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Bike and Boat Cycle Touring in the Bordeaux Region As far as holiday destinations go it doesn’t come any better than the French city of Bordeaux for lovers of fine wine and cycling to combine their passions. Situated in the southwest of France in the Gironde department, the City of Bordeaux is widely recognised as one of the world’s major wine cities and, as a bonus for cycling enthusiasts, one of the most picturesque places in the country to enjoy a cycling tour. Tourists flock to the region to not…

E-bike Touring through the Champagne Region of France on MS Zwaantje For lovers of sparkling wine throughout the world, French champagne is the ultimate symbol of sophistication, celebration and good living. Such is the popularity of sparkling champagne, that it is said a bottle is opened somewhere in the world every two seconds! In the wine industry there is simply no other style of wine that is so feted and universally enjoyed. France’s Champagne region is centered around the towns of Epernay and Reims. The Abbey of Saint-Pierre, not far from…