This year, we start our next three-years’ sailing cycle by following Saint Paul’s journey from Caesarea to Rome. 2’000 years ago, Saint...

In two of my previous blogs I talked about the role of scribes in antiquity and that books were scrolls not pages bound at the back. The...

Palmyra's Great Colonade and the Greek Theatre luckily survived ISIS hidious attack who blew up the Temple of Baal and the Temple of Bel...

Rainy today – no chance to spend time outdoors. Time for another blog then. Wondered for a while as to why the Eastern Roman Empire was...

“Nothing is certain but death and taxes”. Was reminded of this quote from Benjamin Franklin (1789) recently when I read how Roman Emperor...

A Roman Cargo Ship leaves the Port with its Spritsail (Foresail) set to manoeuvre One of the many things I enjoy is looking at maps. They...

These Tortoise Objects are only 300 Years old - Romans used the Material the same Way On a sunny July afternoon, in the Port of...

Hadrian is one of the best known Roman Emperors. His legacy is present in so many places, one wonders how he achieved so much during just...

Tourists travel from afar to visit the great Roman monuments built 2’000 years ago. Every day, coaches bring thousands to the best known...

After two heady subjects on the end of Rome's expansion and the early days of Christianity, something lighter for today’s blog. A...

Trajan's Column in Rome is now topped with a Statue of Saint Peter A day before reaching Alanya, the ancient pirate nest, we will stop at...

This year’s trip was supposed to start in Alexandria. The first week we were to sail from the ancient Egyptian port along the Israeli...

Yesterday's Sun Set from the Lérins Island gave no Hint of the choppy Night ahead It is handover day – Team One left this morning at...

Over night, the weather changed. A strong wind from the South stirred-up a strong swell. We had to take shelter behind the island of...

The Greek Style Roman Theatre in Marseille built in 1st century BC had 14'000 Seats In less than two months’ time, we will be on the...

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...

Fréjus on the French Riviera looks like a typical Provencal town. A quaint medieval center, the mandatory yacht harbor and long, yellow...

The Via Julia Augusta between Albenga and Alessio - a Funerary Memorial to the left Sometimes one post leads to the next. Yesterday I...

Emperors assemble armies, build fleets, conquer countries, build new capitals and have a knack for leaving behind monuments – Napoleon...

Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill meeting in Cuba in 2016 Media these days are full of news of the horrors of war in the Ukraine. The...