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...

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

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...

Turkish coffee or Greek coffee? If you order Turkish Coffee in Greece, the waiters tend to ignore you or look at you with big eyes. How...

The over 80 years old Dr Xenakis arranges Senior Sailing Regattas today Working in my forest is always a pleasure. This week am trimming...

Lecce, the beautiful Baroque Jewel, in the Heart of Apulia Yesterday the moon set behind the Calabrian mountains. Only 24 hours later,...

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...

We stayed at Roccelle Jonica for the night and woke up to this spectacular view Another beautiful day on Calabria’s East Coast. At seven,...

With the new Drone we get Photos as never before! Amendolea's Church & the super dry Fiumare Amendolea It is Norman day today. We plan...

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

View from the Saluting Battery on La Valetta's Grand Harbour Walking in the streets of La Valetta in 33 degrees Celsius during the summer...

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...

Had planned to write a blog about the Greek language but am going to write one about Greek words instead. Apparently the Greek language...

Thought I would continue the wine series in a few days but got so much feedback that I will write episode 2 today. As promised, we move...

Am not an expert in Greek wines because I did not like the wines made and sold in the seventies and eighties . To me they were cheap mass...

My blog on Epidavros the other day made me think of the many other Greek theatres we are going to visit this summer. We start with...