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Built in 1928, Roi Soleil is a white luxury barge, 30 meters in length. Four round port hole windows are on side of barge. Three folding chairs are anchored to top deck, in front of wheel house. Salon and rear deck are covered. The boat is anchored on Canal du Midi, next to grassy, tree-lined bank in Olonzac, France.

Canal du Midi Barge Cruise: Slow Travel in Southern France

Relaxing indulgence at a slower pace through southern France on Canal du Midi is how some would describe this barge cruise. On this 6-passenger private yacht, you’ll have an experienced pilot, personal chef, tour guide and hostess pamper you for 7 days and 6 luxurious nights. History and culture in southern France History and culture […]

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7-Day Danube River Cruise With Amawaterways

A romantic Danube River cruise is one of those bucket list-worthy vacations. Yes, I used the “b” word, but this cruise was memorable in so many ways. Here’s my AmaWaterways river cruise review from Germany to Hungary, with stops in Austria, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, along the way on the Romantic Danube route. Danube

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Small Ship Cruise UnCruise Rivers of Adventure

If you’ve seen the movie Wild or read Sheryl Strayed’s book, you know about the Bridge of the Gods. It’s a steel truss cantilever bridge that connects Washington and Oregon via the Columbia River, between Cascade Locks, Oregon. On a recent small ship cruise, we sailed under that very bridge. It was our last night

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A Supposedly Fun Thing: An Exhibit of Voyeuristic Travel

Guest post by Jamie Rhein Photographer Mitya Trotsky‘s exhibit, “A Supposedly Fun-Thing,” at the ArtMedia Gallery in Miami has me wishing I was heading to Florida soon, and thinking about travel photography. Specifically, what it takes to get a photo of merit that evokes more than just a pretty scene. Timing is often key, like

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