Rowing
9 Signs You Get What Rowing Travel Is
Not everyone understands rowing travel. Lots of people row, and even more people travel. But those who travel to row or row to travel are a smaller group. Dare we say a bit more exclusive group? Check which of the following rowing travel signs apply to you! You know that Vogalonga is not a tribe…
Best private rowing trip destinations
Best places to take your crew, club or family on a private rowing trip. Choices in Europe, Canada and elsewhere.
12 Days of Rowing Inspiration
What a year it has been! We all deserve a little extra magic and inspiration this holiday season. Check back every day starting December 21 for our special selection of uplifting rowing stories, books and movies.
17 Zinger Instagram Accounts Rowers Need to Follow
Instagram is an especially visual social space, and if you’re anything like us, it can pull you in for hours of guilty pleasure perusing stunning images and videos of rowing at sunset, rowing on glassy waters, rowing in gorgeous places, and, ahem, rowing bodies on boats. Watermarked images mean something different for rowers. You’ll want…
Strange and Unusual Things on the Water
As lovers of rowing, we love all things water, whether floating on water, propelling one’s self over water, and even being underwater. In tribute, we bring you a compendium of strange happenings on water that will brighten your week. Last year, we humoured you with some strange situations in this post: A Stroke of Lightness,…
Always Nerve-Racking
UPDATE: for 2020, our Classic River Thames will be women only tour. Join us in August! It is often nerve-racking to start something new. Our Magical Lago Maggiore trip is not exactly new, having run successfully last year. But our June 2018 trip was new in two ways. It was our first ever women’s only…
Rowers We Know But Not Why You Think
While you may or may not have reached your pinnacle of fame yet, the renowned people noted here have. They were all once avid oarsmen too. You may be surprised. For example, Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the US, rowed at Harvard, and Neil Armstrong (pictured above) rowed at the US Naval Academy. He…
Busted! 3 Rowing Travel Myths Uncovered
Myth #1: If you race, you will detest Rowing The World trips This is the myth we’d most like to bust. Most importantly, we know this is just not true. Truly. Why? Because we have had so many fit guests who join us and they have rowed iconic races, such as Head of the Charles,…
A Stroke of Lightness
We laugh a lot on our trips, mostly when we are off the water, for safety reasons. Clearly rowers love to laugh because many of you loved our hilarious Keeping Up Appearances post on Facebook (above) in case you missed it. For those reasons, we’ve compiled what we think are a few interesting but completely…
Row Your Colour
Always ready to help you choose the best place for you to row with us on one of our Rowing The World trips, we offer you this clear and clearly scientific, easy-to-use chart. Simply pick your favourite colour and–voila!–your rowing destination is revealed.
