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Anonymous Coward User ID: 77409575 United States 08/09/2019 12:32 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	No Roads, No Cars, Just Boats Most of us town-and-city dwellers spend our days pounding hard, paved ground. But in Giethoorn, Holland, residents float through canals. Built without roads, a series of waterways and bridges connect the town’s 2,400 residents. This incredible aquatic infrastructure has even earned the town the nickname “Little Venice. [link to www.youtube.com (secure)]

Anonymous Coward User ID: 77628535 Germany 08/09/2019 12:41 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: No Roads, No Cars, Just Boats You can do that sort of thing in flat country, not so good in hilly terrain unless you like log flume rides a lot. FWIW, large parts of the UK have extensive canal networks as well.
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 77409575 United States 08/09/2019 12:53 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: No Roads, No Cars, Just Boats You can do that sort of thing in flat country, not so good in hilly terrain unless you like log flume rides a lot. FWIW, large parts of the UK have extensive canal networks as well. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77628535 It looks so relaxing! Thanks for the stars!
Anonymous Coward User ID: 77628535 Germany 08/09/2019 01:03 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: No Roads, No Cars, Just Boats You can do that sort of thing in flat country, not so good in hilly terrain unless you like log flume rides a lot. FWIW, large parts of the UK have extensive canal networks as well. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77628535 It looks so relaxing! Thanks for the stars! Quoting: sseess Not an activity for the time obsessed. I stumbled on to some details of canal transport as a primary means of travel while investigating various peoples solar energy setups because as it happens the UK has a fairly good sized population of what they call narrow boaters- people who primarily live on the canals and avoid using fuels to a great extent. Life on the canals is pretty interesting stuff in its own right and the people who live it are indeed pretty laid back out of necessity if for no other reason.
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 77409575 United States 08/09/2019 01:30 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation	Re: No Roads, No Cars, Just Boats You can do that sort of thing in flat country, not so good in hilly terrain unless you like log flume rides a lot. FWIW, large parts of the UK have extensive canal networks as well. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77628535 It looks so relaxing! Thanks for the stars! Quoting: sseess Not an activity for the time obsessed. I stumbled on to some details of canal transport as a primary means of travel while investigating various peoples solar energy setups because as it happens the UK has a fairly good sized population of what they call narrow boaters- people who primarily live on the canals and avoid using fuels to a great extent. Life on the canals is pretty interesting stuff in its own right and the people who live it are indeed pretty laid back out of necessity if for no other reason. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 77628535 Cool! I have never been around this. I have always lived in the mountains.
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