For a long time I've been fascinated with travel by water and travel destinations that one way or another center around water. That said, it is a surprise to some that watertravel.com isn't about luxury cruises. To be honest, I'm more interested in ships and boats as transportation than as floating resorts. To each his own.

As we expand, there will be stories on ferry trips here and there, canal barges, freighters, various kinds of indigenous craft, and much more. As well as trips by sundry watercraft, the focus of watertravel.com is on ports and other waterside locations, especially those which are reachable by water or offer interesting options to travel by water. This Web site is a hobby, so I hope regular visitors will be patient with the time it takes to add new sections.

My wife, a native of Germany who lived for years in California, is responsible for the German text. It is not always a direct translation, since, particularly in discussing some European topics, information that is appropriate to tell an American would be patently obvious to a German. The reverse is true regarding some American topics.

Thanks for your interest in watertravel.com . We hope you enjoy it.

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