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Paris to Sydney

Posted on September 3, 2014 by

It’s been my aim to write an update to our blog for months and as we are now into September, Spring here in Australia, I realise I just have to do it! The reason for our long gap in communication … Continue reading →

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Vibrant Paris

Posted on May 27, 2014 by

We’re still here in vibrant Paris as spring heads cautiously into summer. For the first time since our barging days commenced in 2008 we are sitting around on board going nowhere when the weather is warm, the waterways are inviting and … Continue reading →

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Paris: signs of spring

Posted on February 25, 2014 by

We’ve had a mild winter and all around us in the port (de l’Arsenal) here in Paris we are seeing signs of spring: daffodils popping their yellow heads, cherry blossom in brilliant pink, the catkins (lambs tails) have been waving … Continue reading →

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Paris – London – New York – New Zealand – Australia and back

Posted on December 8, 2013 by

We’re now very happily back in Paris after our mad dash around the world, not easy especially with a wheelchair .. or two. Using every form of transport available to a wheelchair user we started from Paris with the manual … Continue reading →

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Champagne

Posted on October 19, 2013 by

Last year (2012) we passed along the fabulous Marne Valley, cutting through the geographic middle of the Champagne region, when everywhere was relaxed and often closed for business.  That was because it was late November. The grape harvest (vendanges) was … Continue reading →

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Reims to Epernay: Champagne

Posted on October 6, 2013 by

We’re now in the Champagne capital of the world: Epernay. Hold on.. I think we’ve said that before.. Oh yes, in our last blog! Both Epernay and Reims claim to be at the heart of this marvel of marketing: The … Continue reading →

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Strange but true: the King of Patagonia from Reims

Posted on September 11, 2013 by

We’re now in the Champagne capital of the world: Reims. This is the third major ‘R’ in our 2013 travels. We started with Roanne in the Loire region (232 kms south of Paris) arriving there in April. Then to Rouen … Continue reading →

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Giverny to Auvers-sur-Oise, or Claude Monet to Vincent van Gogh

Posted on August 28, 2013 by

In just over a 100 kilometres of cruising and only three locks, we’d chugged up the Seine and then the Oise Rivers, we had travelled from one famous artist’s world to another. From tourist-jammed Giverny with all its wonderful flower … Continue reading →

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Go to the bottom of the class! Disability Unfriendly Giverny

Posted on August 21, 2013 by

If you haven’t read “Up the River Seine onto the River Oise” (just posted) then you might want to return to it to get the full story related to Stewart’s experience at Giverny, below. We’d long been looking forward to … Continue reading →

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Up the River Seine onto the River Oise

Posted on August 21, 2013 by

We have all sorts of adventures and experiences to recount but time slips away and much of it, as is often the case, will have to stay in our personal diary and heads. But through a combined effort here’s an … Continue reading →

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