Yesterday was a new first – except for the crew going shopping in Gallipoli, we did not set foot on land the whole day. The idea was to...

The other day, I came across a beautiful article in the Wall Street Journal "How Poetry won Independence for Greece". At the occasion of...

Last night we anchored close to a place called Stari Milni (Old Mill) under an impressive range of lime stone mountains. When we woke up...

After three days in Albania, we left this morning for Montenegro. The wind had calmed down but there was still a rough swell from the...

This morning we set sail at seven for Vlore and shipped around the Karaburun Peninsula which was dotted with hundreds of Enver Hoxha's...

When flying from Vienna to Venice, book an F seat on the right hand side of the plane. About 10 minutes before lnding, look out of the...

When visiting Dubrovnik the first time 30 years ago, I thought "feels and looks like Venice" and automatically assumed it was a Venetian...

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...

We arrived today at the further most southern point of our trip this year: Herzliya Marina - 15 min north of Tel Aviv. The Carpe Diem is...

What a splendid morning to wake up. The sea was very calm and we could see Yumurtalik or Laiazzo in the distance. In 1294, Venice and...

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...