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...

On our third last day, we are going to visit Epidavros with its magnificent 14’000 seats big amphitheater. Always wondered what such a...

After a few blogs about Malta, have to return to Greece again – the end of our journey this year. Still have to write about Greek wines...

Am re-stocking the villa here with soap, shampoos and bodywash and marvel about Savon de Marseille’s and L’Occitane’s marketing skills....

Spent most of my last few blogs on Greece but will now return to the western leg of our sailing this year – to the Republic of Malta....

When transferring my blogs to this site I came across a piece I wrote on Croatian culture in 2019 (C - 4). To solidify their rule over...

Three years ago, my friend Ryan, with whom I closely worked on Wallstreet for almost ten years, told me that his ancestors were from...

Today is handover day in Dubrovnik. Captain Mustafa and his team prepare the Dragonfly for next week, scrubbing every inch of the boat...

Just before we enter the channel to Sibenik, the former Venetian town where the Ca Sagredo family came from, we cross the island of...

In almost every harbour we stop we will meet traditional folk groups dancing in the squares and narrow alleyways. Of course they do it...

After yesterday’s heavy reading, something lighter today, What do these three photos below have in common? View of Kotor in Montenegro...

One of the few certainties of our sailing this summer is the fact that we are going to run into big tourist crowds. There are more than...

If you were a Roman Emperor, what style would you use for your palace? Would it emulate Downing Street No 10? The Elysee? The White...

Over the last few days, several of you asked me about the origin of the Croatian people. Where did they come? How did they get to...