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Living in the Netherlands

Get your utilities in order with Partner Pete and DutchReview (in 5 minutes or less!)

Just moved to the Netherlands and need to get the lights on? All the info from regular...

Child adoptions to the Netherlands from abroad must stop due to “serious wrongs”, committee decides

Following a report that investigated adoption culture in the Netherlands, a committee has decided that the adoption...

Jump on a call with PartnerPete: all your questions about Dutch utilities explained

Need to set up your utilities in the Netherlands but not sure where to start? Maybe you're...

Amsterdam to Berlin trains to run an hour faster and twice as often

There is an effort on both sides of the Dutch-German border to decrease the amount of travel...

Amsterdam and the world’s first condom shop: let’s talk about (safe) sex and Condomerie, baby!

When talking of sex — and the Dutch do that a lot! — one cannot ignore the...

Primary schools in the Netherlands: a guide for expat parents

Education in the Netherlands is considered to be of high quality, but negotiating the system can be...

Bee-ing happy: how the Netherlands keeps its buzz

Netherlanders are multilingual and multitalented. Apart from cycling through gale-force winds and finding the best goods worth...

Know your Dutch athletes: 5 names to impress natives (and get your sporting fix)

The Netherlands, like every country, has a string of god-like Dutch sporting legends. Want to impress Dutchies...