Turkey expects 31 million tourists in 2011. See it on a Star Clipper Cruise

It’s the real thing!  Tall ship cruise operator Star Clippers operates three of the world’s most authentic, head-turning ships; the majestic four-masted, 170-passenger Star Flyer and Star Clipper and the magnificent flagship, five-masted, 228-passenger Royal Clipper. The Star Flyer began its’ maiden season in Central America last November, in Costa Rica, Panama and Nicaragua, where [...]

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Star Clipper Cruises in Central America – Experience nature unbounded

If you dream of adventure sailing on a tall ship through the wilds of Central America, anchoring in pristine coves filled with dolphins, whales and birds- not other boats or cruise ships, then you need to book a cruise with Star Clipper Cruises. I just returned from this amazing itinerary!

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What are the Seven Seas?

The Seven Seas are referred to in the literature of the ancient Hindus, Chinese, Persians, Romans and other nations. In each case, the term simply referred to different bodies of water. Sometimes it even referred to mythical seas. To the Persians, the Seven Seas were the streams forming the Oxus River; the Hindus used the term for the bodies of water in the Punjab. There is a group of salt-water lagoons that separated Venice, Italy from the open sea, that the Romans called septem maria, the Latin phrase for Seven Seas.
Still the debate continues. Even the renowned Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution got it wrong…

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Finally! My Blog sets sail!

Some 25 years later I took that great leap and joined a boat in the Baja Ha Ha Rally as crew. There I met my first mate and together we have sailed all the way to Florida, cruising for five years initially. Now we are in between boats, replenishing the cruising kitty and planning our next adventure.

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