The rental prices for furnished apartments in Amsterdam, Rotterdam, The Hague, Utrecht and Eindhoven have decreased on average by 6.7% compared to 2020.  A big advantage for internationals is that there is less competition in the market during viewings and that there...

There are more airports and airfields in the Netherlands than you would expect. Not every airport offers the same options. Some airports are focused on only national flights or, for example, only recreational flying. Schiphol is by far the largest airport in the...

France has the Cote d’Azure, Spain has the Costa del Sol, Portugal has the Alvarve and Turkey has the Turkish Riviera. What about the Netherlands? The Netherlands is known as a water country and has a coastline of 523 kilometers. Yet the Dutch coast is only really...

Dutch summertime officially starts at 2 am on Sunday 28 March, when the clocks go forward 1 hour to 3 am. Many devices automatically switch to summertime. It’s called “Summertime” or Daylight Saving time (DST). CET is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)....

Today the parliamentary elections are held. These elections take place every four years. Everyone above 18 years who is registered at a Dutch municipality is allowed to vote. At the polling station a party and person is chosen based on personal preference. After the...

The first school holidays are already underway, and the first holiday is also sooner than you think. Most holidays did not take place in the Netherlands at the same time, but are staggered into three regions, north, middle, and south. This means that for example the...