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...

YouTube is full of clips about Rome’s eleven aqueducts. Of course, the > 800 kilometers long water supply network that took centuries to...

On a single trip one often learns more than reading many books. This wisdom came to my mind when travelling from Bodrum to Istanbul a few...

Yesterday, we successfully pushed south and escaped the strong winds and rains north of the Straits of Messina. But the weather caught up...

It is going to be a sailing day today. Before going to bed last night we sailed to Panarea, the island owned by 25 families – looks and...

Another day, another excursion! We visited Stari Grad this morning to buy fresh fruits and croissants. We had the town almost for...

Seeing that the pentacles of the European Cyclone will reach Durres this afternoon with wind speed of 45 knots, we decided to start our...

Our trip started today at 9 am when we arrived by ferry from Corfu in Sarande in Albania. The Dragonfly in Sarande Harbour Contrary to...

If you were a Roman Emperor, what style would you use for your palace? Would it emulate Downing Street No 10? The Elysee? The White...

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...