I think Amsterdam is my favourite city in the world. There, I said it. I realise that to date this trip has taken me to places the likes of Buenos Aires, Rio, San Francisco, New York, London, Prague and Berlin among others, but Amsterdam takes the cake. Those who know me well will attest to the fact that I have never been a man to make rash statements, so hear ye hear ye! Hosting Brookesy and I for our jaunt in Europe's sin city were Caro and Charlie, two of the finest hosts that ever were. From early on in the piece Charlie spoke of the 'travellers code', but the way he and Caro rolled out the red carpet for us surely went well above and beyond standard hospitality requirements, codified or otherwise. Never mind that
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