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H + 10 : Patara - Roman Logistics & Tax Hub
Patara's Main Street flanked by Marble Columns lead directly to the Commercial Harbor Readers following this blog must have noticed my...
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Aug 8, 20244 min read


H + 9 : Echoes of Past Imperialistic Dreams
The Greek Island of Kastellorizo viewed from Kaş at about 2 kilometers of Distance We are on the way to Kaş, the Turkish town opposite...
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Aug 7, 20244 min read


H + 8 : A City of Two Saints
East of Alanya we were the only Sailboat - in Andriake, there are dozens of Goulets! Another impeccable day. Another miraculous sunrise....
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Aug 6, 20244 min read


H + 7 : The Economy of Lycian-Roman Towns
Sunrise over Phaselis' Acropolis - our Sailboat, the Dragonfly, anchored in front to the right What a difference a day makes. Clouds are...
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Aug 5, 20244 min read


H + 6 : Roman Theatre turned Caravanserai?
The largely intact Roman Theatre of Aspendos - Photo was taken in 2018 during our 1st visit A windless morning today. Yesterday’s cool...
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Aug 4, 20244 min read


H + 5 : Alanya - Seljuk or Byzantine Style?
The Northern Part of the Seljuk Fortress viewed from the Citadel - Alanya at the Back Second day in Alanya. We are waiting for the next...
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Aug 3, 20244 min read


H + 4 : Fire Helicopters over Side
Three big Forest Fires on 3 August 2021 seen from a NASA Satellite Yesterday afternoon, a loud boom caught my attention. Just overhead, a...
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Aug 2, 20243 min read


H + 3 : Cilicia to Side - Slave Trading Centers of the Ancient World
The Crusader Castle form the 12th Century of top of Selinus Cliff Another beautiful morning on Cilicia’s coast. We started with climbing...
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Aug 1, 20245 min read


H + 2 : No Business - No People
We started our Day with Buying 5 Seabreams from local Fishermen returning from the Sea Last night we made it to Anemurium, an ancient...
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Jul 31, 20244 min read


H + 1 : When Small Castles went Bananas
The Walls of Softa Castle are amazingly intact - it takes less than thirty minutes to climb the Castle Coffee at 6. 30 am – departure at...
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Jul 30, 20243 min read


H - Day : The Adventure starts - Cyprus to Türkiye
Our Boat, the Dragonfly, was waiting for us in the Harbor of Girne at 9 am this Morning Finally, after months of planning and...
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Jul 29, 20243 min read


H - 1 : Ethnic Cleansing Cyprus Style
Last day, before sailing starts tomorrow. We used the day to visit Enkomi, an early bronze-age town, then Salamis, the island’s Roman...
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Jul 29, 20245 min read


H - 2 : Nicosia - Overlapping History
Büyük Han, the lovingly restored Caranvansarai in the Center of Nicosia Whilst waiting for the boat and the rest of the crew to arrive, a...
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Jul 27, 20243 min read


H - 3 : The Beauty of Roman Law
Sarcophagus of the prominent Roman Jusist Valerio Petroniano from 320 AD Consulting the lease agreement for the Dragonfly the other day,...
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Jul 26, 20245 min read


H - 7 : Where to find Tin for Making Bronze
Lifting Copper and Tin Ingots from the Uluburun Ship Wreck Yesterday’s blog reminded me to talk about tin, the rare metal required for...
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Jul 21, 20244 min read


H - 8 : Purple for the Emperor
Tyrian Dye was not only produced in Tyros but probably throughout the Roman Empire Before starting our journey, I go every year on Google...
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Jul 20, 20243 min read


H - 15 : Did the Crusades leave anything else than Ruins?
These Walls were built by the Crusaders inside Herod's once magnificent Port of Caesarea Due to the undeclared war between Israel and...
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Jul 14, 20244 min read


H - 18 : Sinking a Warship with Oranges
Sailing from Alanya to Göcek in our second week will be a pleasurable and peaceful experience. Many people call this part of Anatolia the...
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Jul 11, 20245 min read


H - 21 : Where are Anatolia's Salt Pans?
Natural Salt Pan in Delice (Kirikkale) in Central Anatolia My recent blog about the high salinity of the eastern Mediterranean made me...
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Jul 8, 20244 min read


H - 24 : Hyperinflation in Türkiye ?
View from the Galata Tower (built by the Genovese) over old Constantinople with the Bazaar Exactly three weeks ago, the European...
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Jul 5, 20246 min read
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