I am thinking of going over to Amsterdam for a couple of days to get away from everything. You know the doom and gloom of the recession etc. Amsterdam one of my favourite beers, and also contains one of my favourite restaurants in the world so it seems like a prime opportunity.

I’ve been looking at either flying to amsterdam or getting the ferry to amsterdam and here’s my quandry so far.

• Plane is quicker, cheaper and more convenient- but is less civilised (flying bus)
• Ferry is longer, more relaxing, a little less convenient but costs a bit more.

So what should I do? 

If anyone has travelled by ferry recently to Amsterdam or anywhere TBH can you let me know. I fly quite often so I know what to expect and I’ve not been on a ferry since (apart from St.Kiits to Nevis) and my last ferry across the north sea was over 20 years ago and all I remember doing is throwing up!