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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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Mar 29, 20244 min read


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 18, 20245 min read


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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Feb 8, 20245 min read


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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Jan 29, 20243 min read


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 30, 20233 min read


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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Jul 25, 20233 min read


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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Apr 8, 20234 min read


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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Feb 19, 20234 min read


G - 150 : Is Ligurian Olive Oil the finest?
In several of my previous blogs I mentioned that Greek settlers brought olives to the Ligurian shore around 600 BC. Time to talk about...
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Feb 14, 20234 min read


G - 153 : Marseille - Geography as Destiny
Entrance to Marseille's Greek Harbor - Fort St Jean, built by Louis XIV, protects the port Always wondered why Greek settlers decided to...
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Feb 11, 20234 min read


G - 168 : Ligures - A People as Ancient as the Basques?
Planning our weeks of sailing is fun. In the first week alone, there are so many cool places to visit, we could double the time from...
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Jan 27, 20235 min read


F + 25 : The Divine Triangle
The last day of our trip started with a flock of birds welcoming the sun with their chirping. Paros is stacked with sail boats which are...
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Sep 9, 20222 min read


F + 22 : Agamemnon - Lusting for Gold?
Adverse wind conditions usually spoil plans and often are a nuisance. Turns out that the Meltemi was God’s blessing. It allowed us to...
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Sep 6, 20223 min read


F + 18 : Living well 4'000 Years ago - Akrotiri
A Boy from one of the Frescos found in the Big House in Akrotiri - he is boxing At a time when pile dwellers lived on the shores of Swiss...
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Sep 2, 20224 min read


F + 13 : Ancient Wrecks in Fournoi
Divers of the 2015 Project lifting ancient Cargo from one of the Ship Wrecks For the first two weeks of sailing there was almost no wind....
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Aug 28, 20224 min read


F + 11 : Epicurus and a Disputed Border
It is a quiet day today. Having stayed overnight in the Marina of Kusadasi, we plan to stay away from ports and enjoy the tranquility and...
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Aug 26, 20225 min read


F + 10 : Sunrise with Coffee - Ephesus
The Sun rose at 6.45 am today - Sunrise with Coffee There is no better way than starting a day with coffee. That is exactly what we did...
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Aug 25, 20224 min read


F + 9 : Thunder Storm over Ionia
Dark clouds gathered over the Meander Delta this morning when we drove towards Pirene. We could hear the sound of rolling thunder. Slowly...
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Aug 24, 20224 min read


F + 7 : Fire in the Bay - Sibyl on the Hill
The Sybil of Erythraia - painted by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel It is rare hat we visit places where world history changed...
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Aug 22, 20224 min read


F + 5 : Hallo Berlin? Hier Pergamon! Wann gibt ihr uns den Altar zurück?
At 6.47 am, just as the sun rose behind the hills of Dikili, we pulled into the harbour. It is change over day. Group One will leave and...
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Aug 20, 20226 min read
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