What should one wear on a French barge holiday? A Breton sailor’s cap with jaunty neckerchief? Floaty linens in a sensible shade of oatmeal? Silk pyjamas and a feather boa? And what if it’s a chartered barge, with a heated pool, enormous bedrooms with ensuite bathrooms, flowing Champagne and a handsome crew of six catering to eight passengers?
“Bright, stripy tops and bedazzling white trousers,” suggests my wife, Alice, who designs clothes. She packs seven pairs of shoes – not bad for a six-night cruise through the Burgundy and Rhône wine regions, where much of our day is spent reading and snoozing on the teak decks, barefoot.
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