On the horizon to the west, in the hazy afternoon, the small island of Antikythira comes into view. We are on the way to Kythira but will...

Medicane (Mediterranean Hurricane) Zorbas reaching the Peloponnese on 29 Sept 2018 - the Medicane was about 150 sea miles wide In exactly...

Can't believe - only 101 days to go until we set foot on the Myra, our sail boat this summer! Much of the Pharos (Lighthouse) of...

The Parthenon survived dozens of Earthquakes over the 2'500 Years since its Construction It is only a year ago that I wrote a blog about...

The lush Mountains in the Peloponnese with their fertile Valleys receive a lot of Rain Mosf of my High School class mates hated history....

Lifting Copper and Tin Ingots from the Uluburun Ship Wreck Yesterday’s blog reminded me to talk about tin, the rare metal required for...

Tyrian Dye was not only produced in Tyros but probably throughout the Roman Empire Before starting our journey, I go every year on Google...

Natural Salt Pan in Delice (Kirikkale) in Central Anatolia My recent blog about the high salinity of the eastern Mediterranean made me...

The ancient Greek town of Salamis was twice destroyed by Earth Quakes but rebuilt - it was only abandoned during the Arab - Byzantine...

Bottlenose and other Dolphins are a rare Sight in the Eastern Mediterranean On my to-do-list for this year’s trip is a blog on the...

In two of my previous blogs I talked about the role of scribes in antiquity and that books were scrolls not pages bound at the back. The...

Turkish Ceramic Tiles with Wild Flowers and Red Tulips at the Center When looking at tiles in a Turkish Bazaar, you instantly notice the...

Rainy today – no chance to spend time outdoors. Time for another blog then. Wondered  for a while as to why the Eastern Roman Empire was...

Love the way science changes the way how we understand the world. The James Webb telescope shows us that the universe is probably older...

One of the probably 2'000 Years old mighty Cedar Trees in the Lebanon Cyprus is not the only country in the Middle East with trees in its...

Copper Ingot resulting from smelting with ancient Technologies (except the Hammer !) A few weeks ago, I wondered whether the first...

Most people have heard about Tsunamis in the Pacific. Far fewer have heard of Tsunamis in the Mediterranean. Skiing in Lebanon is...

The Sea beyond Punta des Jondal where we went today was calm and turquoise A dripping sound woke me up at 3 am this morning. It was...

This Calanque has become Port-Miou. It is deal for hiding during a Mistral Last day of sailing along the Ligurian coast. We are going to...

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...