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Life on a canal boat - Part III
Paul Miles
19th June, 2009
In the final instalment from Britain’s historic waterways, the Ecologist’s narrowboat correspondent finds a literal and metaphorical light at the end of the tunnel on the Grand Union canal more...
Life on a canal boat - Part II
Paul Miles
1st June, 2009
In the second communiqué from the canals of Britain, a narrowboat newbie finds the pace of life slowing to the speed of the water, offering time for reflection and a deeper appreciation of the great outdoors more...
Life on a canal boat - Part I
Paul Miles
1st May, 2009
In the first of a three-part series, a repentant travel writer trades in his longhaul flights and luxury holidays for three months living on a narrowboatmore...


