 Russian Warships which sailed in 1921 through the Bosporus to the Mediterranean Standing on the Four Seasons’ terrace that...

The Turkish Coast just east of Dalaman Airport in South-Western Anatolia Recently found three photos from my first trip to Greece in...

The Statue of Saint Helena in Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican in Rome, 1635 by A Bolgi Three days into this summer’s journey, on...

The pleasure of sniffing spices in the market is never getting old. The sensual whiff of flavors is always surprising, the vibrant color...

From the Ferry Terminals at the Golden Horn, all day long, thousands of commuters and tourists arrive or depart for a trip over the...

Many of the participants in this year’s sailing learned ancient Greek when doing the humanities at High School. Always wondered whether...

Most people know about the Palatium in Rome, the home of Roman Emperors since the time of Augustus. The Palatine Hill gave us the name...

Kedi is the Turkish Word for Cat Two Free Living Cats Cuddling on the Shores of the Bosporus One of the things you notice when in...

The Turkish Straits - Bosporus 17 nm, Sea of Marmaris 110 nm, Dardanelles 37 nm My last piece about the Luwians and Troy’s big harbor...

Reconstruction of Troy - The Citadel surrounded by a Palace Garden - the Town with its mighty Walls and the Water Ways in the Valley (all...