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Living in the Netherlands

6 concerns for expats in the Netherlands during coronavirus — and how to handle them

Living in another country can be an amazing but challenging experience. Living in a country during a...

Low percentage of highly skilled migrants working in the Dutch labour force

A recent report by the Central Bureau of Statistics, commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, looked...

How Brexit and these 7 ‘Top Ten’ lists made the Netherlands our clear choice for emigration

Although I was raised in the true Greek fashion with all the discipline, weirdness (and awesomeness) that...

‘Dutch not required’: are English-speaking jobs for students a dream or reality?

The quantity of international students in the Netherlands has reached a record high number. In the 2017-2018...

Cancer in the Netherlands: more occurrences, but higher chance of survival

Cancer: it's sneaky, insidious, and can affect anyone at any time. Despite the Netherlands focus on cycling...

How to survive rats in the Netherlands

Suffering from rats in the Netherlands? So, you just moved to your new apartment. You're feeling a...

Amsterdam announces plan to build 10,000 new rental houses

The housing crisis in Amsterdam is notorious, given the scarcity of available apartments and exorbitantly high rent....

A guide to the rest of the Netherlands

Get out of Amsterdam! (and see the rest of the Netherlands!) So you’ve moved to the Netherlands,...