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Arts: Literary festivals to lift our spirits

The Netherlands’ top cultural festivals get creative to provide engaging, relevant, entertaining content, despite continuing social restrictions. Read more about it here

Home thoughts from abroad

Home thoughts from abroad. The Netherlands might not be the first place one thinks about upon hearing Caldo Verde. But this traditional Portuguese green soup has recently taken on a distinctly orange flavour. Let’s find out more.

When to call a lawyer about housing

Your home is your castle, especially as an expat. When things go wrong, you need help you can trust–but which situations justify involving a lawyer? Raymond de Mooij of GMW lawyers shares his top tips for when to call a lawyer about your property. When...

Dutch Winter traditions: Curiouser and curiouser...

Dutch Winter traditions: The Netherlands, like other European countries, has its share of curious winter traditions and festivities that may seem strange to outsiders.

To Rent or to Buy? (That is the Question)

These Face2Face interviews conducted by Tasneem Hatimbhai look at two perspectives of buying or renting a home in the Netherlands. Internationals have similar as well as very different considerations about renting or buying a home than a Dutch family would. The many variables include: estimated...