Feeling inspired by the shorelines of the Basque Country, today’s photo essay subject is boats and harbours. Once you’ve browsed these photos for inspiration, check out our sailing super specials and get out onto the open waters yourself.
boats in Lake Bled, a charming and romantic area in Slovenia
a fisherman in his boat off the Italian coast in the Cinque Terre, some of the most lovely portion of the Italian shore
boats in Bulan, Soorsogon – yet another reason to visit the Philippines
a pretty pink boat in Oleron Island, a terrific island retreat on France’s southern Atlantic coast
the biggest boat in our list – the Queen Elizabeth 2!
Chicago, home of recent guest Kim Mance, is a bustling urban stop but don’t miss strolling along the shore of Lake Michigan for solitude and great views
being an island nation, Ireland has plenty of shoreline. these boats are so colourful and represent another view of Dublin
any boat post would be remiss without a shot of Venice, a water-locked city and European icon. have you been? if not – GO.
the colourful quay in Singapore
pedal boats in Zurich, Switzerland – who doesn’t love a good pedal boat ride!?
this is certainly not the Iraq that you seen on the news. how peaceful.
the slow boat up the Mekong in Laos
we close with a boat that didn’t quite make it… but it’s parting view is simply breathtaking.
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Featured photos by scottmliddell (Lake Bled), Andy Hayes (Cinque Terre), badzmanois (Philippines), dynamosquito (France), ccgd (QE2), David Paul Ohmer (Chicago), Tambako (Dublin), zioman (Venice), echiner1 (Singapore), Toni V (Zurich), Christiaan Briggs (Iraq), dms_303 (Laos)
sashomasho (sunk boat)
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Oh the boats in Bled, Slovenia were ridiculously cute. You can rent them for an hour for pretty cheap, and paddle out on the gorgeous lake.
@Stephanie – Yes that was the photo that triggered this whole essay. Gorgeous.
Love the photo from Iraq!
@Julie – Thanks. Not really what you expect when you think of boats and Iraq, is it?
Andy – love them all .. Having been brought up with boats & loving sailing it’s a tough call – but my favs are the Chicago one (cos that’s the kind of boats I like and you havce caught thecity & water look perfectly) and Venice- because they are NOT gondolas and love the shabby chic look – Oh and have a Great gt gt gt gt Grandmothr from Venice!
See you on Twitter! Zoe aka Quirky Traveller
@Zoe – Believe me there were some beautiful boats that didn’t make the list – but we’d be here all day if I’d included all the ones I found.
Makes me want to go sailing now!