In our previous post we drove further South in Tunisia and deeper into “Berber country”. We explored a few Ksars, especially Ksar Hadada where “The Phantom Menace”, a Starwars movie, was shot. In this post we will explore Toujane (A) and drive North, to Sousse (D) where we booked a room in Dar Badia for […]
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In the previous post we sailed from Sicily to Bizerte in Tunisia, visited friends we know from Abu Dhabi en drove a rental car to Kairouan, Islam’s fourth holiest city. We continue driving South, deeper into Berber country. Chili peppers drying in the desert sun waiting to be milled in Bouhajla (D on the map
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In our previous blog we joined a street-food tour in Palermo and provisioned the boat for the onward journey. On Sep 22, 10.00am looking back to Palermo, feeling sorry we had to leave and feeling sad because of the wildfires in the surrounding hills. We have witnessed too many wildfires in the tourist areas around
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In our previous blog we walked among the dead in the Capuchin Catacombs, ate pastries made with centuries old recipes from the nun’s of Saint Catherine Monastery and visited stunningly beautiful churches. Now we rush through the narrow streets to our meeting point for the “evening street food tour”. The first glims of our meeting
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In our previous post we sailed from Cefalù to Palermo, strolled around Vucciria market, spend almost a day in Palermo Cathedral and had a Michelin star dinner at MEC restaurant. Today we get up early for a 3 km city hike towards the Catacombe dei Cappuccini. Entrance building of the Capuchin cemetery. The cemetery of
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When we traveled the Med from West to East, we sailed past Sicily along the South coast. (https://www.twobatsea.com/skimming-past-italy/). Now, 4 years later and traveling in the opposite direction we sail along the North coast. In the previous blog we left the Aeolian Islands and sailed to interesting and touristy Cefalù. On Sep 18 we continued
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In our previous post we visited Stromboli town, sailed back to Lipari island, explored Lipari Castello and positioned the boat for the crossing to Sicily. On Sep 16, 2023 we had a perfect Easterly to take us on a leisurely broad reach to Cefalù, Sicily. A relaxed captain on watch, playing his guitar, while the
In the previous post we sailed through the Messina Strait between Italy and Sicily towards Vulcano Island where we climbed Gran Cratère. We continued to Stromboli volcano and witnessed a nighttime eruption. Today we take the dinghy ashore to visit Stromboli town. A major Stromboli landmark San Vincenzo is the islands’ main church. There are
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Sailing North through the Messina Strait, the narrow passage between mainland Italy and Sicily, requires a bit of planning since it is one of the few areas in the Med where the tides can cause strong currents (up to 4 kns at springs). We have no tide tables for Messina but according to the pilot
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It was time to leave Greece and to go further West. We made a quick stop in Corfu town to wait for favourable winds to cross to Italy. The Fortress and the old town are the main attractions. Anchored just South of Corfu town in the Bay of Garitsa. Around 550 AD the inhabitants of
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