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Kirk Douglas as Spartacus (111 - 71 BC) - one of my favourite movies as a child Do you remember the 1960 movie “Spartacus” with Kirk...

Cephalonia is today well known for its spectacular beaches on its West Coast On our way to Ithaca during the last week of sailing, we...

Corfu in 1716 during the last Ottoman Siege Working on the last week of our summer sailing made me think of Corfu and how this island,...

HMS Eagle sinking after being torpedoed during "Operation Pedestal", August 1942 We talked about the strategic importance of the...

View on La Valetta from the bay between Senglea (left) and Birgu (right). The Knights Head Quarter, the San Angelo Fort is prominently...

Canadian Troops on the Way to Sicily in their Landing Craft on 10 July 1943, the same Day of the Year we start our Sailing in Malta...

Otranto with its reinforced walls after the Turks conquered it in 1480 I know, I know. The title is fictitious. The Turkish Admiral lived...

Title Page of the Video "Why did the Ottomans not conquer Italy?" Speculating about alternative outcomes in history is a bit esoteric but...

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...

Castello di Svevo Yesterday, I talked a lot about Vikings or Normans who came to Southern Italy for adventure and getting rich quickly –...

As a student in Senior High I loved historical maps. One of the maps which intrigued me most was a chart showing the Vikings’ journeys...

A few days ago we talked about how Rome expanded into Southern Italy and how the Greek culture was adopted by Romans. We also learnt...

To everybody's surprise, the outbord engine of our tender went on strike last night and would not get back to life despite a lot of TLC....

We changed flags today. The French was replaced by the Italian tricolour and the Corsican One Moor had to give way to Sardinia’s Four....

Yesterday, we aimed for Girolata, the bay on the west coast, where in 1540 the Genovese fleet captured Turgut Reis, after he had sacked...

Calvi in the early morning hours Every morning when we wake up and meet for coffee on the deck, it is beautifully quiet, the air is still...

When discussing our plans for today over dinner last night, we thought we would visit the two Spanish Fortresses, buy some white wine...

After a quiet night in Portoferraio which has far fewer visitors than in a normal year – maybe a third – we intend to sail to the south...