It turned out to be mostly detailed descriptions of engine troubles and problems tying up to bollards and the cost of camping sites and complaining about having to say Bonjour to the friendly French walking past t This book was not what I had imagined I'd be reading. You know, the usual ex-pat moves to (fill in the blank) kind of book that I love. I thought it would be a delightful story of an ex-pat couple who buy a boat and cruise the French canals and describe the villages and towns they saw. This book was not what I had imagined I'd be reading. For anyone who shares their dream of making a life on a boat, there is also a wealth of information and advice to help you on your way.more If you enjoy travel adventures this book will take you on a beguiling journey through crowded cities and deserted villages, along peaceful canals and storm-lashed rivers. Part travelogue, part memoir, this book explores not just the landscape and people of France, but also discovers what it really means to live life in a small space with few possessions, always moving on, far from friends and family. They travelled the length and breadth of France and found that the world looks and feels very different from the water. In 2017 Mary-Jane Houlton sold her house, bought a boat called Olivia Rose and set off with her husband Michael and their two dogs to see if reality can ever live up to a dream. They travelled the length and breadth of France and found that the world looks and feels very different fr There is something irresistibly romantic about the idea of living and travelling on a boat. There is something irresistibly romantic about the idea of living and travelling on a boat.
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