Val Poore
@vallypee.bsky.social
Memoir author & blogger from UK & South Africa. Historic barge owner, dog lover. Africa is in my blood, France in in my soul. I live in the Netherlands and love the waterways. Other stuff? #F1 #welovememoirs #LH44
No politics. No DMs, unless I know you.🇿🇦🇳🇱
No politics. No DMs, unless I know you.🇿🇦🇳🇱
My review of @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social’s great new book!
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February 12, 2026 at 8:19 AM
My review of @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social’s great new book!
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
🌟⭐️🌟⭐️🌟
www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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I absolutely loved this wonderful, unique and charming #memoir by @ladygoatherder
“What a gorgeous book. I laughed and (happy) cried from start to finish." Victoria Twead
If you enjoy Tom Cox’s writing, you’ll love this book too!
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“What a gorgeous book. I laughed and (happy) cried from start to finish." Victoria Twead
If you enjoy Tom Cox’s writing, you’ll love this book too!
a.co/d/08r9p3Qd
February 10, 2026 at 10:46 PM
I absolutely loved this wonderful, unique and charming #memoir by @ladygoatherder
“What a gorgeous book. I laughed and (happy) cried from start to finish." Victoria Twead
If you enjoy Tom Cox’s writing, you’ll love this book too!
a.co/d/08r9p3Qd
“What a gorgeous book. I laughed and (happy) cried from start to finish." Victoria Twead
If you enjoy Tom Cox’s writing, you’ll love this book too!
a.co/d/08r9p3Qd
With the sun in my face
I found my own place
At the wheel of my boat
And a life lived afloat
Join me on my adventures learning the ropes of living and travelling on Europe’s waterways
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Valer...
I found my own place
At the wheel of my boat
And a life lived afloat
Join me on my adventures learning the ropes of living and travelling on Europe’s waterways
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Valer...
February 2, 2026 at 8:29 PM
With the sun in my face
I found my own place
At the wheel of my boat
And a life lived afloat
Join me on my adventures learning the ropes of living and travelling on Europe’s waterways
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Valer...
I found my own place
At the wheel of my boat
And a life lived afloat
Join me on my adventures learning the ropes of living and travelling on Europe’s waterways
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Valer...
I am SO looking forward to reading this! @victoriatwead.bsky.social is a great writer, so I’m sure it will be as good as her excellent memoirs!
#crimefiction
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January 22, 2026 at 9:14 AM
I am SO looking forward to reading this! @victoriatwead.bsky.social is a great writer, so I’m sure it will be as good as her excellent memoirs!
#crimefiction
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#crimefiction
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I may be ‘out of Africa’ now, but Africa will never be out of me.
Come reminisce with me in my three-book series about my two decades of life in #SouthAfrica.
99c per book till Sunday on Kindle Countdown!!
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
#welovememoirs #travel #BooksWorthReading
Come reminisce with me in my three-book series about my two decades of life in #SouthAfrica.
99c per book till Sunday on Kindle Countdown!!
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
#welovememoirs #travel #BooksWorthReading
January 13, 2026 at 3:21 PM
I may be ‘out of Africa’ now, but Africa will never be out of me.
Come reminisce with me in my three-book series about my two decades of life in #SouthAfrica.
99c per book till Sunday on Kindle Countdown!!
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
#welovememoirs #travel #BooksWorthReading
Come reminisce with me in my three-book series about my two decades of life in #SouthAfrica.
99c per book till Sunday on Kindle Countdown!!
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
#welovememoirs #travel #BooksWorthReading
These three #travel and #boating books will introduce you to my special world of living aboard and cruising Europe’s canals.
Come and join the adventure!
Fond them and my other memoirs here:
www.amazon.com/stores/Valer...
#Travel #BooksWorthReading #welovememoirs
Come and join the adventure!
Fond them and my other memoirs here:
www.amazon.com/stores/Valer...
#Travel #BooksWorthReading #welovememoirs
January 5, 2026 at 7:03 AM
These three #travel and #boating books will introduce you to my special world of living aboard and cruising Europe’s canals.
