By Milo Boyd A little-known largely car-free island has incredible beaches and a very gentle way of life. Schiermonnikoog is one of Europe’s most peaceful island escapes, located as it is off the Netherlands’ northern coast across a shallow inlet of the North Sea. It is a small place of just 950 people that is mostly covered in pine forest, dunes and some beautiful beaches. As few tourists make it here and the population density is so low, the coastal spots are very clean and often deserted. “Besides the beautiful nature and the vastness of it, there is not much to do on the island. And that i…