by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Sep 22, 2018 | Andorra, Europe, Travel
Why Visit Andorra? On our way to our barge trip on the Canal du Midi in the south of France, we decided to go via Andorra and spend a night there. Why Andorra? Well, we have never been there, and it was sort of in the right direction to meet our friends in Béziers,... 
by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Sep 22, 2018 | Europe, Spain, Travel
We spent a night in Zaragoza, Spain in August on our way to join our canal barge cruise in the south of France. About Zaragoza Zaragoza is the fifth largest city in Spain. It’s located in the northeast of Spain, roughly halfway between the cities of Madrid and... 
by Guest | Sep 19, 2018 | Europe, Europe, Ireland, Travel, What Does it Cost
Why We Live in Dublin In all honesty, the cost of living in Dublin is expensive. There are ways to save money by shopping for groceries in Lidl and Aldi (yes, they’re here too!) and taking public transport or just walking from A to B. Even though it’s expensive, it’s... 
by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Sep 19, 2018 | Europe, Spain, Travel
On our recent trip to self-charter a canal barge on the Canal du Midi in France, we stopped for a night in the lovely old Spanish town of Avila. Avila, Spain, is located roughly halfway between Salamanca and Madrid and would make a great day trip from either of these... 
by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Sep 9, 2018 | Adventure, Europe, France, Travel
After week one of our cruise on Escargot Bleu, our self-chartered Canal du Midi boat trip we booked with H2olidays to travel with France Afloat on one of their EuroClassic 139 barges we were finally starting to get the hang of things. Taking a Canal du Midi cruise,... 
by Words by Sarah Wilson - Photos by Jonathan Look Jr. | Sep 7, 2018 | Adventure, Europe, France, Travel
Capestang to Castelnaudray – Approx 28 Hours Navigation, 124kilometres, 50 locks. In late August, Jon, me and a couple of our closest friends self-charted a canal barge and went cruising the Canal du Midi for two weeks. We planned to travel from Capestang to...
