We have had a 48 hour layover in Amsterdam en route to Portugal. We have been here before and we'd come again! It is a dynamic city and there's lots to love. In true Walkamania fashion we have done a lot and still made it back to our hostel by 8pm each night. Speaking of our hostel, Europe seems to get it right! We have a small clean room with a bathroom and I am currently writing this in the garden laid back in a big hammock chair. It is a great vibe here and ma...

A five-hour layover in Amsterdam means there is enough time to take the train into the city, and pick up some important, last-minute shopping items before returning home.

Farewell Amsterdam

Amsterdam is a beautiful vibrant city, and we are enjoying our two day layover here. We checked into our apartment in the city and met friends of Brock's, Matilde and Keiko who took a train from Paris. We delighted in the sunny weather and hopped on to a canal cruise which gave us a neat perspective of the city. It is the Venice of the north so you can imagine bridges over the canals everywhere and here the streetcars or bicycles are easiest to get around. We che...

Amsterdam has an incredible selection of beers that are not Heinneken. This is a microbrewery in a windmill, with a large outdoor patio.