View over Monaco. In front is Monte Carlo, at the back The Rock and Port Hercule In Jimmy’z, Monaco’s glamorous and famous night club, a...

One of the Rose fields around Grasse About ten kilometers north of Cannes lies the old town of Grasse surrounded by hills which lead to...

The Piazza dei Cavalli in Piacenza where the Claims Clearirng took place four Times a Year Early January I wrote a blog “Bankers are good...

The Can Ribas Vinery with the Tramutana Mountains at the back Wanted to write about Ligurian Food and Wine in this blog but then...

Writing the piece about Noli yesterday reminded me of a post on Italian emigration I did three years ago. When Genoa lost its Aegean and...

Noli during Summertime - the Beach is covered in a Sea of white Umbrellas 60 kilometers west of Genoa, there is Noli, a quaint Ligurian...

Until recently, Beziers was a place on the map I only knew from passing by. It was where I had to exit the A7 motorway and turn north to...

Entrance to Marseille's Greek Harbor - Fort St Jean, built by Louis XIV, protects the port Always wondered why Greek settlers decided to...

There are two reasons behind the meteoric rise of Genoa as first global financial centre. We talked about the first in the last blog:...

There are many turnarounds in history but few are as impressive as Genoa's transformation from a Mediterranean trading hub to a global...

Coffee at 6.30 am - just before the Sun Rise - the giant Rock of Monemvasia in the back Our bet yesterday paid off. We sailed all night...

We had company today from a Family of Dophins Not being able to go to Chios has its advantages. Whilst we miss out on Mastic we now have...

Lazy Sunday today. Nobody got out of bed before 9 am. The gentle rocking of the waves was just too tempting. The coffee tastes almost as...

The Turkish Coast just east of Dalaman Airport in South-Western Anatolia Recently found three photos from my first trip to Greece in...

The pleasure of sniffing spices in the market is never getting old. The sensual whiff of flavors is always surprising, the vibrant color...

Reconstruction of Troy - The Citadel surrounded by a Palace Garden - the Town with its mighty Walls and the Water Ways in the Valley (all...

Photos from space are beautiful. The view of our blue planet always makes me wonder why there are so many conflicts on earth. Our planet...

Turkish coffee is boiled slowly, not filtered. Sugar is mostly added during Boiling How coffee was discovered has become well known...

It is almost impossible to visit Turkey without seeing a shop with Turkish Delights. Lokum, as they are called in Turkish, got their...

Plate tectonics had an amazing impact on shaping the ancient Aegean civilization. The rough mountains forced the early Greeks to take to...