Thought I would continue the wine series in a few days but got so much feedback that I will write episode 2 today. As promised, we move...

Am not an expert in Greek wines because I did not like the wines made and sold in the seventies and eighties . To me they were cheap mass...

My blog on Epidavros the other day made me think of the many other Greek theatres we are going to visit this summer. We start with...

On our third last day, we are going to visit Epidavros with its magnificent 14’000 seats big amphitheater. Always wondered what such a...

After a few blogs about Malta, have to return to Greece again – the end of our journey this year. Still have to write about Greek wines...

In my previous blogs I talked about the Fatimid, the Ottoman, and the Spanish Empire, covered Arab dynasties and wrote about the Mongols....

One of the fun things about writing blogs is discovering stuff that you never thought of. Was working on a piece about the Maltese Cross,...

There are few people who have a capital named after them. President Washington comes to my mind as does Jean Parisot de Valette. When...

Was working on a Blog on Jean-Parisot de Valette, the Grand Master of the Knights of St John during the siege of Malta in 1565, when I...

Am re-stocking the villa here with soap, shampoos and bodywash and marvel about Savon de Marseille’s and L’Occitane’s marketing skills....

Spent most of my last few blogs on Greece but will now return to the western leg of our sailing this year – to the Republic of Malta....

When transferring my blogs to this site I came across a piece I wrote on Croatian culture in 2019 (C - 4). To solidify their rule over...

It occurred to me today that in two months’ time we will set sail in Malta. Better hurry up with my blogs as there are still so many...

Always had a fascination with the Quadriga, the four beautiful horses on the porch of the Basilica San Marco in Venice. Admire them since...

In my previous blog I was writing about the silver mines of Laurion which made Athens wealthy and powerful. The mines were in operation...

When writing about the Gulf of Corinth, I came across a few papers which described ancient Corinth as Greece’s most important town. It...

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

Temperamental weather today – 15 min of torrential rain followed by 1/2 hour of sunshine. Then it repeats. What better way of coping with...

We talked in previous blogs what still separates Italy from Greece and discovered the old border between East and West Rome. The former...

Now that all my 2017 and 2018 Blogs have been transferred to this site, it is time to switch on the automated notification mail again....