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Here’s how people who are blind can navigate the Dutch train system

Have you ever wondered how it must feel to navigate the humdrum of a Dutch train station...

Colonies of Benevolence in the Netherlands added as a World Heritage Site (finally!)

This transnational heritage site includes the 200-year-old settlements in Frederiksoord, Wilhelminaoord, and Veenhuizen in Drenthe, and the...

The Efteling: whimsical Dutchness

Being one of the oldest theme parks in the world, the Efteling represents one field for which the...

What’s in a Dutch male name? Part 2

All good sequels have a decent amount of time between them. Just think about the years between...

Lightyear One: Dutch solar powered car can drive 710km on a single charge

Those damn Dutchies have done it again. Forget fish doorbells and artificial coronavirus-killing suns, the latest innovation...

What’s in a (female) Dutch name?

"What’s in a name? That which we call a rose wo-" *old record scratching sound*. Wait a...

Rising sea levels in the Netherlands: the Dutch battle against flooding

The past few years have seen various tropical storms batter the coastlines of many countries throughout the...

How the Netherlands became a cycling country

Someone once asked me why Dutch folks never wear helmets when they’re on a bicycle, and after...