To celebrate its 40th birthday, Locaboat went along to meet up with one of its loyal friends. Philippe Canivet, former lock keeper.

Did you know that Pénichette^® is, to a great extent, modelled on the craft that, for centuries, has navigated up and down our inland waterways: the barge?

After crossing the globe faster and faster, covering ever-greater distances, tourism is playing it cool and reinventing travel.

The New Year is still the best time to take stock of the year that’s gone by, look at all the things we enjoy remembering and those we’d rather forget.

The Brandenburg region is full of surprises.

Melesse, Locaboat’s base, is located right in the heart of Brittany beside the Canal d'Ille et Rance.

There’s more to Brittany than pancakes, cider and lace hats! Step aboard your canal boat and explore one of the many faces of the region.

The French love dogs, which is fortunate because many boaters want to bring them to France on holiday, as do we.

Camargue, a vast wetland with many different aspects, a place where bulls, Camargue horses, pink flamingos and other migratory birds all live side by side.

The area around Marmande is a land of history, a place where you can enjoy the pleasant way of life and a rich and sometimes surprising heritage.

Head for the department of Loiret and the Briare base and step aboard your self-drive canal boat for a gastronomic getaway!

Briare, the picturesque home of the ‘Emaux de Briare’ enamel mosaics company, first grew up with the building of the canal linking the Loire with the Seine.

There are some real treats waiting for you in the Thau Basin during your holiday in a boat on the Canal du Midi!

The Argens Minervois base on the Canal du Midi is the starting point for over 1,000 boats every year. Discover this departure base

I’ve always admired intrepid travellers who aren’t afraid to brush up against nature in its raw state, virtually untouched by man.

The region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is Germany’s leading tourist destination.

As a journalist I sometimes write for Locaboat’s blog, interviewing regular customers about their trips on a Pénichette^®.

Huge fields of tulips, cheese, swing bridges, windmills, green open spaces and picturesque tourist sites...