Yesterday, we wondered about the marbles of the Tower of Pisa and where they were from. Today, we are going to talk about what the tower...

Less than thirty minutes after lifting anchor in La Spezia and putting the boat on a course South, the Apennine Mountains come back into...

One of the advantages of sailing off the beaten track is getting off the beaten track. With a few exceptions, the places we visit did not...

Two days into this summer’s sailing, we round the last cliff of Cinque Terre. To our left the small town of Porto Venere comes into view,...

1087 was a decisive year in the Mediterranean. Pirates were suddenly gone, the sea lanes to Egypt open again, Palestine was reachable...

The English make movies titled 4 Weddings and a Funeral. The Italians name wines for Fresh Water (Dolceacqua) and Five Counties (Cinque...

Ever wondered why there is no big port between Genoa and Napoli when sailing down the west coast of Italy? There was one in Ostia at the...

Three years ago, my friend Ryan, with whom I closely worked on Wallstreet for almost ten years, told me that his ancestors were from...

Three years ago, my friend Ryan, with whom I closely worked on Wallstreet for almost ten years, told me that his ancestors were from...

Ever wondered how people of Genoa felt when Rome fell in 476 AD? Their Empire for 700 years gone, roads decaying, long-distance trade...

One of the things we plan for Saturday, 11 July, before setting sail, is touring Genoa and exploring the town that inspired our trip for...

When we sail along the coast of Corsica in July, we will not only see chestnut but plenty of mulberry trees. You may remember that the...

Most people who holiday in Corsica associate the island with beauty, sun, sea, rocks and maybe some rosé. But hardly anybody associates...

Expected to hit the maximum of grape varieties yesterday in my blog on Sardinia. But clearly had not done my research. On Corsica, there...

If you hoped that only Sicily is hanging on to its historic grapes, wait until we arrive in Sardinia. You may not have heard of...

Having talked about corks and bottles yesterday, I won’t be able to avoid the topic of wine – as you will discover, the islands and...

When sailing along the coast of Sardinia, we probably won’t see the Oak forests, which cover around 90’000 hectares of the island or 4%...

This will be my last blog about important people of the Mediterranean – I know there are many more but it is time to return to other...

Over the last 20 blogs I mentioned the name of Charles V. numerous times, often in a very specific context. Time to devote a full blog to...

Today, am going to write about a bad ass taking the risk that some of my Turkish friends may be offended. But in life it is important to...