Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Amsterdam, city of canals and bicycles, and possibly the best playgrounds in the world. Our time in this famous city was quite different to the average tourist. Who knew there was an awesome family-friendly side to Amsterdam? It is one of the easiest and safest places to ride a bike, we even managed to borrow a bakfiets cargo bike for the kids to ride around in (luckily it wasn't me in the driver's seat)...

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Greek Islands: Kimolos and Paros

Aahhh. The final instalment of our Greek Islands summer. The last 2 weeks were spent on Kimolos and Paros - both in the Cyclades but very different to each other. Kimolos is a small island with only 1 village and a permanent population of 600 hundred people, and donkeys are still used to get aroundParos, is a big island - huge in comparison. It has a full blown tourism industry with ferries coming and going all day. It has hundreds of restaurants and so many things to keep you entertained...

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Greek Islands: Kythnos and Milos

Part Two of our Greek Islands adventure in the Cyclades. It started with a quick trip to the island of Kythnos, exploring the small whitewashed villages. From there it was on to Milos, an island that for us was all about the beach. It is a volcanic island with rocks of every different colour and spectacular coastal scenery. We stayed in a tiny but amazing fisherman's hut on the beach that was only a metre from the water. At times the waves would crash against our front porch...

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Greek Islands: Skopelos and Kea

Our first 2 weeks in the Greek Islands didn't disappoint. We spent our time between 2 different islands - first Skopelos in the northern Sporades and then Kea in the Cyclades. Both were quite green (as far as greek islands go), both had delicious food and beautiful views over the water. We stayed with family and friends and spent much of the time under water or eating Greek delicacies. It is hard not to relax in a place like this...

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Venice, Italy

There is only one Venice. A city where boats replace cars and you can cross hundreds of bridges walking from one side of town to the other. We walked the streets and squares of Venice, and of course checked out some of the tourist sights too. We spent a day on the outer islands of Murano and Burano, sipped Aperol spritz at canal side cafes and ate our way through the cicchetti bars of Venice...

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Brac, island life in Croatia

We started our European summer on the island of Brač in Croatia. We visited one of Croatia's most famous beaches Zlatni Rat, drove through olive groves surrounded by stone walls and ate lunch at an isolated restaurant that can only be accessed by boat. Island life is pretty good...

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