Canal boat holidays can feel out of reach for many holidaymakers and are regularly seen as an extravagant and skilled way of travelling through waterways. And yet, this really doesn’t have [...]

The tale of a happy dog on a Pénichette®   The family’s all together for the summer holidays, and this summer you’re cruising on one of Locaboat’s famous Pénichettes®. But no holiday is complete [...]

Globe-trotters Amandine and François, authors of the blog ‘Un sac sur le dos’, set off with Locaboat on a unique kind of mission along the waterways.

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

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

During summer days, if you're in town, the heat can soon get overpowering.

Jeanine Guichard and her partner have been travelling up and down France’s canals on Locaboat Pénichettes^® for the past ten years or so.