Come and join the adventure!
Fond them and my other memoirs here:
www.amazon.com/stores/Valer...
#Travel #BooksWorthReading #welovememoirs
Come and join the adventure!
Fond them and my other memoirs here:
www.amazon.com/stores/Valer...
#Travel #BooksWorthReading #welovememoirs
Wishing everyone I know here a great festive season and may we all have a peaceful new year. Let’s hope that goodwill and harmony will prevail! 🙏🏻🎄😊🎄
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Wishing everyone I know here a great festive season and may we all have a peaceful new year. Let’s hope that goodwill and harmony will prevail! 🙏🏻🎄😊🎄
I’ve been absent from here lately, but it’s that time of year when work is at its most intense. How about a nice boaty pic to make up for it? I love this one my partner took of an old Loire barge. #boatlife
December 14, 2025 at 8:04 AM
I’ve been absent from here lately, but it’s that time of year when work is at its most intense. How about a nice boaty pic to make up for it? I love this one my partner took of an old Loire barge. #boatlife
My three latest #travel and #boating books will introduce you to my special world of living aboard and cruising Europe’s canals.
Come and join the adventure!
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #boatsthattweet
Come and join the adventure!
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #boatsthattweet
November 29, 2025 at 7:47 AM
My three latest #travel and #boating books will introduce you to my special world of living aboard and cruising Europe’s canals.
Come and join the adventure!
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #boatsthattweet
Come and join the adventure!
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #boatsthattweet
There are heaps of happy memories contained in this collection of boaty tales. Give them a try and join me on my various adventures through my life afloat.
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #bookstoread #boatlife #boatsthattweet
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #bookstoread #boatlife #boatsthattweet
November 21, 2025 at 7:25 AM
There are heaps of happy memories contained in this collection of boaty tales. Give them a try and join me on my various adventures through my life afloat.
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #bookstoread #boatlife #boatsthattweet
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #bookstoread #boatlife #boatsthattweet
Too busy to read long tomes?
These three books about my travels and boat life are all shorties 😊
Immerse yourself in the European waterways and learn about the realities of life on board! #welovememoirs
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
#travel #boat
These three books about my travels and boat life are all shorties 😊
Immerse yourself in the European waterways and learn about the realities of life on board! #welovememoirs
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
#travel #boat
November 20, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Too busy to read long tomes?
These three books about my travels and boat life are all shorties 😊
Immerse yourself in the European waterways and learn about the realities of life on board! #welovememoirs
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
#travel #boat
These three books about my travels and boat life are all shorties 😊
Immerse yourself in the European waterways and learn about the realities of life on board! #welovememoirs
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
mybook.to/VereenigingF...
mybook.to/SidestepsToT...
#travel #boat
I’m knocked out by the early reviews on my book, Boatyard views. Thanks so much to those readers who have taken the time to read it and write their impressions. It makes all the slog of getting it out into the world worth it.
Still 99p/c until tomorrow!
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Still 99p/c until tomorrow!
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November 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
I’m knocked out by the early reviews on my book, Boatyard views. Thanks so much to those readers who have taken the time to read it and write their impressions. It makes all the slog of getting it out into the world worth it.
Still 99p/c until tomorrow!
a.co/d/ezzqvgG
Still 99p/c until tomorrow!
a.co/d/ezzqvgG
“A small but grand collection of stories that will have you anxiously waiting for more.”
Still 99c/p until Sunday the 16th!
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #boatlife #boatsthattweet #mustread
Still 99c/p until Sunday the 16th!
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #boatlife #boatsthattweet #mustread
November 10, 2025 at 7:22 AM
“A small but grand collection of stories that will have you anxiously waiting for more.”
Still 99c/p until Sunday the 16th!
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #boatlife #boatsthattweet #mustread
Still 99c/p until Sunday the 16th!
mybook.to/BoatyardViewsRotterdam
#welovememoirs #boatlife #boatsthattweet #mustread
Out today and ready to read!
Free on #KU, just 99p/c for two weeks!
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading #Boatlife #boatsthattweet #travel
Free on #KU, just 99p/c for two weeks!
