Travels with S/Y Thetis: Related Links

I include here same links that are either related to the material in the travel logs or of general interest. Many of the links one finds on the web are of commercial nature, stressing hotels and accommodations. I have tried to weed out such links and concentrate on links related to history, geography and culture.

Unfortunately, links seem to disappear regularly from the web and I cannot vouch for their currency.

General
Greek Mythology Link Good coverage of Greek and Roman Mythology. It includes a search engine to mythological names.
Perseus Project Maps and Classical text references from Tufts University.
Exchange Calculator Dollar and other currencies Exchange calculator.
Wikipedia An on-line Encyclopaedia.
Marina Map Worldwide marina information.
Greece
Cultural Map of Hellas Links to most Greek museum and archaeological sites. Maintained by the Greek Ministry of Culture.
The Prehistoric Archaeology of the Aegean A short course on the Bronze age form Dartmouth University.
National Archaeological Museum of Athens Where some of the most significant archaeological treasures in Greece are kept.
Hellenic Islands It includes an alphabetic listing of many Greek islands. Most of the coverage is good. Unfortunately this site is not well maintained, it was last updated in 1996.
infoXenios A web site provided by the National Greek Tourist Organization.
The Hellenic Maritime Museum A Museum in the Piraeus dedicated to Greek maritime history.
Walking Tours A site full of information for hiking in mainland Greece and some islands.
The Greek Sailing Web Mostly devoted to competitive sailing in Greece.
The Plaka A personal, and often entertaining view of Greece by J. P. Nordin.
Yacht Harbour and Marinas A partial list of harbors and marinas in Greece (not updated).
Pythagorio Marina A description of the newly opened marina in Pythagorio, Samos.
Charter and sailing guide to Greece An eclectic Greek sailing guide with weather and and sea life information.
Links to Greece A large list of links about Greece and Greek islands.
Greek Island Travel A travel agent with info on accommodation and transportation to Greek islands.
Turkey
FOCUS on TURKEY A very thorough coverage of Turkish history, culture and landscapes. It has an extensive coverage on sailing in Southern Turkey. From the Middle Eastern Technical University.
Turkish Odyssey An online travel guide to Turkey.
Turkey Travel Guide Another online travel guide to Turkey. It includes some cultural information. It also covers the Black Sea.
Explore Turkey Another online travel guide to Turkey.
Travelspot Personal picture album of travel to Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, Xinjiang, Thailand, Laos,and Malaysia with links to related travel and food sites.
Setur Marinas Information on the chain of marinas operated in Turkey by the Setur company.
Mamal Bay - Ahmet's Windsurf and Sailing Page Contains local information and description of yacht deliveries in places far from Turkey.
On Line Turkish Teaches you conversational Turkish.
Malta
MALTA A site with information and links about Malta.
Gino Galea Many photographs from Malta.
Knights of Malta Information of the Knights Hospitaller of St. John and Malta.
Italy
In Italy Online A comprehensive site on Italy.
Italian Regions Provides links to all the regions of Italy.
Sardinia.Net Links to sites related to Sardinia.
Sicily - Ustica A web site dedicated to the island of Ustica.
Welcome to Calabria A site on Calabria. It provides links to many other sites.
Sailing
The Sailing Index A site that is a gateway to many sail related webs.
On Passage A weblog with everything for cruising yachts and sail boats.
Noonsite Home The web of Jimmy Cornell (of "World Cruising Sailing Roots") with a wealth of cruising information for many countries such as entrance requirements, main ports, etc.
Cruising News Provides many links to personal sites of cruising sailors all over the world.
S/Y New Life The sailing blog of my friend Turgut Ayker (in Turkish).
s/y Vagabond A description of a circumnavigation by a Turkish couple.
Sailing the Dream A very well written narrative of sailing in the Pacific Ocean.
SeaTalk Bus Explains the wiring and handshake protocols of the Raytheon (Autohelm) data bus.
International Marine Signal Flags Decodes the Signal Flags.
The GPS Resource Library All the information about the GPS system.
Advanced marine navigation course A nice navigation course with excellent graphics.
Weather
Weather on Line Detail 7 day forecast charts for the Mediterranean, Northern Europe and the Atlantic.
Athens Observatory 3 day (every 6 hrs) detal graphical forecasts for the Greek.
Poseidon System 3 day forecasts for Greek seas from the National Center for Marine Research .
Greek Meteorological Service Weather forecasts from the Greek Meteorological Service (EMY) it includes the Navtex weather bulletins.
On Line Weather Weather information for the Eastern Mediterranean.
Meteoroloji Genel Müdürlügü Forecasts for Turkey (in Turkish).
Meteo France Photographs from Weather Satellites.
Live Weather Images Many Weather Maps & forecasts for Europe.
Wind GURU A surfer's site with worldwide wind forecasts.
Flash Weather 3 day forecast Charts for Greek seas (in Greek).
CNN - Weather Forecast Weather forecast for most cities in the world.
Accuweather World weather, good marine coverage for the US.
Navtex Broadcasts List of all the Navtex broadcast times and frequencies (not kept up to date).
Suppliers - Services
Cruiser Log Yacht position reports, cruising narratives and voyage logs, marine radio nets, crew finder, cruising FAQ's, boating books and ebooks, message board, cruiser's forum, classifieds, sailing news-feed, Sail Africa, chat room, and weather, sailing and boating links.
Quest Telecom International A company that specializes in Satellite communications systems for boats.
Vernicos Yachts Yacht Charters in Greece and Turkey.
AGMAR Marine Shipyard and Marina in Leros Greece.
Celestaire A supplier of Navigation Instruments.
West Marine A marine equipment supplier that ships anywhere in the world.
C-Map Supplier of C-Map charts.
Raymarine Electronic Instruments.
BYP Marine Directory Directory of marine and boating services and suppliers maintained by the Yachting World.

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Copyright ©Vasilis Riginos, 2007 Created:  Monday, December 14, 1998
Modified: Tuesday, April 8, 2008