Was busy the last three weeks writing the Travel Plan for sailing this summer. You find a Pdf copy under “Travel Plan 2022”. With the...

On the island of Chios, you do not need to dig for gold. It grows on trees and is called Mastic. Had it for the first-time last year when...

On a single trip one often learns more than reading many books. This wisdom came to my mind when travelling from Bodrum to Istanbul a few...

Ever wondered why ancient ports such as Marseille, Naples and Constantinople survived and others like Miletus, Knidos, Kaunas, Ephesus...

We all hoped for a calm day and some more water activities in the afternoon. But it was not to be. The rainy weather over Northern Europe...

Panoramic View from Acrocorinth - Perfect for Monitoring Both Sides of the Isthmus Another early day today. We wanted to visit...

On the Way towards Corinth Lazy day today. We had to move 30 miles further east to get closer to Corinth where we want to spend the day...

The Sea of Olive Trees near the Town of Etea where we left the AFAET for the Day It is quite hot this week in Greece. Temperatures are...

Odysseus put wax into the Ears of his Men and asked to tie him to the Mast so he would not jump into the sea to follow the bewitching...

The two classical columns were restored after the mud flooding of the Sibari site in 1985 The air was already simmering with heat when we...

The rolling hills of Calabria We did not see much of Crotone yesterday. It was already evening when we arrived. We managed to go for a...

The one and only column left from the Temple of Hera - the Greek thanked their Mother Earth for the fertility of Kroton with an elaborate...

Yesterday, we successfully pushed south and escaped the strong winds and rains north of the Straits of Messina. But the weather caught up...

Never say no to a coffee offered in the morning. Have to admit – the Italian know how to roast their coffee. Wonder how they developed...

Mount Etna from the place we anchored overnight Gentle breeze this morning. The water is almost flat. Coffee on the back of the boat is...

The old Norman Fortress Maniace, which the Spanish rebuilt into a mighty gun fortress Pulling into the ancient harbour of Syracuse where...

Writing about Pythagoras was a challenge. The further I was digging, the more contradicting the sources became and it was impossible to...

When writing my pieces on Greek theatre, I realized that Dionysus, the Greek Good of wine, was also the God of pleasure, festivities and...

When I plan our trips, I usually work with a big map on one side of my laptop and my iPad on the other. On the iPad I look up details....

The Greek Theatre in Taormina in Sicily - partially rebuilt by the Romans A few blogs ago I wrote about Greek theaters and that only in...