Destinations
Four Rivers in Ireland – River Nore
The second river we row on the Four Rivers in Ireland trip is River Nore. Tides determine whether we begin or end in New Ross or Inostioge. The day requires a small section of the Barrow as well as the charming Nore. The river is the most intimate of our four, as it cuts its…
Four Rivers in Ireland – The Barrow
Note: this blog post will soon be refreshed with new photos from all our trips. Check back soon for updates! Four Rivers in Ireland is our new trip to this wonderful country. Two tours ran in June 2014, with another scheduled for late September. The name says it all – we row four fabulous rivers…
Exotic Bulgaria Tour
I had the pleasure of meeting Iva Boteva at the San Diego Crew Classic this April. Born in Bulgaria to a family of rowers, she began rowing at 10, going on to win many national titles. She was recruited to row for UCSC and subsequently made Los Angeles her home. Turning to coaching in 2002, she…
Memories of the California Test Tour
In early April, six of us spent ten days exploring and rowing in the San Francisco Bay area. At the time, it felt like the perfect trip, and looking back, it is just as good. Thank you to so many Californian rowers who showed us extraordinary hospitality and even better rowing. I’ll be back, but…
The Nile Rowing Expedition
In Pharonic times Egyptians rowed and sailed on the Nile as their main way of transport. These days the feluccas sail with tourists, the traditional fisherman row in wooden rowboats and young Egyptians compete in modern rowing shells. What connects all of them is that they all love the Nile. Rowing on the Nile is…
Just Around the Bend – Rowing in Berlin
I hope that you enjoy this guest post. The Rowing Concierge helped Jill find a rowing club when she moved from Minneapolis to Berlin for a year. To read more of her posts about rowing and life in Berlin, please see http://jmazlostinberlin.wordpress.com/category/rowing/ – Ruth October 3 is coming up. It’s a national holiday here, when schools…
November Custom Como Trip
It wasn’t on the original schedule, but this November saw a special request trip to Lago di Como in Italy. And from that will evolve a new idea for short getaways in 2014. Thank you to Bruce, who started it all, and to Chantal, Heidi, Walti and Christine who thought November was a perfectly logical time to row in Bellagio…
The dream of the Arno
“It was an amazing experience. What I have not told you is that I had kept a postcard from Florence that my daughter sent 10 years ago, of a sculler on the Arno with the Ponte Vecchio in the background. She sent me that before either of us had ever rowed. Now I have pictures…
Ontario Adventure Rowing Association on the Mighty Ottawa River
On August 3-5 some members of the Ontario Adventure Rowing Association rowed and rafted on the mighty Ottawa River north of Ottawa on the Row ‘n Raft Tour. On the first day we elected to go with the prevailing winds (west to east) and rowed from Waltham to Davidson. It was a beautiful row –…
The Generosity of Irish Rowers
In June 2013, Rowing The WorldTM debuted its first official tour, Rowing River Shannon, Ireland with a small group of Swiss and Canadian rowers. There are many tales to tell from this tour, but the first story must be about the kindness of Irish rowers and all the help that we received, both planned and…
