On our second year sailing, we kept the 2017 target of a 2000€ monthly budget for the three of us and also the boat maintenance, marinas, et

Our first year of sailing started officially only on the 1st of June, the first day that we no longer had jobs and were getting ready to mov

The AGM batteries are now right on five years old and we believe at the end of their life, again we don’t know the story of how were they ca

It’s winter now in the northern hemisphere and the weather has been hard to predict. Maybe we could have extended our season by a few more w

While preparing for the next season in the Mediterranean and trying to understand how to better deal with the Schengen Dance of 90 days...

Sweden Visa waiver bilateral agreement with Australia

Belgium Visa waiver bilateral agreement with Australia

Finland Visa waiver bilateral agreement with Australia

France Visa waiver bilateral agreement with Australia

Germany Visa waiver bilateral agreement with Australia

Netherlands Visa waiver bilateral agreement with Australia

Norway Visa waiver bilateral agreement with Australia

With the end of the sailing season of 2018 it is time for some intensive care of The Dream, after all our yacht has just turned 5 years old,

With the end of our first season in the Mediterranean Sea approaching fast came once again the uncertainty of what would happen with Ella wh

The reason for choosing Tunisia as the final destination for this season came down to the Schengen 90/180 days rule and the cost of the mari

As I said a number of friends including us new to the modern Mantus have dragged our new precious tools.  Ok so, why do people get it wrong

After being stuck in Palermo for a bit longer than we had planned for we were finally ready to leave Italy towards Tunisia.

We got to see and spend real time in some of the most beautiful places around the Western Mediterranean and I’m sure we have only just scrat

Maybe writing this post while fuelled up with frustration is not such a good idea but is very true and honest regarding the current feeling

Extract of the Logbook for the sailing trip from Palermo, Italy to Hammamet, Tunisia 193 nautical miles in 23 hours