Ciao Sardinia
Sailing in Italy – Sardinia 32 hours after leaving Spain, an incredibly friendly marina crew welcomed us to Italy. In Calasetta in the southwest of Sardinia, where we were going to weather the approaching storm. We had made […]
Sailing in Italy – Sardinia 32 hours after leaving Spain, an incredibly friendly marina crew welcomed us to Italy. In Calasetta in the southwest of Sardinia, where we were going to weather the approaching storm. We had made […]
Report from Offshore Crossing Almost always we write about places or arriving somewhere. But there are also the long days in between and today we want to report about them. From Menorca to Sardinia we had a little
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Mallorca Part 3 – Menorca Ah, the superlatives. They are used so often and carelessly. But in the case of Cabrera it is different. The small nature reserve in the southwest of Mallorca is a superlative. A perfect
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Mallorca – Majorca We have arrived in Majorca – or Mallorca as it is called correctly in Spanish. If we only had European readers, it would certainly not be necessary to write more about one of the most
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Ibiza I’m sorry but it’s going to be a bit more boring this time. Nothing really exciting happened on our journey from Valencia via Ibiza to Mallorca. More nostalgic. But I’m happy to do my duty as chronicler.
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Valencia – dream city on the Mediterranean The names of Spanish coasts usually go hand in hand with great promises: Costa del Sol or Costa Blanca are enough to make you dream. There are 17 named coasts around
Viva Espana – Rivercafe in Europe Here we are again. After three years in the Caribbean, the USA and the Bahamas, the Rivercafe is floating for her third birthday for the first time in the Mediterranean. Its her
Rivercafe Atlantic crossing It was May2 2023 when Ka and I released the lines of Rivercafe in Fort Lauderdale and threw them on board. Unusual, because normally we are on deck when we leave a dock. This time
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VAT handling for the EU The Rivercafe has arrived in Europe. After almost 6000 km, Rivercafe – after an orca attack – enters the Mediterranean Sea today at noon through the Strait of Gibraltar. In fact, Tarifa in
Pay first – then Europe Read More »
The calm beneath the surface of the water The opera singer Elsa Dreisig opened the radio show “Klassik Pop et cetera” with the following words: “The world, despite stress and sadness has so many beautiful things to offer”.
Underwater Circumnavigation Read More »