Our morning cruise saw us move towards the village of Rogny les-Sept-Ecluses famous for, as its name suggests, a staircase…
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Canal Trip: Day 4 Rogny les Sept Ecluses to Chatillon Coligny
Leaving the barge Renaissance moored alongside we made a morning visit Gien, home of Gien pottery, the hunting museum and…
Canal Trip: Day 2 Briare to La Gazonne
Leaving Renaissance moored to the dock in Braire we set off to visit a vineyard in the Sancerre Region. This…
Canal Trip: Day 1 Chatillion sur Loire to Briare
We were met at the Westminster Hotel by the Captain of Renaissance and were driven to Chatillion sur Loire to…
Renaissance is, in every sense of the word a superyacht.
Renaissance is, in every sense of the word a superyacht. The only difference is that instead of cruising the Cote…
Superyachting in the Slow Lane
Fully crewed, all inclusive luxury hotel barges operated by European Waterways cruise the inland waterways of nine European countries, along…
We Do Love Paris
We may not have enjoyed sleeping in our tiny bed in our hotel but we do nevertheless enjoy being in…
Our Hotel in Paris Should Have been a Highlight
It should have been a highlight of our time in Paris but that was not exactly the case when we…
High Speed Eurostar Service to Paris
I used to think trains were only for commuters and those travelers who carry the world inside their back pack.…
First Class All the Way
From cruising in Superyachts on the Turkish coast to a luxury barge trip on the canals of France our voyages…