As we head further east, the distances are getting longer. We are now in the eastern part of Turkey. There are no leisure boats any...

Once on the boat last evening, we sailed a bit further east to gain some time for today. There is an old Phoenician settlement we want to...

Most of use have visited the Column of Trajan in Rome, the 35 meters high marble monument which not only commemorates his triumphs during...

Since we could not stop at Side we are now a day ahead of schedule. We are going to use it to have a closer look at the fortress the...

Are you as much a fan of Shawarma as I am? Good, lean meat with some pickled vegetables in on open sandwich? It is the only fast food I...

With the fall of Egypt, the Mediterranean - for almost one thousand years a unified, cultural space - became a frontier. Commercial ties...

After “Christianity and inflation”, many of you may wonder whether “The plague and the rise of Islam” is another one of Hugo’s...

Over the last few days, we have seen how Christianity slowly spread through the Roman empire. In 313 AD Emperor Constantine the Great...

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...

Yesterday, we learned that the citizens of Rome consumed around 300’000 tons of wheat per year and needed the equivalent of 500 Carpe...

Most of us think of Mediterranean food as a vegetable, fish and olive oil-based diet with plenty of fresh fruit and wine. Persian Archers...

Hi All Resume my blog again from last year to provide background information and anecdotal details on the trip we are going on this...

Time to set sail to our last destination on this trip. We will reach Rhodes later in the afternoon. Venetian boats were always welcome in...

On the next day we motored against strong headwinds up the Peloponnese's East Coast to reach Monemvassia, a town founded by refugees. Its...

Crossing from Porto Kagjo to Kythera was our first encounter with the Meltemi To the left the Town and Citadel of Kythira - note how...

Porto Kagjo changed several times hands between Venice and the Ottoman Empire. From 1787 - 1790 it was the base of Lambros Katsonis, a...

The new sailors came on board in Pylos. We sailed via Methoni to Koroni (Coron), the sister town. Tomorrow morning, before we leave, we...

Arriving in Methoni today where we change crew. Methoni and Koroni, a bit further to the East, were called the eyes of Venice. These two...

We are off today to climb the old Crusader Castle - some people say it is Venetian but we could not really find out much. It was...

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