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​      SUSTAINABLE BAMBOO BICYCLES CREATES JOBS IN GHANA
 
                  (You and me and a bike named Boo – apologies to 70’s band Lobo)

 
Pushbikes are a welcome edition when cruising the rivers of Europe. Cycling through some of the most charming villages is a healthy way to see each region’s highlights and to have a break from ship life.
 
On a recent CroisiEurope cruise on the Rhine from Basel to Amsterdam during a day stop at Breisach, we decided to bike it and take in places of interest of this magnificent village on some dedicated and some not so designated biking tracks.  Sid, the bike shop proprietor apologised profusely as he had run out of bikes but on second thoughts he offered the bamboo bike singing its praises. “There is a fabulous 17 k wine track out through the forest; take the bike and tell me how it performs.” he said. The experience was a no brainer. The bike was fantastic, very strong durable and comfortable.
Natalie Hahn the Sales Manager for the German bike manufacturing company explains the concept and success of the program.
“We are a young company from Kiel in North Germany which develops and produces bicycles made from the sustainable raw material bamboo.
Our company "My boo" succeeds to combine social engagement, an innovative product and sustainable economic activity all at once.
Our frames are produced under fair working conditions in Ghana/Ashanti Region and provide jobs for about 35 men and women.
Our partner in Ghana produces the frames of sustainable bamboo, harvested in the local areas. Proceeds in Ghana are reinvested in local educational programs, providing jobs and future for many Ghanaians.
We started distributing our bicycles this year in the UK and have 15 local resellers so far.
The online catalogue and more information is on our website. In addition there's a link below to our media Dropbox to check out the brand” She said
Back on the boat to resume this relaxing CroisiEurope cruise rich in history. We continue to visit famous castles, churches plus monuments and the gentle cruising mood envelopes passengers as they relish the 353 nautical mile (653 k’s) cruise on one of the world’s great rivers.
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On this cruise the staff without exception were outstanding and professional, always bright and chatty and nothing was too difficult as they took on multiple tasks regularly changing uniforms. CroisiEurope packages include all meals, alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks in the dining room and at the bar (except top shelf), on board activities, headsets on excursions and free Wi-Fi.
Like My boo the bike manufacturing company, Croisi Europe have been at the forefront of ecological practices. All ships are equipped with water savers, engines encompass the latest European anti-pollution standards and most of the ships have electricity saving devices. Paper, plastic and glass are compacted on board for re-cycling, ecological and biodegradable cleaning products are always utilised. 
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Both companies are leaders in ecological practices.
 
www.my-boo.com/catalogue-online.html
www.my-boo.com/our-story.html 
https://www.croisieurope.travel/en/destination/discount-cruises-special-offers
 
