Approaching Saint-Tropez at 9 am - already lots of movements in the Gulf of Saint-Tropez The wind calmed down last night – we woke up to...

Last year, when sailing along the Anatolian coast, we came across many ancient harbors which are now completely landlocked. Nearby rivers...

When entering the church of Saint John the Baptist in Cervo, its serenity and tranquility captures you instantly. Sun rays pour through...

Sanremo's Yacht Harbor from the Genovese Fortress Cannot believe that in less than 50 days we embark on our journey along the Ligurian...

Avignon on the Rhone with the famous Bridge and the Papal Palais to the right The Rhone is not the longest river discharging into the...

A Royal Navy Ship of the Line in Story Weather (Artist Impression from 17th Century) We write the year 1707. A British Fleet of 21 ships...

The French call it their crazy wind. Strong, cold and dry, it blows regularly down the Rhone Valley - except for the summer months. It...

Fort Mont-Alban built in 1557 between Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer to prevent a repetition of the devastating Siege of Nice in 1543 by...

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

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

Four years ago, when sailing along the Dalmatian coast, we wondered as to why there were no rivers (see my blog C - 18 from 2019). There...

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

Aeolus, the Greek God of winds, must be angry. Yesterday was supposed to be the peak of the storm but high winds continue unabated....

Divers of the 2015 Project lifting ancient Cargo from one of the Ship Wrecks For the first two weeks of sailing there was almost no wind....

It is a quiet day today. Having stayed overnight in the Marina of Kusadasi, we plan to stay away from ports and enjoy the tranquility and...

Another early day - coffee at 7 am - we would lift anchor a few minutes later to sail to the ANZAC Cove where Serhan, our guide and...

Largely unnoticed and overshadowed by the war in the Ukraine, an unhealthy arms race is gaining pace between Turkey and Greece, both...

One of 50 Russian Warships which sailed in 1921 through the Bosporus to the Mediterranean Standing on the Four Seasons’ terrace that...

The Turkish Straits - Bosporus 17 nm, Sea of Marmaris 110 nm, Dardanelles 37 nm My last piece about the Luwians and Troy’s big harbor...

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