All posts tagged "Netherlands"
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39.6KExpat Essentials2019 edition: Dispatches’ list of the five best cities in Europe for expats
We’re posting our 2019 list of the best cities for expats 26 days from what looks like a no-deal Brexit. In the...
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18.1KLifestyle & CultureBrabantsedag: The Dutch parade that’s like nothing you’ve ever experienced (updated)
Okay, you’ve been to a lot of festivals because you’re an expat, and that’s what we do. You might even have been...
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11.9KCareersLive where you work (updated): Co-living, co-working an attractive alternative as Europe housing costs rise
If you read posts on the various expat Facebook communities across Europe, you know finding a place to live is the biggest...
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3.7KLifestyle & CultureExpats in the Netherlands: The Leenderbos is a four-seasons escape from the city
When we first moved to our hamlet of Leenderstrijp, just south of Eindhoven, we were shocked to learn it’s a popular summer...
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8.7KLifestyle & CultureTerry Boyd: The Dutch rule the world … the rest of us just live here
The Netherlands, a tiny country of 17 million people, suddenly rules the world, and it’s getting kind of weird. In every sport...
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8.5KLifestyle & CultureNew for 2019: Dispatches’ list of Europe’s best theme parks and water parks, Pt. 1
(Editor’s note:We changed up everything for 2019, adding the water parks to the theme parks list instead of the zoos. Which just...
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1.7KLifestyle & CultureExpat travel: Jackie Harding’s Top 7 off-the-beaten-path beaches in Europe
(Editor’s note: British expat travel writer/photographer Jackie Harding travels extensively and often from her base in Eindhoven. Jackie knows her beaches.) As...
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2.9KExpat Essentials28 May: Massive strike to shut down trains across the Netherlands (updated)
We were in the middle of a meeting Friday when we got this text from NS, the Netherlands’ national train service(emphasis ours):...
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12.8KExpat EssentialsExpat Essentials: If a Dutch telemarketer is calling, answering could cost you (updated)
Editor’s note: We expats who own companies based in the Netherlands are registered with the Kamer van Koophandel, or KvK, basically a...
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2.1KExpat EssentialsNew for 2019: Dispatches’ always-updated list of the best Dutch music festivals
(Editor’s note: We’ve gotten several emails and FB messages that The Flying Dutch is canceled for 2019 because local officials have stated...
