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SCANDINAVIAN TRAVELER | SHORTCUTS | LIFE ON THE WATER<br />
MORE<br />
FLOATING<br />
HOTELS<br />
BARCELONA<br />
AS SHIPSHAPE as any of the super yachts at<br />
Barcelona’s Port Forum marina, and just an<br />
anchor’s throw from the beach and city center,<br />
the St. Katharine B&B Boat is an ex-Royal<br />
Navy supply ship turned boutique boatel.<br />
Five luxurious cabins are decked out with airconditioning,<br />
en-suite restrooms, flatscreen<br />
TVs, and Wi-Fi, and if you’re looking to push<br />
the boat out they also do tapas and paella.<br />
Single cabins from €69.<br />
St. Katharine B&B Boat<br />
Port Forum Barcelona<br />
Carrer de la Pau 12, Barcelona.<br />
bed-and-breakfast-barcelona.com<br />
RIVER KWAI<br />
IT IS A JUNGLE out there – not that you<br />
would necessarily know it at this luxury ecolodge<br />
run by villagers on the banks of the<br />
River Kwai in western Thailand. The wooden<br />
long-tailed boat waiting to ferry you to your<br />
floating villa, complete with sunbathing deck,<br />
in-room dining, and massage, makes it feel<br />
more like a private island. If you get cabin<br />
fever, elephant rides, jungle trekking, kayaking,<br />
and rafting can all be arranged. From<br />
5,000 baht (€125).<br />
The Float House River Kwai<br />
55 Moo 5 Tambol Wangkrajae, Amphur<br />
Saiyoke, Kanchanaburi, Thailand.<br />
thefloathouseriverkwai.com<br />
THEY SAY THERE’S nothing like a stroll<br />
along the Seine. Well, stay at this houseboat<br />
moored in front of the Tuileries Gardens and<br />
the Louvre and you’ll soon find out. Your first<br />
port of call should be the neighboring Musée<br />
D’Orsay, with the world’s largest collection<br />
of impressionist and post-impressionist<br />
masterpieces housed inside a beaux arts<br />
railway station. Rates from €110 (minimum<br />
two-night stay).<br />
The newest addition to the Marques de Vitoria-series, Marqués de Vitoria 1861, is as good as the rest of the<br />
Riojas, but is not classified as a Rioja wine do to being packaged in the handy box, favored by the Norwgian<br />
people. But it still means great quality, spanish tradition and a very good wine. It is a sure winner.<br />
Bateau Johanna<br />
Port de Solférino, Paris.<br />
bateau.johanna.free.fr<br />
PARIS<br />
SCANDINAVIAN TRAVELER | DECEMBER 2014<br />
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