Savvy Nomads
David Devere and Sara Duke are travelers, adventurers, entrepreneurs and enthusiasts of living a full life. They have traveled extensively and started traveling together after meeting while they were both working for the United States Antarctic Program between 1995 and 1999.
In 2003 they started a small publishing company, On-Word Bound Books. Once the heavy design and marketing of a book is complete and hopefully successful, publishing doesn’t keep Sara and David completely busy so they both continue to work outside of publishing on personal interests and new projects.
Sara teaches yoga in various studios and businesses around Duluth and around the country and has a passion for Restorative Yoga. See her website, Do Restorative Yoga, for more information.
David, a Certified Specialist of Wine, enjoys history, culture, food and wine. A trip in 2011 on the Canal du Midi in the South of France was such an enjoyable experience he redoubled his efforts toward helping people explore, taste, and travel our beautiful blue planet.
Tasting wine is traveling without moving and cruising the canals of France is just plain spectacular. Combine wine tasting with canal boating and add a bit of entrepreneurial spirit and Savvy Nomad Tasting & Tours is born.
In 2021, after 10 years of guiding trips on rented canal boats, we formed a partnership with 2 other couples and bought an adorable and sturdy used canal boat, “Relax Companion,” in France. The boat had been sitting for a few years during Covid, but after some cleaning, maintenance, and outfitting, the Relax Companion was ready to go. The first few years we traveled in Alsace, and now we are in Burgundy. Visit our Tour Dates page for trip details. We look forward to cruising the European waterways with you.
Cheers!