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading #Boatlife #boatsthattweet #travel
November 1, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Out today and ready to read!
Free on #KU, just 99p/c for two weeks!
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading #Boatlife #boatsthattweet #travel
Free on #KU, just 99p/c for two weeks!
mybook.to/BoatyardView...
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading #Boatlife #boatsthattweet #travel
Coming soon….Saturday is the day. Just a few more tales of #boatlife #travel and #canalcruising in the #Netherlands #Belgium and #France. Even Poland gets a look-in! 😄
#welovememoirs
#welovememoirs
October 30, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Coming soon….Saturday is the day. Just a few more tales of #boatlife #travel and #canalcruising in the #Netherlands #Belgium and #France. Even Poland gets a look-in! 😄
#welovememoirs
#welovememoirs
Life afloat is always an adventure.
Join me on two of mine and travel the canals of the Netherlands, Belgium and France!
Vereeniging Fares South: azonlinks.com/B0DPJDHXS7
Sidesteps to the Somme: azonlinks.com/B0CW1GLVQT
#welovememoirs #boatlife #travel #bookstoread
Join me on two of mine and travel the canals of the Netherlands, Belgium and France!
Vereeniging Fares South: azonlinks.com/B0DPJDHXS7
Sidesteps to the Somme: azonlinks.com/B0CW1GLVQT
#welovememoirs #boatlife #travel #bookstoread
October 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Life afloat is always an adventure.
Join me on two of mine and travel the canals of the Netherlands, Belgium and France!
Vereeniging Fares South: azonlinks.com/B0DPJDHXS7
Sidesteps to the Somme: azonlinks.com/B0CW1GLVQT
#welovememoirs #boatlife #travel #bookstoread
Join me on two of mine and travel the canals of the Netherlands, Belgium and France!
Vereeniging Fares South: azonlinks.com/B0DPJDHXS7
Sidesteps to the Somme: azonlinks.com/B0CW1GLVQT
#welovememoirs #boatlife #travel #bookstoread
Back in the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, #SouthAfrica was a country in transition.
Even so, it was (and still is) a country rich in culture, colour and fabulous scenery.
Free to read on #KU
All available on #Audible!!
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
Even so, it was (and still is) a country rich in culture, colour and fabulous scenery.
Free to read on #KU
All available on #Audible!!
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
October 9, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Back in the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, #SouthAfrica was a country in transition.
Even so, it was (and still is) a country rich in culture, colour and fabulous scenery.
Free to read on #KU
All available on #Audible!!
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
Even so, it was (and still is) a country rich in culture, colour and fabulous scenery.
Free to read on #KU
All available on #Audible!!
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
Many thanks to @sandy-mckenna13.bsky.social, @fd81.bsky.social and @glawrence.bsky.social for the supportive RPs. This photo is of our recent trip to Belgium.
October 3, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Many thanks to @sandy-mckenna13.bsky.social, @fd81.bsky.social and @glawrence.bsky.social for the supportive RPs. This photo is of our recent trip to Belgium.
Thank you to @gerridog.bsky.social, @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social and @marjorywrites.bsky.social and @lisettebrodey.bsky.social for the RPs! They are much appreciated, dear friends. Here’s a photo I took yesterday morning.
October 3, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Thank you to @gerridog.bsky.social, @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social and @marjorywrites.bsky.social and @lisettebrodey.bsky.social for the RPs! They are much appreciated, dear friends. Here’s a photo I took yesterday morning.
Discover the joys of canal cruising in Europe with my travel memoirs ⛵️
Whether you just enjoy the waterways or travel, there’s always something interesting to see, and even a bit of nail-biting tension when you’re on commercial routes!
mybook.to/faringontheshoe
#welovememoirs
Whether you just enjoy the waterways or travel, there’s always something interesting to see, and even a bit of nail-biting tension when you’re on commercial routes!
mybook.to/faringontheshoe
#welovememoirs
September 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Discover the joys of canal cruising in Europe with my travel memoirs ⛵️
Whether you just enjoy the waterways or travel, there’s always something interesting to see, and even a bit of nail-biting tension when you’re on commercial routes!
mybook.to/faringontheshoe
#welovememoirs
Whether you just enjoy the waterways or travel, there’s always something interesting to see, and even a bit of nail-biting tension when you’re on commercial routes!
mybook.to/faringontheshoe
#welovememoirs
If you enjoy train travel along with interesting stops at unusual locations, @rexburke.bsky.social aka Jules Brown’s excellent, entertaining and humorous new travel book is brilliant. Available for pre-order now! Release date 16 September!
