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I share an apartment with almost 30 internationals: here’s what it’s like

Ah, the difficulties of finding housing in the Netherlands. I was relieved to finally land a room...
Lottie Gale 🇬🇧 -
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Cities

Every street in this Dutch neighbourhood is named after Lord of the Rings

The small, unassuming town of Geldrop in Eindhoven has every street named after J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of...
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Culture

How did the Netherlands become the first country without stray dogs?

According to the World Health Organisation, there are nearly 200 million stray dogs worldwide. Impressively, not one...
Freya Sawbridge -
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Culture

What’s on that ‘boterham’? 6 weird Dutch bread toppings

We've discussed many of the strange things that Dutch people do, and we know that the Dutch...
Abuzer van Leeuwen 🇳🇱 -
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Culture

7 ways Dutchies and Italians are more alike than you think

At first glance, Italians and the Dutch seem worlds apart, shaped by different histories, climates, and habits,...
Federica Marconi -
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Culture

What is a “broodje aap verhaal”? The Dutch expression you didn’t know you needed

Do you have Dutch grandparents? Or had a Dutch nanny? Then maybe you were presented with a...
Christine Stein Hededam 🇩🇰 -
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Culture

Why are there no public toilets in the Netherlands?

It's the moment we all dread in the Netherlands: having to use the loo when you're out and...
Ailish Lalor -
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Culture

5 weird things Dutch landlords do that are somehow completely legal

While renting in the Netherlands generally comes with tenant protection, there's still plenty of legal wiggle room...
Liana Risseeuw 🇱🇰 -
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