The old Venetian Port of Candia (Heraklion) is now full of Leisure Sail Boats When you ask Greeks living on Crete what they think of the...

The Sea beyond Punta des Jondal where we went today was calm and turquoise A dripping sound woke me up at 3 am this morning. It was...

The Magic Es Vedra Rock wore a Mushroom Hat today at Lunch time Weather was a challenge today. Windspeed increases to above 20 knots at...

We all know that Christopher Columbus was Genovese. Several places claim that he was born In their town. There is Savona, where we start...

Part of the Arab Pipe Network which distributed Water from the Aqueduct underground The almost complete disappearance of Muslim culinary...

For the past few months, I delayed writing about Mallorquin Cuisine. Wanted to do it closer to the date of sailing hoping that my...

Santuari de la Mare de Deu de Bonany near Petra on Mallorca In 1113, the year when the Order of the Knights of Saint John was founded...

The Citadel of Ibiza and the old Town with its traditional white Houses For centuries, Ibiza was known as the “White Island”. To keep...

The Piazza dei Cavalli in Piacenza where the Claims Clearirng took place four Times a Year Early January I wrote a blog “Bankers are good...

The Can Ribas Vinery with the Tramutana Mountains at the back Wanted to write about Ligurian Food and Wine in this blog but then...

The regular readers of my blogs may have noticed my interest in sea level changes over the ages. In 2019 when we travelled from Corfu to...

Fort Mont-Alban built in 1557 between Nice and Villefranche-sur-Mer to prevent a repetition of the devastating Siege of Nice in 1543 by...

The impressive Entrance to the Canyon at Sa Calobra on Mallorca's rough western Coast For the last two years we were spoiled with views...

The Baleares from Space - from South to North Ibiza, Mallorca and Menorca During our third week this summer, we sail around the Baleares,...