A few hundred nautical miles from Karimunjawa or Bawean, Belitung to the east-north-east brings together other attractive islands. This archipelago, which was called “Billiton” a long time ago, is ...

Los Haitises means “hilly land” in Taíno. This vast national park - which covers some 620 square miles (1,600 km²) - is home to rock formations that sometimes rise 100 feet (30 m) out of the ...

Do you yearn for ‘exotic’ destinations? You can no longer stand sailing where all the others go?  You dream of the unique atmosphere that only Asia can offer? Well look no further: Thailand is ...

The largest of the Balearic Islands has an unfortunate reputation for concreting over everything… Thankfully, you will find that the massive urbanization undertaken in the 1980s is only limited to ...

Our adventurer Olivier Mesnier is back at sea after a long four-week stopover on the island of La Réunion. He and his crew are heading for South Africa, with its strong currents and legendary ...

There are a few injustices which it is a good idea to put right. Martinique and St Lucia are often considered by cruisers as just a departure base and/or an essential stop before heading for the ...

The world’s biggest lagoon… Here is the fabulous playground that awaits you for your cruise in New Caledonia. A cruise to the other end of the world that will take you back to the “land of ...

Of course, sailing in winter in Finland is not possible. The country straddles the Arctic Circle... But during the summer season, tens of thousands of islands - most of them deserted - are there to be ...

It would be rather difficult to summarize 51,000 miles of coastline and nearly 50,000 islands in just three pages... so here, we’re going to be concentrating on the Stavanger region, in the extreme ...

Turkey is the new essential destination in a cat. From the Black Sea to Syria, the very long coastline is incredibly rich. Between East and West, leave to discover the sublime Turkish anchorages…