ACCESS with AI: New tech, new steps

Artificial Intelligence has an acronym we are learning is increasingly used, worldwide, in its English form – with an A and an I – even when other local languages actually have words for each. This curiosity started a discussion, but, we realised, was deviating us...

Experience the city by water with The Hague Boat

We are Leonie and Jan Persoon, natives of The Hague who have dedicated much of our lives to boating and sailing. Our family-run business, The Hague Boat, provides a fresh experience of the city from the water with our English-speaking tours explaining the hidden histories...

Self-care: The art of minding your own business

As expats, we’re reminded more than most people of what self-care is every time we fly to our next assignment or home to visit loved ones. We’re urged, in case of an emergency landing, to put on our oxygen masks before assisting others… even our...

Understanding co-tenancy

Most residential leases stipulate that keeping principal residence in a leased property is mandatory. But what happens if there is contractual co-tenancy, and one tenant does not have primary residence in the leased property? From the landlord's perspective, can that lead to termination of the...

Dutch Education: A First-Time User's Guide

Just arrived in the Netherlands, with kids in tow? Along with the usual administrative, practical and emotional tasks, you also need to enrol your children in a school. This article introduces you to choosing a primary or secondary school among Dutch state schools, Dutch subsidised...