Summer of 2017 is Not Over Yet! 8 Concerts to Go Before Fall Really Kicks In

Ceren SpuymanJuly 29, 2017

August is here and if you don't have enough experience with the Dutch weather yet, it might be slightly challenging to get into that tropical summer feeling wit... Read more

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Spy Game: Russian Intelligence vs. the Netherlands

Bobby SalomonsJuly 21, 2017

The Cold War is long over, but Russian intelligence is just as active as ever, with its wiry tentacles even stretching into the Netherlands. There was a time w... Read more

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Game of Thrones and its Dutchness factor

AbuzerJune 30, 2017

So about Dutch actors in Game of Thrones... Your timeline is filled with pictures of it, Kit Harrington is omnipresent, Westeros-references are abundant and th... Read more

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“All Turks back to Morocco”: A Guide to the Traditional Migrants in the Netherlands

Bobby SalomonsJune 26, 2017

A guide to the many groups of migrants in the Netherlands   As an expat you may have noticed that Holland isn't quite like the children's books tend to s... Read more

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8 Dutch Actors you probably didn’t know were Dutch

Kenneth HullJune 12, 2017

You may not realize it, but Dutch actors appear much more frequently than you realize. The Netherlands is a small country filled to the brim with straight-shoo... Read more

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More than Seventy Years since D-Day

Frank KoolJune 6, 2017

Seventy-three years ago to this very day, the largest amphibious invasion in history took place on the beaches of Normandy: D-Day. In addition to the 24,000... Read more

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The discreet charm of Anna Paulowna

Paola Ivanova Op den KampMay 26, 2017

A small town in North Holland, at least one street or a square in the bigger Dutch cities, and an entire type of tree are all named after a single strong Russia... Read more

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The long and short of asparagus in the Netherlands

AmalieMay 21, 2017

Around the same time every year, the Dutch go mad over one tasty, spear-shaped, vegetable. If you haven't noticed them in supermarkets yet, you might not have b... Read more

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My Red Light: A Safer Work Space for Sex Workers?

Ross McQueenMay 17, 2017

This week the mayor of Amsterdam, Eberhard van der Laan, opened My Red Light: a brothel in Amsterdam which, unlike other establishments in De Wallen, is owned e... Read more

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May the 5th: Bevrijdingsdag (Liberation Day) in the Netherlands

Frank KoolMay 5, 2017

Every year on May 5th, the Dutch celebrate the freedom that they live in. Named Bevrijdingsdag ('Liberation Day'), the date marks the end of the Nazi occup... Read more

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