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G - 8 : Cannes - When the Film Industry Stood up to Dictators
Photographers and Movie Stars were from the Beginning Part of the Cannes Film Festival - Could not find the Name of the Actress - the...
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Jul 7, 20234 min read


G - 14 : St Honorat - 1st Monastery in Europe
Half an hour from glamorous Cannes where movie stars flock once a year to the annual film festival lies the small island of...
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Jul 1, 20234 min read


G - 37 : Cervo - Corals for India & China
When entering the church of Saint John the Baptist in Cervo, its serenity and tranquility captures you instantly. Sun rays pour through...
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Jun 9, 20235 min read


G - 40 : Ligurian Road Trip
Preparing our annual sailing trip takes time. Finding ancient sailing routes, researching the history of an area, writing it up, looking...
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Jun 7, 20234 min read


G - 44 : The surprising Qualities of Lavender
Lavender Field near the Village of Sault - at the Back is Mont Ventoux, the biker challenge One of the pleasures in life is spraying...
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Jun 3, 20234 min read


G - 47 : Savon de Marseille
One of the more permanent features of French farmer markets are the stalls with Provencal beauty products. There are olive oil based...
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May 31, 20235 min read


G - 61 : Cultural War on Italy's Beaches
One of the most memorable impression from our trip from Malta to Athens in 2020 were the miles and miles of sand and pebble beaches in...
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May 17, 20233 min read


G - 67 : Muslim Heritage in Mallorca
Part of the Arab Pipe Network which distributed Water from the Aqueduct underground The almost complete disappearance of Muslim culinary...
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May 11, 20234 min read


G - 83 : Herbes de Provence
Can’t write about La Provence without mentioning Herbes the Provence, a vital ingredient of modern cuisine. Learned about these aromatic...
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Apr 23, 20234 min read


G - 114 : Et Dieu vit en France
These Peppers were sold in the Cours Saleya, Nice' weekly market One of the pleasures of being in France are the weekly village and town...
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Mar 20, 20233 min read


G - 118 : Beautiful Rosé from the Provence
This Bottle of Rosé from Portquerolle made it to St Barthélémy . Describing Rosé from the Provence feels like carrying water into the...
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Mar 17, 20235 min read


G - 123 : Tuberculosis put the Côte d'Azur on the map
Legend has it that the French Riviera was discovered in the 18th century by wealthy, noble Englishmen who were on their grand tour...
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Mar 12, 20234 min read


G - 134 : Catalan and Democracy
The Baleares from Space - from South to North Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca During our third week this summer, we sail around the Baleares,...
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Mar 1, 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


G - 176 : Old Ligurian Splendor - San Remo
When planning the first week of this summer's sailing, I came across the name of San Remo. A name I had not heard for a while. It brought...
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Jan 19, 20234 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 + 21: A Storm is Brewing - Nafplio
Last night, we anchored in a bay at the northern tip of Spetses. The island is nowadays know as a place for the rich and famous. Indeed,...
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Sep 5, 20224 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 + 17 : Sunset Cruising in Santorini
Nothing prepares you for the spectacular entrance into the caldera of Santorini. We all have seen photos of this beautiful island but...
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Sep 2, 20223 min read


F + 16 : Marbles vs. Meltemi 0 : 1
Sun was rising just before 7 am over the Holy Island of Delos we visited yesterday The rising sun woke us up this morning in Delos. The...
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Sep 1, 20222 min read
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