Advice & Tips
Which Rowing Wellness Retreat in Italy to Choose?
It’s a dilemma. You love the idea of participating in a rowing wellness retreat in Italy this year. They both sound so good. So, which one? Cannero on Lago Maggiore? Or perhaps Bellagio on Lago di Como? Answer some easy questions to decide on the rowing wellness retreat best suited to you. First, some things…
How to Choose a Rowing Trip that Suits You
There are many things to consider about how to choose a rowing trip. One is the type of trip: centre-based, point-to-point or sampler
Top 10 Things to Enjoy in Montreal and the Eastern Townships when not Rowing
Top 10 things to enjoy in Montreal and the Eastern Townships whether you are rowing there or not.
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.
How to Choose the Right Type of Rowing Trip for You
Tourism boards crunch all sorts of numbers and big data in attempts to figure out why travellers choose certain types of trips. Destination is very important, but there are other factors. Some travellers want ease in every way including unpacking their suitcases only once and getting to know one place well. Some have a goal…
Travel Planning for Rowers
We are just over half-way through the year, and while our focus is resolutely on our upcoming rowing tours, we are already starting to plan our trip offers for the next year. But we are not alone in this travel planning for rowers. Individuals are plotting and dreaming about where they might row next year…
Top 10 Travel Tips
Based on years of travelling to row, here are my top 10 travel tips – a slightly contrarian approach to planning and enjoying your next trip, whether it includes rowing or not. Buy a guidebook. Could be the physical copy or downloaded onto your phone or laptop. You could download just a few chapters. Get…
How to Choose a Perfect Rowing Trip
You love to row, and the idea of enjoying your favourite sport in a beautiful or exotic location fires your imagination. So how to choose a rowing trip that is perfect for you? Some considerations are the same as for any package vacation: Price. But more important is the value. This could be monetary (what…
Travelling in Uneasy Times
I sat on the riverbank in Kisangani shelling groundnuts and drinking cool beer in the equatorial heat while waiting to board a freighter down the Congo River through Zaire, now the Democratic Republic of Congo. A gaggle of skinny gap-year “adventurers” spilled from their vehicle and came to chat. “How did you get here?” they…
