When you look up the list of important cartographers in Wikipedia, there are 18 names listed for the first 2'000 years up to 1400 AD. 17...

One of the many things we will notice on this year's trip along the Dalmatian coast is how small the Venetian harbours were. I wondered...

On C + 4 the Dragonfly, our sailboat, will reach Ulcinj in Montenegro, the (in)famous pirates' nest. It was a thorn in the flesh of the...

Long before Albania became an independent Kingdom in 1912, there was Albania Veneta, a geographical term, which the Serene Republic used...

Since Venetian times we look at the Adriatic as a north - south axis on which precious goods from Asia and the Middle East are shipped to...

Not being able to leave from Famagusta meant we had to round the tail of Cyprus before heading south towards Israel. It would take us 21...

It is going be an easier day today. We aim for the Kelendris or Ayrdrincik in Turkish. Found in 1992 and now excavated since, the famous...

After months of planning, the day finally arrived. Did you ever wonder how we did end up on a Gület, a sailboat of Turkish design? Three...

On this page, I wanted to write about another invention which travvelled east to west and which the Arabs - supposedely - brought to the...

One of the sorry side effects of wealth is that it also attracts thugs. When a trade worth almost USD one billion passes by your shores...

When we travelled as young studente to Rome, my then girlfriend and me had of course no money. We had to put up our little tent on a...

After an uneventful night in Milos, we sailed early morning to the island of Koufonisi which is wind protected by the mountains of Naxos,...

Of course we were warned about the Meltemi but reading about and hearing of it is not the same as experiencing this strong north wind. We...

In this Bay, a combined English - Russian - French Fleet destroyed the Turkish Navy on 20 October 1827 and opened the way for Greek...

Did you ever wonder why we are not sailing along Minarets, Turkish Towns and Turkish Fortresses on our trip? Having conquered all...