Written by John Savage
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  • Destinations - Australia
    • Royal Caribbean Program
    • The Whitsundays
    • Alice Springs
    • Green Island Qld
    • Coober Pedy SA
    • Palm Cove
    • Yeppoon QLD
    • Sapphire Coast
    • Mollymook
    • Hyde Park Barracks
    • Palm Cove Social Club
    • Kangaroo Island
    • Aussie Country Towns
    • Escape to Australia
    • Lord Howe Island
    • Rottnest Island
    • Kangaroo Island Magic
    • Vibe Hotel Darling Harbour
    • The Public Silo Trail WA
    • Brisbane Calile
    • In awe of the Kimberley
    • Hunter Gatherings
    • Pacific Hotel Cairns
    • Mat McLachlan Battlefield Tours
    • Kangaroo Island
    • Sunshine State
    • Kimberley Coast
    • The Kimberley and Mitchell Falls
    • Forget Bali - Go Bush
    • Barcaldine
    • Tap and Go Sydney
    • Port Douglas
    • The Outback and fascinating Lava Tubes at Undara.
    • Darwin
    • Brisbane Grand Ladies
    • Brisbane to Townsville
    • Citadines Sydney Airport
    • Mudgee
    • Kimberley Coast
    • Mudgee's Blue Wren Winery
    • Uber Cool Brisbane
    • Southern Highlands NSW
    • Perth Day Cruise
    • Lord Howe - Return to Paradise
    • Broome
    • The Hydro Majestic Hotel
    • O'REILLY'S
    • Hervey Bay
    • Sealink Swan River
  • CRUISING
    • Cruising
    • Princess Explorer >
      • SeaDream Visits Elba
      • MSC Bellissima
      • ms Volendam >
        • Rivers will boom
        • Riviera Cruises
        • Cunard Queens
        • Norwegian Cruise Lines >
          • CroisiEurope >
            • Sunborn Yacht Hotel
            • Riverboats
            • AMERICAN STEAMBOATS >
              • HAL Latest
              • Voyager of the Seas
        • SeaDream A Seven-Day Dream
        • SeaDream Wins Again
        • msNoordam >
          • Rhine Part 3
        • CroisiEurope
        • Sailing the Orient
    • Paul Gauguin Cruises Tahitian Dreaming
    • Silversea NZ Part 1 >
      • Lake Geneva Part 2
      • Avalon Waterways
    • Majestic Princess
    • Sun Princess
    • Silja Line
    • Pacific Jewel
    • Norwegian Jewel
    • Azamara >
      • Bordeaux and Riverboats
      • River Cruises >
        • CroisiEurope
    • Diamond Princess >
      • Multigenerational Cruising
      • MSC Grandiosa
      • China Shore Tour
    • Blue Lagoon Cruises
    • 14-day Baltic cruise on the Celestial Eclipse. >
      • Captain Cook Cruises Fiji
    • Lake Geneva Part 1
    • CroisiEurope Rhine River >
      • Rhine Part 2
    • Riviera Cruises
    • What's New >
      • PNG with P&O >
        • Holland America Line
        • Crystal's 2019 Collection of Globetrotting Voyages
      • Paul Gauguin Cruises 2021
      • New Vibe Hotel for Sydney
      • Back Roads Touring
      • Henty CoPilot
      • Holland America Line’s Nieuw Statendam >
        • Mekong Riverboat
        • MSC Seaside
        • MSC Opera
      • Princess Cruises Australia
    • SeaDream Memories
    • Volendam
    • Silversea NZ part 2
  • CARAVANS & RV
    • Caravans Rule!
    • YaMate Insect Repellent
  • GROUP TOURS & EVENTS
    • Gambaro Hotel
    • Noosa Festival
    • TravelComfort
    • Canberra Wine Food
    • Puglia with Lyndey Milan
    • Sydney Microbrewery
    • Back-Roads Touring Goes USA
    • Noosa Wine and Food Festival
    • BBQ Beer and BS
    • Cuisines of France and Mexico
    • Wine with David Ellis
  • TECHNOLOGY
    • Canon EOS R
    • Canon EOS200D
    • Canon EOS M 50
    • Inflighto
    • Canon - PowerShot SX730 HS
    • Canon PowerShot G1 X Mark III >
      • Shoulder Bag
    • Travel Light
    • Firefly
    • My Flight Hammock
    • LG Stylus DAB+
    • Paklite
    • Navman >
      • Flight Kit
      • Eyeglasses
      • Listen Wireless Headphones
      • Rigon Headwear >
        • Travel Sickness
    • Lonely Planet Wellness
    • Motorola
    • Flight testing the Focal Headphones
    • Samsung Camera
    • Nokia Lumia 925- WOW
    • The New Paklite Collection
    • New from Samsonite >
      • Seaquatix
    • 5 Suitcase Essentials for Arthritis Sufferers
    • Mature Traveller's ARE SEXY
    • Room hangables
  • Books
    • Penguin Books
    • Captain Cook's Epic Voyage
    • In Her Footsteps
    • Riptides
    • The Drover's Wife
    • Who Owns History
    • Lonely Planet Dark Skies
    • Latest Lonely Planet Kids
    • Lonely Planet The Universe
    • Win BIG with Lonely Planet
    • Conversations in the Kitchen
    • The Rescue Dog
    • Lonely Planet Kids’ Atlas of Monsters and Ghosts
    • Welcome to your period
    • Flight to Fame
    • Long Flight Home
    • The Daredevil’s Guide to Outer Space
    • Hush Hush
