H + 17 : A Dorian Port on Lycian Coast
Gliding into the ancient Port of Knidos where once Greek and Roman Ships harboured At 6 am it was time to lift anchor. We planned to...
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Aug 144 min
H + 16 : Where once a Thousand Ships sailed
The Distance to Simi is 5 Miles - imagine the Sea here filled with 1'200 Persian Ships Two days ago, we arrived in the waters between the...
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Aug 124 min
H + 14 : From Lycia to Dorian Lands
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....
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Aug 64 min
H + 8 : A City of Two Saints
East of Alanya we were the only Sailboat - in Andriake, there are dozens of Goulets! Another impeccable day. Another miraculous sunrise....
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Aug 54 min
H + 7 : The Economy of Lycian-Roman Towns
Sunrise over Phaselis' Acropolis - our Sailboat, the Dragonfly, anchored in front to the right What a difference a day makes. Clouds are...
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Jul 314 min
H + 2 : No Business - No People
We started our Day with Buying 5 Seabreams from local Fishermen returning from the Sea Last night we made it to Anemurium, an ancient...
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Jul 203 min
H - 8 : Purple for the Emperor
Tyrian Dye was not only produced in Tyros but probably throughout the Roman Empire Before starting our journey, I go every year on Google...
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Jun 205 min
H - 38 : What was Saint Paul's Crime?
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...
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Jun 174 min
H - 41 : History does not Repeat itself but it Rhymes
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...
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Jun 95 min
H - 49 : Musings about Hairstyles and Beards
Official Statue of Roman Emperor Augustus which was copied throughout the Empire At times, my curiosity takes me to unexpected corners of...
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May 135 min
H - 76 : How Knowledge spread in Antiquity
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...
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Apr 304 min
H - 88 : Lost Languages of Anatolia
Carian Graves carved into the Cliffs just to the South of Kaunas, an ancient Carian town Tracking Apostles Paul’s journey from the Holy...
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Mar 294 min
H - 120 : Fuel for the Pharos of Alexandria
Love the way science changes the way how we understand the world. The James Webb telescope shows us that the universe is probably older...
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Feb 185 min
H - 161 : Cyprus - A Cuisine of Empires
Mezzes - served throughout the Middle East and the Balkans are a prominent dish in Cyprus Knowing that Cyprus was a vassal to Phoenicia,...
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Feb 85 min
H - 171 : The extraordinary Story of Paul
Saint Paul's Statue in Front of Saint Peter's Basilica in the Vatican in Rome Sailing for the next three years in the footsteps of Saint...
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Jan 293 min
H - 181 : Last Greek Speakers in Anatolia
Kastellorizo's Harbor looks like Simi, just with less Traffic and fewer Cruise Boats About 100 km south-east of Göcek and 2 km from the...
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hbanziger
Jul 30, 20233 min
G + 14 : Limiting Mistral Exposure
Sa Calobra Bay is the Pathway to a 4 kilometre long Canyon through the Tramontana Change of boat today. To avoid more exposure to the...
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Jul 25, 20233 min
G + 10 : Porquerolles - The Storm
Waves at the West End of Porquerolles were higher than 1.5 meters. Glad we are not at Sea We all wondered this morning how the day would...
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Apr 8, 20234 min
G - 98 : Mistral - The Wind That Gave the Côte d'Azur its Towns
The French call it their crazy wind. Strong, cold and dry, it blows regularly down the Rhone Valley - except for the summer months. It...
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Feb 19, 20234 min
G - 145 : Beziers - Ancient Celtic Wine Capital?
Until recently, Beziers was a place on the map I only knew from passing by. It was where I had to exit the A7 motorway and turn north to...
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