The famous Pane di Altramura from Puglia made from Durum Wheat Wanted to come back on my Puglia Food blog from the other day. Was...

Arberesh Dance Group in Calabria Overnight, temperatures dropped sharply in the Ardèche. A beautiful, sunny week finished. Now a cold...

View on La Valetta from the bay between Senglea (left) and Birgu (right). The Knights Head Quarter, the San Angelo Fort is prominently...

Canadian Troops on the Way to Sicily in their Landing Craft on 10 July 1943, the same Day of the Year we start our Sailing in Malta...

Nero d'Avola Grape Last year for the trip from Liguria to Sicily, we changed the way of buying wine. Rather than stacking the boat with...

Typical Landscape in Puglia - Italy's heel Almost a week ago I blogged about Calabria's mountain food, a diet rich in vegetables with a...

Otranto with its reinforced walls after the Turks conquered it in 1480 I know, I know. The title is fictitious. The Turkish Admiral lived...

The Piazza Del Duomo in Syracuse, Sicily, with its Baroque Buildings Am a bit behind schedule this week. The ICRC meetings over the last...

All Coastal Towns in Calabria are heavily fortified against the Saracen Threat A few days ago, my best friend David suggested to also...

Title Page of the Video "Why did the Ottomans not conquer Italy?" Speculating about alternative outcomes in history is a bit esoteric but...

Preparing Fire Wood for Winter 2022 with Ahmed Wanted to write this piece yesterday but the beautiful weather in the Ardèche was too...

The magnificent Greek Theater in Taormina with the Etna at the back As I was reading newspapers this morning, I could not help the...

There are many similar beaches in Calabria with the orderly and rentable deck chairs One of the few things the Genovese Merchants did not...

Medieval Illustration of Greek Warriors Sailing to Troy - in Contemporary Ships though! Even though we sail along Genovese trading...

Irrigation in Egypt in the Faiyum Depression close to Cairo My personal goal today was to write the blog on Calabrian and Apulian food I...

Was planning to write today a blog about food in Calabria and Apulia and how Greek, Norman and Spanish culture influenced the local...

Replica of the Kyrenia Ship - there are three - I do not know which one this is Yesterday’s blog reminded me of my promise a few weeks...

Sybaris Archeology Park - the former harbor is to the right A few days ago, someone asked me what the D-181 stands for in the blog title....

Castello di Svevo Yesterday, I talked a lot about Vikings or Normans who came to Southern Italy for adventure and getting rich quickly –...

As a student in Senior High I loved historical maps. One of the maps which intrigued me most was a chart showing the Vikings’ journeys...