Wind conditions in the Aegean played a major role in our route planning for summer 2022. Every year, from June to September, the Meltemi...

Most people who come to Turkey would not associate the country with wine production. But the wine list in Istanbul’s restaurants is...

Muslim Refugees in 1922 - the Steamboat at the back is from the Turkish Red Crescent When sailing along the Turkish-Greek border in the...

Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill meeting in Cuba in 2016 Media these days are full of news of the horrors of war in the Ukraine. The...

One of the world’s most prominent food controversies is about who invented yoghurt. My blog F - 183 talked about it. An equally intense...

This summer we are going to see many abandoned and destroyed ancient cities. Our sailing route through the Aegean is full of them. As we...

Trying to find remnants of old Byzantium in modern Istanbul is quite a task. Of course the Theodosian Walls which once protected...

At times when cruise missiles and artillery shells rain down on civilians in Kiev and Kharkov, it is worth remembering that human...

Visiting the ceramics departments in a Greek museums is fun. My sentence has a double meaning though. The exhibits make you marvel how...

The Balkan War 1912 - 1913 was a Precursor to the First World War 1914 - 1918 When we sail in the Aegean, we have to carefully respect...

On the holy sanctuary island of Delos, 12 lions once stood on the majestic Terrace of the Lions, greeting visitors on their way to...

Cristal Clear Water on the Turkish Coast with the ever present Gulets Was always fascinated by the crystal clear, turquoise waters of the...

Love watching Greek and Turkish people arguing about the origin of “their” yoghurt. They are passionate and argue like football fans....

YouTube is full of clips about Rome’s eleven aqueducts. Of course, the > 800 kilometers long water supply network that took centuries to...

Love asking questions for which you can’t easily find an answers in traditional history books. One of them is why the Seljuk and Ottoman...

Every country has its charming hospitality tradition. When you go out for dinner in Turkey, there is a bottle of Kolonya on your table to...

Always wondered why people in antiquity mixed wine with water. Wine was not consumed undiluted as we drink it today. It was served during...

Istanbul, Tuesday 25 January 2022 Late last night, my smart phone beeped. A text message from Turkish Airline read: "Your flight has been...

There are many fascinating aspects of the Ottoman Empire which we are going to discover this summer. One of them is the Sultanate of...

Greek Immigrants in New York - Could not find the Date of the Photo - prob. around WW1 Planned to write about the Sultanate of Women this...