Lifestyle

Summer school holidays in the Netherlands: 6 things every international parent should know

The summer school holidays in the Netherlands are the real 'postcode' lottery: everyone gets six weeks, nobody...

19 places you can get to by TRAIN from the Netherlands

Romantic weekends in Paris, celebrating Oktoberfest in Munich, or skiing in the French Alps: these 19 trains...

These places in the Netherlands will give you free stuff on your birthday

Is it your birthday? Gefeliciteerd! Birthdays are a big deal, and what better way to celebrate than...

Always an expat, never a local: an international’s attempt to integrate into Dutch life

I'm a South African living in Amsterdam. Here's why I'm still waiting to feel like a Dutch...

What’s it like living in the Netherlands as an Indian, you ask?

Having lived in the Netherlands as an Indian for the last two years, I am at that...

After one year in the Netherlands, this is what I’ve learned

I arrived on these shores just over a year ago, and the Dutch lifestyle has already taught...

Like a native: 21 ways to elevate your everyday Dutch phrases

Whether your feet have just touched Dutch soil or you have been living in the Netherlands for...

Why doesn’t the Netherlands have air conditioning?

It's 35 degrees outside, your bedroom has quietly turned into a slow cooker, and almost nobody around...