101 Barging Through France

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Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

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🗓️ 15 July 2007

⏱️ 52 minutes

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The captain of a passenger barge based in Burgundy joins Rick to explain the fine art of cruising France's intimate network of canals and how this dimension of traveling through the French countryside brings with it new pleasures. And we'll hear stories from listeners who experienced simple acts of kidness by strangers in their travels. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. In many ways the wonders of France and French culture are best explored slowly.
0:07.0	One way to be sure to do that is to tour France by canal boat.
0:11.0	In the country so famous for its TGB bullet trains, this more popular than ever
0:15.9	mode of travel has two speeds, slow and stop. For more and more people, exploring
0:22.3	rural France via its old industrial canal system takes all the stress out of travel,
0:27.0	and it's no more expensive than renting a car and staying in cheap hotels.
0:31.0	Imagine a vacation where you just lounge around for a week or two away from the crowds
0:35.2	and let the sights come to you.
0:37.6	Today on Travel with Rick Steve's, we'll investigate the best ways of doing just that. A great thing about barging is the people you
0:45.3	meet. In fact a great thing about any kind of travel is the people you meet.
0:49.0	We'll hear your travel stories about friends made on the road and explore Canal
0:53.5	barging in France coming right up on Travel with Rick Steeves.
1:00.0	Travel with Rick Steeves is brought to you by American Airlines with their new Advantage Award booking tool, it's easier than ever to book to over 800 Advantage Award destinations online at AA.com.
1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly. Once you've climbed the
1:15.9	Eiffel Tower and checked out the Mona Lisa, you might want to escape from the
1:19.1	big city bustle and find a more intimate way to savor French culture.
1:23.0	I'm Rick Steeves, and our focus today
1:25.0	one of France's classic ways of enjoying a little time off,
1:28.0	barging along the country's idyllic canals.
1:32.0	Bill Higgs is an Englishman who decided years ago that
1:35.0	skippering a barge in rural France was the career for him. So he moved to
1:39.6	Burgundy and now runs a successful barging tour company.
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