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The Origins of Dutch Tolerance (and why Geert Wilders is a threat to it)

Dutch Tolerance and Multiculturalism A quick walk through the streets of Amsterdam shows you just how multicultural she...

The Dutch and ice-skating for dummies (video inside!)

As you might have noticed, the Netherlands takes ice skating kind of seriously. Before the first flakes...

The tale of the Dutch Cheese: Can you cut it?

Called yellow gold, Dutch cheese ranks one of The Netherland’s largest exports, right up there with tulips,...

World’s 1st plastic-free aisle in a Dutch supermarket

Plastic ain't so fantastic: World's 1st plastic-free aisle in a Dutch supermarket in Amsterdam This week was the opening...

Damrak Gin: a Dutch gin you can enjoy at G&T o’clock!

The age of the cocktails is here and so is gin! It is by far one of...

Drugs in The Netherlands: Is Holland becoming a ‘narco-state’?

Is The Netherlands becoming a 'narco-state'? A police report warns that it is. 'Narco-state' is a description used...

Was Jack the Ripper Dutch? Study says he might have been a Dutch sailor

Jack the Ripper Dutch? That’s a new one. According to Crime historian Dr. Jan Bondeson a Dutch...

Ruud Lubbers, the longest serving Prime Minister of the Netherlands, passes away

In his hometown of Rotterdam, former prime minister Ruud Lubbers died. He was 78 years old. Lubbers...