What's the cheapest way (other than swimming) to cross the English channel?

[JVS]

[hobbit709]

1. Leaky rowboat.

[Chan790]

2. Ha! I was going to say rent a sea kayak. n/m

[baldguy]

3. Insult it - call it "La Manche"

[SOteric]

4. Deportation.

[DS1]

8. *snort*

[Turbineguy]

16. Alerted

for DUzy

[Tektonik]

5. If you're on the British side trying to get to the French side.

I would just tell the authorities you are an illegal immigrant from West Africa.

[flvegan]

6. 1. Get a Toyota Hilux; then,

2. Weld doors shut, fill wheelwells and engine compartment with foam;

3. Rig outboard to tailgate;

4. Weld empty metal barrels to either side of the bed;

5. Set sail

[Kutjara]

9. Alas, when they tried that on Top Gear...

...they didn't make it out of Dover Harbour.

I really don't know why they didn't just use a Volkswagen Beetle: Herbie was always doing stuff like that in the movies.

[flvegan]

11. Aha, not true. (spoiler)

Actually, on first try...okay, the first few tries, they didn't, but Jeremy's truck DID successfully cross the channel.

And they'd NEVER use the Beetle. They collectively loathe the Beetle.

[Kutjara]

12. That's right. I forgot...

...they finally got across. Quite how the image of those perplexed French people on the beach slipped my mind, I'll never know.

And yes, the Beetle is, if possible, lower in their estimation than even the loathed caravan. They dragged themselves across Botswana in the skeletons of cars, rather than suffer the shame of driving the Beetle backup car.

[flvegan]

14. And the dust...

oh, the dust. Still better than the Beetle.

The caravan they just burned down.

[Kutjara]

15. My favorite line:

"I've got every single 1920s disease!"

:rofl:

[Throd]

7. Trebuchet

[MrCoffee]

10. Skateboard through the Chunnel

Mostly because Chunnel is a great word.

[hyphenate]

13. I'm not sure

but isn't it one of those big duck type craft? Or a hovercraft? (I might be getting the name wrong)

[skygazer]

17. My hovercraft is full of eels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_ve37gVwxw

[Darth_Kitten]

18. catapult..........

n/t

[Cant trust em]

19. Try easyjet.com to find a cheap flight.

You can probably get it for 30 euros or something like that.

[JVS]

20. Thanks. That looks pretty good. About 32 pounds from london.

[Cant trust em]

21. Going to Paris?

What else is on your itinerary?

[JVS]

22. AMSTERDAM!!!!111!!!1!!!

I want to get fucked up!

[Cant trust em]

23. Not like you needed me to tell you this, but...

Amsterdam is AWESOME!!!

Couple of things I thought were great were the Van Gogh museum, a canal tour, frites shops, having a space cake for breakfast, Indonesian food, checking out all of the different coffee shops. I highly recommend one called Siberie in the Jordaan district. They all have their own little scene, but this one is super comfortable and not divey at all. That's what I like about smoking in Amsterdam. There's no stigma.

I can't wait to get back there one of these days.

[JVS]

25. Thanks for the suggestion. I've seen it on a list and I'll make sure to go there.

[HEyHEY]

24. One of my relatives swam that bastard

Way back in the day. Was the second or third person.

[JVS]

26. Did he get all fucked up in amsterdam too?

[eppur_se_muova]

27. Lots and lots of carrier pigeons.

Failing that, parcel post.

Um, air holes. Don't forget the air holes.

[Generic Brad]

28. Figuratively?

Walk over a map.

[bikebloke]

29. The old way

I took the train from Victoria. Then the ferry. The another train. It was a sleepless all night affair - not the fun sort. But then, I was a backpacker, and it was all adventure.

As a side note: Many times, nice young women would choose me to snuggle up with on overnight train journeys. Later, as hitchhiking partners. Ahhh, Europe was so nice to me...