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Rowing The World Climate Action Plan

In December 2021 Rowing The World declared a climate emergency and signed the Glasgow Declaration. One obligation is to develop a plan within one year of signing. This Climate Action Plan follows the format recommended by the Glasgow Declaration, with some modification. The blue text is the wording from UNWTO[1]. MEASURE Measure and disclose all…

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Is it safe to travel to Turkey in 2023?

Travellers considering a trip have many questions and must make multiple decisions. One of them may be “Is it safe?” We have recently been asked if it is safe to travel to Turkey in 2023. Every individual must take responsibility for informing themselves and ultimately deciding. We are happy to offer some background and our…

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Best Rowing Dogs Part III

If you follow us on Instagram or Facebook you know that we have a soft spot for all sorts of rowing pups. Boathouse dogs, regatta dogs, support boat dogs – we love them all. We share them on social media almost every Friday, and even created two blogposts featuring the ones that stole our hearts…

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2022 in Review: Guest Favourites

Looking back on the past year and reminiscing about travel is always fun. Especially with a mug of hot chocolate or a nice glass of wine in hand. Looking back to 2022 in review, we were thrilled to run many rowing trips in Canada and Europe. Of course, there were ongoing challenges but we were…

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Update on Carbon Footprint Commitments

Almost a year has zoomed by since Rowing The World declared a climate emergency and signed the Glasgow Accord. How are we doing on our commitments?

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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

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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.

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Rowing The World Declares a Climate Emergency

Rowing The World is proud to be a signatory of the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism. Rowing The World also declares a climate emergency. The Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism unites travel and tourism behind a common set of pathways for climate action, aligning the sector with global commitments and catalysing…

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12 Days of Rowing Inspiration 2021

We did our first inspiration series last year, and enjoyed it a ton. So this year we are back with 12 more days of rowing inspiration. Check back every day starting December 14 for new content and feel free to share it with all the rowers in your life.

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Planning 2022 Travel in a Pandemic

There is good news and bad news. The good news is that in September and October we successfully and safely ran three rowing tours in Austria, France and Turkey. All guests were fully vaccinated. Participants who had Covid tests before returning home all received negative results. We navigated vaccination passes, entry forms to cross borders…

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Four Fine Food Faves Updated

This is an updated article by Ruth Marr based on a post Cathy Senecal wrote back in 2018. The writing is blended, like an interesting wine, since Cathy made our mouths water and we are still hungry. But trips have changed and we have had a chance to sample yet more wonderful meals with rowing…

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Best Rowing Dogs Part II

We love dogs! And rowing dogs in particular. Here are a few more of our team’s favourites from Instagram.

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