Channel hopping is a slang term used by British citizens making short trips across the English Channel. It is most commonly used for trips to France, often for the purposes of a booze cruise, but may also apply to trips to other countries such as The Netherlands or Belgium. Slang is the use of highly informal words and expressions that are not considered standard in the speakers dialect or language. ... Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ), the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ... Booze cruise is an English colloquial term for a brief trip from Britain to France or Belgium with the intent of buying alcohol or tobacco, as well as being a Scottish colloquial term for a cruise on a passenger vessel such as The Second Snark or the Waverley, usually in...

Although it commonly denotes a short trip (or short distance) by ferry or Channel Tunnel, such as Dover to Calais, the growth of cheap air travel by airlines such as Ryanair and easyJet over the past decade has expanded channel hopping to include flights of less than two hours which can take the British traveller to many locations in Western Europe at low prices. The Pride of Rotterdam, One of the P&O Ferriess Flagships operating the Hull-Rotterdam Route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... Map of the Channel Tunnel. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Location within France The Burghers of Calais, by Rodin, with Calais Hotel de Ville behind J.M.W. Turner: Calais Pier Calais (Dutch: ) is a town in northern France, located at 50°57N 1°52E. It is in the département of Pas-de-Calais, of which it is a... This article refers to the tool of travel. ... Ryanair (ISEQ: RYA, LSE: RYA, NASDAQ: RYAAY) is an Irish airline headquartered in Dublin. ... easyJet is a low cost airline officially known as easyJet Airline Company Limited, based at London Luton Airport. ... A common understanding of Western Europe in modern times. ...