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Barging In The South Of France: CroisiEurope’s Anne-Marie, Day 9, Montpelier
Fully initiated – now I feel French. © 2015 Monica Frisk My barge trip from Arles to Sete took place on CroisiEurope’s Anne-Marie June 17 through June 26, with pre- and post-trip overnights and...
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Barging In The South Of France: CroisiEurope’s Anne-Marie, Day 10, Our Trip...
Enjoying our cooking class in Sete. © 2015 Ralph Grizzle My barge trip from Arles to Sete took place on CroisiEurope’s Anne-Marie June 17 through June 26, with pre- and post-trip overnights and...
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Wrapping Up A Fun 10 Days Of Barging The South Of France, Plus A ‘New’...
In June, we explored the Languedoc-Roussillon region on CroisiEurope’s Anne-Marie. I’ve had a great start to my summer, and I hope you have too. On Wednesday (July 15), I begin a Danube Reflections...
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My Six Favorite River Cruises Of 2015, Part II
Last week, I began writing about my six favorite river cruises of 2015. In that post, I covered 1) paddling the Loire River on CroisiEurope’s Loire Princesse; 2) doing the Danube on Scenic Jasper; and...
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Help In Planning Your First Or Next River Cruise
If you look at the list below, you’re looking at nearly 180 days on more than a dozen different river cruise vessels operated by 10 river cruise companies. That’s a lot of time on river cruisers, and...
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Join Me On A Barge Cruise In The South Of France, Redux
Lunch on deck – again. © 2015 Ralph Grizzle One of my favorite trips ever was a barge cruise that I hosted in the south of France in July of 2015. Well, in case you missed that trip, you may have...
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CroisiEurope Introduces Its Own Beer-Themed River Cruise
Belgium is well-known for its amazing beers, so it is perhaps no surprise that Strasbourg-based CroisiEurope is using Belgium as the backdrop for its new Beer: Belgium’s Liquid Gold river cruise from...
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Barging From Sete To Arles: A Beautiful Journey
Our barge, Anne-Marie, docked in Sete, France. © 2018 Ralph Grizzle Along with 20 others, I’m currently canal cruising in France. The 22-guest Anne-Marie is taking us from Sete to Arles. Ten of us also...
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Barging From Sete To Arles: A Photo Journal
I’ve just returned from France, where I spent a week hosting 20 guests on CroisiEurope’s Anne-Marie, barging from Sete to Arles. Eleven of us also did a four-day pre-barge trip from Paris through the...
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Our Barge Cruise In Photos: Abundance Of Nature
Somewhat surprising was the abundance of wildlife during my September barge cruise from Sete to Arles. As we barged along the canal, we saw flamingos, egrets, herons along with wild horses and cattle....
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