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Taking out a Canal Boat subscription before you start planning your next trip is a good idea, one that might inspire you to venture somewhere you hadn't before considered. Because many people don't realise it is to hire a canal boat to cruise in a foreign country, for example Ireland, France, Germany, Portugal and Belgium. Canal Boat shows some of the best places, both at home and abroad to cruise.

 

A trip onto the Canal Boat website will allow you to see videos and photographs taken by readers showing their waterway journeys, some of which are abroad. If you do choose the foreign option, although the countries listed above are all in the Euro zone, the cost of living can vary widely. The cost of living in France is something that many Britons are familiar with, since it is just a skip across the channel. What of some of the others?

 

Last year Portugal was rated highly as one of the cheaper holiday destinations for both eating out and buying from a supermarket, beating even the famously inexpensive Bulgaria. This is great news for boaters, who tend to do a fair bit of sampling the bank-side hostelries as well as preparing food on board. If you are going to take a car to Portugal, it means a 24 hour crossing to northern Spain, followed by a drive into Portugal, a minimum of 550 miles. If you choose to fly, try to hire your boat from a location close to the airport, you don't want to have to hire a car as well as a boat.

 

Much closer to home and easier to reach, Ireland scored badly in the rating. Although traditionally a favourite for UK tourist looking for fishing or boating holidays, the cost of living makes even buying from a supermarket expensive, with many visitors finding eating out to be extortionate. With the language, food and weather being the same as the UK, many boaters choose to explore the waterways of Britain instead.

 

A Canal Boat subscription will keep you up to date on which countries represent the best value for money, both in hire and mooring fees and the cost of living. For those who want to travel the canals of Britain, the Canal Boat website has detailed maps of the navigable waters. Having chosen your route, you should then invest in some good guide books that cover the areas you will pass through. This will allow you to make the most of you journey, by visiting any sites nearby that might be of interest.

 

Whichever destination you opt for having a Canal Boat subscription will help you make an informed choice in deciding which will provide the ideal break for you and your travelling companions..