With its beautiful canals, major league museums and unique coffee shops, Amsterdam is the perfect mini break. But to many people, it’s also the promise of a new life. 

Lampedusa is a collective of refugees from Egypt, Syria, Eritrea and Sudan. They use refitted migrant vessels to explore the canals of Amsterdam; and you don’t just admire the city as you travel, you’ll hear their stories too – of the horrors they’ve fled, plus their newfound optimism. 

Do it on: London to Berlin by Train