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#welovememors #travel #traintrip
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#welovememors #travel #traintrip
September 12, 2025 at 6:21 AM
If you enjoy train travel along with interesting stops at unusual locations, @rexburke.bsky.social aka Jules Brown’s excellent, entertaining and humorous new travel book is brilliant. Available for pre-order now! Release date 16 September!
a.co/d/g9XmEbG
#welovememors #travel #traintrip
a.co/d/g9XmEbG
#welovememors #travel #traintrip
Back in the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, #SouthAfrica was a country in transition.
My memoirs are of my affection for its people, its colour & its beauty, despite the growing unrest that marred these two decades.
Free to read on #KU
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
My memoirs are of my affection for its people, its colour & its beauty, despite the growing unrest that marred these two decades.
Free to read on #KU
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
September 12, 2025 at 6:16 AM
Back in the 80s and 90s of the 20th century, #SouthAfrica was a country in transition.
My memoirs are of my affection for its people, its colour & its beauty, despite the growing unrest that marred these two decades.
Free to read on #KU
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
My memoirs are of my affection for its people, its colour & its beauty, despite the growing unrest that marred these two decades.
Free to read on #KU
#welovememoirs #BooksWorthReading
amazon.com/dp/B095BQ9FXN
Discover the joys of canal cruising in Europe with my travel memoirs ⛵️
Whether you just enjoy the waterways or travel, there’s always something interesting to see, and even a bit of nail-biting tension when you’re on commercial routes!
mybook.to/faringontheshoe
a.co/d/8Uy0HxA
#welovememoirs
Whether you just enjoy the waterways or travel, there’s always something interesting to see, and even a bit of nail-biting tension when you’re on commercial routes!
mybook.to/faringontheshoe
a.co/d/8Uy0HxA
#welovememoirs
September 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Discover the joys of canal cruising in Europe with my travel memoirs ⛵️
Whether you just enjoy the waterways or travel, there’s always something interesting to see, and even a bit of nail-biting tension when you’re on commercial routes!
mybook.to/faringontheshoe
a.co/d/8Uy0HxA
#welovememoirs
Whether you just enjoy the waterways or travel, there’s always something interesting to see, and even a bit of nail-biting tension when you’re on commercial routes!
mybook.to/faringontheshoe
a.co/d/8Uy0HxA
#welovememoirs
I’m now able and especially happy to say that two of my memoirs are available as audiobooks. I wanted to do this as I know how many people rely on audiobooks, many for health or vision problems.
African Ways: www.amazon.com/Audible-Afri...
African Ways Again: www.amazon.com/African-Ways...
African Ways: www.amazon.com/Audible-Afri...
African Ways Again: www.amazon.com/African-Ways...
August 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
I’m now able and especially happy to say that two of my memoirs are available as audiobooks. I wanted to do this as I know how many people rely on audiobooks, many for health or vision problems.
African Ways: www.amazon.com/Audible-Afri...
African Ways Again: www.amazon.com/African-Ways...
African Ways: www.amazon.com/Audible-Afri...
African Ways Again: www.amazon.com/African-Ways...
Where did August go? My blog on rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com/2025/08/augu...
Thanks to @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social for alerting me that the previous link didn’t work 👏
Thanks to @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social for alerting me that the previous link didn’t work 👏
August 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Where did August go? My blog on rivergirlrotterdam.blogspot.com/2025/08/augu...
Thanks to @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social for alerting me that the previous link didn’t work 👏
Thanks to @uphilldowndalew.bsky.social for alerting me that the previous link didn’t work 👏