Peter Sommer Travels Blog
Welcome to our blog!
Since 2011, this is where we provide extra insight and information about our expert-led cultural tours and cruises. Our posts complement what is available on our main website and in our brochure. They offer examples of the fascinating stories and ideas, the lovely flavours and sights, the extraordinary experiences that we share with our guests in six countries.
Texts about archaeology and history, brought to you by our tour experts, tour diaries, news from excavations and museums, recipes, reading suggestions, updates on our new itineraries and much more - it's all here for you to discover and enjoy.
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Another thing: a warrior's pastime - the Ballinderry game board
“Another thing” is a series of occasional posts, each presenting a particularly interesting, beautiful or unusual object on display at one of the museums or sites on our tours. As ... Read More
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The Island of Brač - a microcosm of Dalmatia
It seems an eternity ago (actually it's been six years). Peter and I were touring Dalmatia for the first time, to prepare what was then Peter Sommer Travels' imminent expansion ... Read More
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'Gold of the Great Steppe' at the Fitzwilliam Museum
Some time in antiquity - we can’t be sure exactly when, but some time around the eighth-sixth centuries BC - grave robbers broke into a large burial tumulus near its ... Read More
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Christmas Gifts for History Lovers, Travellers and Gourmets, 2021
Is it really that time of year already? My perception of passing time has been a little off lately, an experience I appear to share with many guests, colleagues and ... Read More
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Caria Diary 2021 - Endings, Beginnings and Goodbye from Göcek
"Cruising the Carian Coast" is our second cruise in Turkey since October 2019, On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel ... Read More
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Caria Diary 2021 - Meeting old friends at remote Lydae
"Cruising the Carian Coast" is our second cruise in Turkey since October 2019, On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel ... Read More
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Caria Diary 2021 - the Temple Tombs of Kaunos
"Cruising the Carian Coast" is our second cruise in Turkey since October 2019, On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel ... Read More
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Caria Diary 2021 - Cruising under sail
"Cruising the Carian Coast" is our second cruise in Turkey since October 2019, On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel ... Read More
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Caria Diary 2021 - Autumn Crocus at Phoenix
"Cruising the Carian Coast" is our second cruise in Turkey since October 2019, On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel ... Read More
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Caria Diary 2021 - a Carian goat at Loryma
"Cruising the Carian Coast" is our second cruise in Turkey since October 2019, On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel ... Read More
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Caria Diary 2021 - An amphora toe in Knidos
"Cruising the Carian Coast" is our second cruise in Turkey since October 2019, On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel ... Read More
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Caria Diary 2021 - a happy start in Bodrum
"Cruising the Carian Coast" is our second cruise in Turkey since October 2019, On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel ... Read More
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Lycia Diary 2021 - Güle güle and farewell from Lycia
"Cruising the Lycian Shore" is our first cruise in Turkey since October 2019, On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel ... Read More
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Lycia Diary 2021 - Temple Tombs at Fethiye, ancient Telmessos
"Cruising the Lycian Shore" is our first cruise in Turkey since October 2019, On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel ... Read More
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Lycia Diary 2021 - Karma Chameleon at Patara
"Cruising the Lycian Shore" is our first cruise in Turkey since October 2019, On this occasion, to give an impression of the experience, we are providing a kind of travel ... Read More