    • The Last Elephants
    • Home at Last
    • Lonely Planet Kids Stickers
    • Rome Precincts
    • The Ink Stain
    • Storm Boy
    • Muttshots
    • King of the Air
    • Steam Australia
    • More Lonely Planet Kids
    • Australian Birds
    • Lonely Planet Atlas
    • The Rescuers >
      • NSW Central Coast
    • Lonely Planet Kids
    • Six Decades of Holden V Ford
    • Teida's Story
    • Take Back Australia Mark Latham
    • Hardie Grant Books
    • New Holland Publishers
    • The Pacific In the Wake of Captain Cook
    • Bill Lawry
    • Endeavour
    • In the Valley of the Blue Gums
    • Political Correctness
    • Heros of Hamel
    • Lonely Planet’s Cruise Ports
    • The Last 100 Days
    • Against The Odds
    • How to win a Noble Prize
    • Child of Africa
    • Where the Murray River Runs
    • Moment of Thruth
    • Lonely Planet Kids
    • Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2018
    • A Short History of Golf
    • Freedom’s Salesman
    • Mark Latham
    • Lonely Planet Kids
    • A Hard Place
    • Big Boys’ Toys Book
    • Fly Fishing Book
    • Stealth Raiders Book
    • Hero or Deserter? Book
    • GOLF RESORTS BOOK
    • THE CHARGE
    • Gelignite Jack Murray
    • Lonely Planet Kids
    • THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF PIKELET
    • Fur-Ever Loved
    • Alicorn
    • Roped In from Hardie Grant
    • The Australian Bird Guide
    • The Mysterious Mr Jacob
    • The Rugby League Book of Records
    • Rubbing Shoulders Around the World
    • Make Science Fun Book
    • Gallipoli Book
  • Photo Gallery
    • Paul Gauguin Photos
    • Blue Lagoon Photos
    • Kakadu
    • Hotel Kurrajong
    • Cook Islands Photos
    • The Steamboats of Lake Geneva
    • Sir Donald Campbell Bluebird >
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      • Whitsundays Photo Essay
    • SAMOA PHOTO JOURNEY
  • Contact
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  • Advertise
  • Destinations - Overseas
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    • Tierra Tourismo
    • Ascott The Residence
    • Ireland
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    • African Elephants
    • Guernsey
    • Salzburg
    • Austria's Silent Night
    • Ethiopia
    • Yorkshire
    • Bryce Canyon
    • Macao
    • Dubai Taj
    • Destination India
    • Return to Sri Lanka
    • Nepal
    • The Balkans Tour
    • Disney Star Wars
    • Destinations - Asia
    • Indian Motorbike
    • The Falkland Islands
    • Rajasthan
    • Marrakech
    • Port Macquarie
    • Ganges Odyssey
    • Hokkaido
    • Würzburg
    • Samoa
    • Tripura India
    • Hong Kong Park Lane
    • A Day in Hong Kong
    • Zagreb Croatia
    • Paris Mercure
    • Majorca
    • Dubai
    • Croatia
    • Flanders
    • Wales
    • Switzerland
    • Morocco Part 3
    • Morocco Part 2
    • Ireland's Movies
    • Morocco Part 1
    • Milwaukee
    • Hong Kong Peak Tram
    • India's Golden Triangle
    • Destination USA & Canada
    • Peru's Colca Valley
    • Destination Africa
    • Samoa Paradise
    • Italy
    • Jasper Canada >
      • Cuba Cars >
        • Sri Lanka Eco Lodge
        • Caribbean Airport
    • Antarctica
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    • P&O Samoa
    • Destination Europe
    • British Columbia
    • Winnipeg Canada
    • Thailand
    • The Canadian
    • Ghana Bikes
    • Finland
    • Malaysia Medical
    • Finland 'Escape'
    • Stockholm
    • Deadwood, USA
    • Helsinki cool
    • South & Central America
    • French Village
    • Alaska 101
    • Samoa Win
    • Vietnam
    • Cumbria England
    • Doha Qatar
    • Ottawa
    • Tokyo Disney 1 >
      • Tokyo Disney Part 2
      • Tokyo Disney Part 3
    • Hong Kong
  • LUXURY RESORTS
    • The Havannah Vanuatu
    • Paul Gauguin Cruises 2020 brochure
    • Back-Roads Touring Film Locations >
      • Adina Brisbane
    • Pan Pacific Hotels
    • Novotel Century Hong Kong
  • TRAINS
    • Yorkshire Train
    • Eurail >
      • Eurail New Free App
    • Canada Rail
    • The Ghan
    • Portugal Rail
    • China's Trains
  • Airline Reviews
    • Hawaiian Airlines
    • Fly Rex
    • Cathay Pacific A350-1000
    • Air Asia
    • Cathay Pacific Menu
    • Cathay Pacific Business
    • CMV Vasco da Gama
    • Scoot to Berlin
    • Costa Rica Lindblad
    • Airbus A350 1000
    • The Rhine Part 1
    • Airbus
    • Finnair Business
    • Air France Business Class
    • Asiana Airlines
    • Flying Finnair to Europe
    • Business Class with Cathay
    • Finnair
    • Singapore Airlines
    • British Airways Business
  • Celebrity Galapagos Cruise