Balat, Istanbul's old Jewish District, is today a bohemian, chic neighbourhood Most travel brochures describe Istanbul as a vibrant,...

King Otto, Greece's first Monarch, arrives in his new Capital Athens in 1837 Standing in the summer heat on the Acropolis, you wonder how...

Galata Tower - View from the East - Tokapi Palace, Hagia Sophia & Blue Mosque in the back The Galata Tower is one of Istanbul’s most...

At a time when Europe needs to replace Russia as main gas supplier it is worth looking at alternatives in our vicinity. During our trip...

Wanted to write about Turkish Honey today. But now that Russia attacks Ukraine and kills innocent people, I will write about a time 2’000...

Greek Immigrants in New York - Could not find the Date of the Photo - prob. around WW1 Planned to write about the Sultanate of Women this...

Was busy the last three weeks writing the Travel Plan for sailing this summer. You find a Pdf copy under “Travel Plan 2022”. With the...

We write the year 1241/42. The Mongol Army had just wiped out the Polish and Hungarian Knights and took winter quarters in the low lands...

In my previous blog I was writing about the silver mines of Laurion which made Athens wealthy and powerful. The mines were in operation...

When writing about the Gulf of Corinth, I came across a few papers which described ancient Corinth as Greece’s most important town. It...

Now that all my 2017 and 2018 Blogs have been transferred to this site, it is time to switch on the automated notification mail again....

Preparing Fire Wood for Winter 2022 with Ahmed Wanted to write this piece yesterday but the beautiful weather in the Ardèche was too...

Medieval Illustration of Greek Warriors Sailing to Troy - in Contemporary Ships though! Even though we sail along Genovese trading...

Irrigation in Egypt in the Faiyum Depression close to Cairo My personal goal today was to write the blog on Calabrian and Apulian food I...

Sybaris Archeology Park - the former harbor is to the right A few days ago, someone asked me what the D-181 stands for in the blog title....

A few days ago I came across the fact that the Arabs successfully introduced sugar cane to Sicily when they conquered the island in 831...

As I was preparing my next blog on food in Sicily, Calabria and Apulia I began wondering which of the cereals, vegetables and fruits were...

Instead of writing my sailing brochure as I did for the last four years, I am going to write a weekly blog instead. There is so much to...

The southern tip of Capo San Marco - the AFAET is just to the left - Tharros to the north It was already hot at 9 am when the Museum of...

South of Basa, the mountains of Sardinia start stretching into lower, rolling hills until they form large, slightly inclined plateaus....