- FRANCE

Barging Holidays in Brittany: From Redon to Josselin
Because we’d discussed it, pictured it, it just had to happen. We wanted to “take a little trip” on a boat together, all six of us. Our choice of location took...
Southern France - Camargue and Midi canal
When you've got the chance to escape from the never-ending winter and find some sun's rays, you tend to let yourself go. But then, the weather was great in Lattes near...
Canal du Midi from Négra to Argens
The propeller is spinning slowly. We are gliding ahead almost noiselessly on a mirror of green curtained by hundred-year-old plane-trees. The only perceptible sounds on...
A week on the river Baïse by Penichette® 1120R
« Of Couse there is more to the region than just rugby», Maïte would have said. "There's the Baïse as well". It's essential to spell the name of this treasure chest...
From Cappy to Saint-Valery-sur-Somme
Those who have never heard of Ficelle Picarde, raise their hand. This trail through one of the most beautiful regions of France, then, is for them. I feel there are a...
Fromt Southern Burgundy to Bresse
From St Léger/Dheune to Loisy,through Châlon/Saône, Tournus and Louhans. Travelling between Burgundy and Bresse is a rare opportunity to discover two jewels of French...
barging Holidays on the river Saône and Canal des Vosges
Not only did we have an important appointment but we were also keen to discover a couple of lesser known waterways : the Petite Saône and Canal des Vosges. Another...
Canal du Nivernais between Corbigny and Joigny
New boating holidays cruising with the Pénichette 1400FB.
- GERMANY

From Ketzin to Berlin - Pénichette® 1165 FB
Perhaps it was because we passed through Berlin at lightning speed, much too fast, when we went to Mecklenburg, but a strong desire to return there still remains with ...
Between Brandenburg and Mecklenburg
There are days when life is really worth living. I know, I'm stating the obvious. I simply want to say that some days seem to really stand out from others. And when...
German Lakes of Mecklenburg
With its lakes and forests the North seems to us Southerners to be on another planet, lost deep in Grimm's fairy tales or German and Scandinavian legends.
- HOLLAND

Holland and its windmills
If Europe boasts a real paradise for the inland cruising enthusiast, it has to be Holland. Starting from Loosdrecht, cruise on the classic penichette 1107R in the...
Southern Holland - Loosdrecht, Utrecht, Gouda, Amsterdam and back
Wonderful Holland! Three years ago, when we returned the Pénichette® after our tour of the canals of northern Holland, we promised ourselves that we would come back...
The northern waterways
Holland can be visited in a number of ways. But the best of all perhaps is by boat on the canals that criss-cross the whole country. They are tiny or very large, such as...
- IRELAND

Ireland - The Shannon river and the Erne waterway
On the Shannon and Shannon-Erne Waterway, through the heart of Ireland on a Penichette 1020FB
- ITALY

Venice Lagoon
A marvellous cruise starting from Chioggia will take you to the Venice and its islands such as Burano and Murano is without doubt, one of the most original cruises to do...
- POLAND

Poland: the Mazurian lakes
If you’ve got even a slight desire to take your friends by surprise, say in an off-hand way: “My tan? I’ve just come back from several days on a boat in Poland on...