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Narrowboat life, ship travel & digital nomad adventures. Join us on board and abroad for real stories from the journey.

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We were wrong about Istanbul, in the best way.

New short clip from our first day in the city, and the full film is on YouTube here:
https://youtu.be/Xz6NiRiC3UI
January 25, 2026 at 6:21 PM
SO much more.

This could be Budapest!
January 4, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Frozen canal outside at -4°C… toasty 23°C inside our narrowboat

Fizz poured, candles lit, festive food on the go.

Join us for Christmas afloat 🎄✨

🎥 Full video on YouTube:
youtu.be/fchPO1B6p5o
December 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
If you’ve ever wondered ‘how do those two live in such a tiny space’ now is the time to find out. 👀

The full tour of Narrowboat Serenissima is here, including what we keep where, our favourite gadgets and what we love most about the boat.

Watch here:

https://youtu.be/1sWp-FoCyqs
December 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Storm Claudia is coming. We’re racing our narrowboat away from the woods and really don’t want a repeat of last winter’s “trapped by fallen trees” saga.

Watch on YouTube:
youtu.be/aorAeq9i_uE
December 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We filmed the very start of the Piazza San Marco flooding and have be trying to work out what to do with it.

So we made this:

#venice
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This isn’t a 24-hour Venice hit and run. We’ve spent months here working out how to do it beautifully on a budget. Watch the full vlog on YouTube:

Venice on a Budget: How We Actually Live Here for Months at a Time
youtu.be/EntU66N4M7g
November 16, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Venice's Bridge of the Dead: rebuilt for just the second time since the 1950s.

Once a yearly passage to the cemetery island of San Michele for All Souls' Day, now a haunting reminder of how this city still honours its dead.
November 2, 2025 at 11:07 AM
🇮🇹 We didn’t expect to fall for this city… but Cagliari completely surprised us 💙

Find out why this underrated Italian city has become one of our favourites.

🎥 Our full Cagliari vlog is OUT TOMORROW on YouTube — link in bio!
October 23, 2025 at 5:53 PM
A deserted island, a lighthouse... and something we didn't expect 🐬

Our Sardinia adventure has officially begun.

Watch the full video here:

Sardinia Surprised Us! (Olbia’s Hidden Side & Dolphins)
youtu.be/nvBodxwJh8c
October 19, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Doing Europe’s last sleeper train that GOES ON A BOAT is one of our highlights of 2025.

We can’t wait to do it again!
September 17, 2025 at 7:21 PM
There’s never a dull moment on the water.

Check us out on YouTube for more ridiculousness afloat:

youtube.com/@thefloating...
September 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
This week’s video in 30 seconds.

See the full one here: youtu.be/-vhwAT11kHc

#narrowboat #tinyhome #digitalnomad
September 6, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The canals definitely need this.

I could probably do without it today though…
September 4, 2025 at 8:19 AM