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What is Prinsjesdag? Everything you need to know about the Netherlands’ Budget Day tradition

Every third Tuesday in September, The Hague rolls out its pomp, pageantry, and horse-drawn carriages, while the...
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9 things you might not know about King Willem-Alexander

King Willem-Alexander has been the Netherlands' head of state for over 10 years now, but there's more...
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9 tourist traps in the Netherlands (and the best alternatives)

We've no doubt all heard about tourist traps in the Netherlands and Amsterdam, and many of us...
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5 unspoken rules in the Netherlands

I have lived in a variety of places in my life. When I decided to move to...
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Apple picking in the Netherlands: celebrate the Dutch autumn

It’ll soon be autumn in the Netherlands, which means it's time for everything cosy. So why not...
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8 weird things about dying in the Netherlands

So, you’re planning on dying in the Netherlands. Well, not so much planning as… you know, planning...
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Uitwaaien: the Dutch invention you never knew you needed, until now

First, there was the Danish hygge, then there was the Dutch niksen, and now the Netherlands brings you...
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This Dutch university dug a grave for its students (and they loved it)

Ever been so stressed by life that you have to book yourself a timeslot in an open...
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