Vikki & Raj: As we sit for down for our last meal on Naxos, the wind has picked up and for the first time there are grey clouds in the sky. There has been no rain here since the beginning of June, so everything is brown and very dry. Windier than Paros, Naxos is a much bigger island and self sufficient, not just relying on the tourists. Still miles of golden sand beaches and blue blue sea make it a popular tourist spot. There is much to see and do, though fo...

Raj: It's been an amazing past few days touring the island of Paros on quad bikes and swimming at the various beaches in crystal clear azure waters. I have to say these are the best sandy beaches so far (Croatia had the best rocky beaches), and is comparable to the Yasawa Islands in Fiji (we stayed there when Vikki was pregnant with Harley). It's been just perfect and very relaxing snoozing, reading, swimming and repeating the cycle. Getting around the island...

Vikki: It was a little sad (for me anyway) as I finished our final drive leaving Belgium for Paris airport. As we handed back the keys and papers to the car, as much as I loved the driving, it was a great relief to know that we managed with no car accidents or dings and hopefully no speeding tickets will turn up in the mail. A late night flight to Athens, which got us to our hotel at 3am was a little hard on the system but we are now in the "relax" mode as we cr...

Vikki: We've had the last 3 days relaxing in Bruges, where chocolate and waffle shops line the streets. It's another beautiful city with quaint brick buildings and cobbled streets, horse and carriage rides and canal boats take the tourists around the sites. Its a great city for wandering on foot and we are staying central, so have the car parked up. We've sampled the local cuisine being the waffles and chocolates (of course) and can state for the record that the...

Vikki: Being in the Netherlands reminds me very much of home - green grass, cows, sheep and the smell of farm animals everywhere, especially as our camp site is rural and we are surrounded by farms. About 15km out of Amsterdam on the coast it's very different to where we have been to date and much cooler, so we are digging into the bag to find the warm clothes. We spent time checking out some of the local sites close by, especially the pretty village of Volend...