Living on A Boat: the Practicalities and Finances of Boat Living

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What is Your Address If You Live on a Boat?

The question of how you can receive post as a liveaboard is common concern for those considering life on the water. Fortunately living on board a canal boat...

Dealing With Fire, Explosions and Fumes

Although a fire, explosion or prolonged exposure to fumes on board a boat would be highly dangerous, these types of incidents are very rare simply because th...

Common Reasons Why People Fail to Adapt to Life Aboard

Both via the media and perhaps by even having taken short boating holidays and sampled the lifestyle, the prospects of living permanently on a boat can often...

Identifying Shoreline Food To Eat

If you’re boating out at sea, you may have an interest in fishing in order to be self-sufficient and to find food instead of having to go to the supermarke...

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Paying Taxes If You Live on a Boat

Living “off-the-grid” as a live-aboard frees you from many of the tiresome responsibilities of modern living but are you still tied up by local taxation?...

Questionnaire: Are You a Natural Live-a-board?

If you are thinking about adopting a new life as a liveaboard but are not sure how well suited you are to a lifestyle afloat then try this simple questionnai...

Exploring the Norfolk Broads

England’s holiday boating heartland can be found in East Anglia where the Broads’ labyrinthine waterways are a rich source of natural beauty and explorat...

Canal Cruising in Scotland

What it lacks in size, Scotland’s canal system makes up for in sheer quality, as this stranded northern outpost of the British network offers some of most...

Britain's Canal Cruising Rings

In presenting sample bites of the waterway system, Britain’s canal cruising rings are ideal for one or two week long holiday voyages. The Potential for Unl...

Fishing for Food: A Beginner's Guide

If you see living on a boat as a retreat to a more natural and self-sufficient way of life then why not try catching your own supper. Float Fishing for Coars...

The Rebirth of Britain's Canal System

Today, canals are valuable to the heritage and leisure time of Britain, but only recently they were seen as hazardous ditches with little future beyond being...

Exploring France's Canal du Midi

France boasts a vast wealth of waterway delights but few are as celebrated as the Canal du Midi, an engineering marvel that flows through a landscape studded...

Introduction to the Waterways of France

Is there a more perfect home for the laid-back way of life enjoyed by the liveaboard community than the seemingly endless scenic waterways of France? Limitle...

A Beginners' Canal Exploration Guide

With over 2,200 miles of waterways to explore, choosing where to begin a journey of discovery can be a daunting task. What’s more with a 4mph speed limit y...

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