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Funny Things Dutch People Do That Aren’t Stereotypical Because They’re True

Since we’ve been living here since mid October 2011, we’ve certainly picked up on a few of the funny things that Dutch people do as a nation. Being a big fan of stereotypes (they’re what makes the world go ’round), I present to you my carefully chosen (through keen observation) list of Dutch oddities. Over-Using Hair Gel Whilst I’m probably the last person who should comment on hair...

Mundial Music Festival In Tilburg: A Photo Adventure

Since music festivals are on my mind here is a colourful photo adventure from a trip to the vibrant Mundial music festival! If you haven’t heard of Mundial, I don’t blame you. In fact unless you’re dutch you probably haven’t heard of Tilburg either… but that’s what travel blogs are all about, right? Showing you places and events that you’ve never heard of before. ‘Mundial’ is a music festival...

A Nederlands Avond: Football & Herring

This is a fun little post from my girlfriend Trudy about a recent night at a friend’s place for the Euro 2012. The EK (Euro Cup) has started and of course it’s football fever here in Holland. Saturday night was the first game of the season so we had plans to spend the night with some Dutch friends. Unfortunately there wasn’t a whole lot ofcelebrating going on with Holland being beaten by Denmark (Ed note:...

Queen’s Day in Rotterdam: Party Time At The Oranjebitter Festival With KAKKMADDAFAKKA!

I’ve been looking forward to Queen’s Day (Koninginnedag) here in Holland for a while now and originally the plan was of course to go to Amsterdam. Over the last few months we’ve been rethinking that idea because apparently being in Amsterdam on Queen’s Day is actually a real nightmare. I had one Dutch girl tell me she would never go again and another tell me that she was stuck on the train for 4 hours (you...

Keukenhof Gardens: The Netherlands Park of Flowers And Tulips

You may not have heard of Keukenhof but I can guarantee at some point or another you’ve seen a photo of The Keukenhof park and its surrounding areas. The place is a photographer’s dream, it’s a dazzling park of blooming flowers and well tended gardens. It’s colour and spring epitomised into one huge 32 acre park – and if you’re visiting Holland during spring time and want to see...

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