The Dutch: A Journey of Sun-Kissed Landscapes and Cultural Tapestry

1 week, 2 days ago

Dutch News podcast: The Ophef of the Year Awards 2024

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? It’s time once again for our annual round-up of the minor incidents that got everybody hot under the collar for five minutes on social media at some point this year. Caroline van der Plas performed a hardboiled cunning stunt in front of Geert Wilders, …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Dutch News podcast: The Gnome Sweet Gnome Edition

Dutch News

Want to support the DutchNews podcast and keep up our stocks of stroopwafels and orange tompouces? You don’t need a degree in rocket science to work out that the government’s higher education cuts are in deep trouble after opposition parties form a united front in the Senate against the €2 billion package. Dutch football clubs have a sensational week in …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

"I absolutely love the outside eating and drinking culture"

Dutch News

Jennie Monon grew up in Scotland and spent several years working in human resources before a promotion brought her to Amsterdam. I’m also the Chair of the Anglo Dutch Society, which is a business networking group for Dutch and English executives, so I also sort of think of myself as an international networker. I think if I lived in a …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

What eight famous foreigners have said about the Dutch

Dutch News

Foreigners who have visited the Netherlands throughout the ages have not always been very complimentary about it. On leaving with a flea in his ear and smarting from the deceit of his Dutch publisher Van Duren he said the far from complimentary: “Adieu canards, canaux, canailles!”, or “Farewell ducks, canals, villains”. “Terwyl ik bin van voomemens om de hollansche taal …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

What eight famous foreigners have said about the Dutch

Dutch News

Foreigners who have visited the Netherlands throughout the ages have not always been very complimentary about it. On leaving with a flea in his ear and smarting from the deceit of his Dutch publisher Van Duren he said the far from complimentary: “Adieu canards, canaux, canailles!”, or “Farewell ducks, canals, villains”. “Terwyl ik bin van voomemens om de hollansche taal …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Raina showcases his culinary skills in Amsterdam

The Hindu

We have had some excellent cooks in the Indian cricket team. READ | Sandeep Patil: ‘Leave aside personal relations while picking national team’ The love for cooking has its roots in his hostel days in Lucknow when Raina even did laundry for the seniors. From authentic recipes to expertly crafted dishes, indulge in the richness of… pic.twitter.com/Yt4oFLEnhT — Suresh Raina🇮🇳 …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Dutch solar power output jumped by 46% last year; Netherlands now 5th in Europe

NL Times

The amount of solar energy produced in the Netherlands last year rose by nearly half when compared to the year before. During the most recent calendar year, the Netherlands produced 16.8 billion kilowatt hours from solar energy. The energy produced by solar panels on the roofs of homes and residences rose by 50 percent to 6.9 billion kWh. “The installed …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Why is Dutch govt aggressively promoting use of sun creams among citizens?

Hindustan Times

In an effort to address rising skin cancer cases, the Dutch government has taken a proactive step by initiating a comprehensive programme that provides free sun protection to its citizens. Under this new initiative, sun cream dispensers will be installed throughout the Netherlands during the summer season. This ambitious effort aims to cultivate a culture of regular sun cream application, …

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1 year, 8 months ago

This Amazon Dutch Oven Is An Affordable Hidden Gem

Huff Post

“I absolutely love everything about this new Dutch oven! I may even order one for my daughter!” — Pbandouver “I bought this for my husband who does 99% of the cooking in our house. It’s heavy cast-iron construction is great for any type of cooking, and awesome enameled exterior is pretty enough to place on the table for serving. The …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Netherlands to set sunniest year on record this week

NL Times

The Netherlands will likely set a national record this week for the most hours of sunshine in a single calendar year. Where the Netherlands would normally enjoy 141 hours of sunshine in March, that figure rose to 245 hours this year. The sunniest spot in the Netherlands this year is Den Helder, where the weather station recorded 2,250 hours of …

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2 years, 4 months ago

Summer in the city: The Dutch News crew's favourite museums

Dutch News

The Netherlands might have lots of tourists, but with half the Dutch population decanted into France, Spain and Turkey, summer can be a great time to visit a museum. Brandon Hartley Nobels Nostalgisch Museum is a the Dutch version of the sort of roadside ‘museum’ that once lined the highways of America. Definitely not for every taste, but I’m sure …

Dutch Museum

2 years, 4 months ago

Summer in the city: The Dutch News crew's favourite museums

Dutch News

The Netherlands might have lots of tourists, but with half the Dutch population decanted into France, Spain and Turkey, summer can be a great time to visit a museum. Brandon Hartley Nobels Nostalgisch Museum is a the Dutch version of the sort of roadside ‘museum’ that once lined the highways of America. Definitely not for every taste, but I’m sure …

Dutch Favourite Museums

2 years, 4 months ago

Summer sightseeing in the Netherlands: our favourite tips for tourists

Dutch News

The Netherlands is a great place for a summer holiday, and you get to avoid the crowds at Schiphol as well. I spent a substantial chunk of my childhood summers in the theme parks that populate Southern California, so I actually get wistfully nostalgic for standing in long lines in the hot sun just to get zipped around while surrounded …

Netherlands

2 years, 4 months ago

Summer sightseeing in the Netherlands: our favourite tips for tourists

Dutch News

The Netherlands is a great place for a summer holiday, and you get to avoid the crowds at Schiphol as well. I spent a substantial chunk of my childhood summers in the theme parks that populate Southern California, so I actually get wistfully nostalgic for standing in long lines in the hot sun just to get zipped around while surrounded …

Netherlands

2 years, 7 months ago

‘Dutch is a rich and enlightening language. There’s so much historical context’

Dutch News

Frank Heyn grew up in Baltimore and became a cook after finding himself in Paris. A few days later, the Dutch woman showed up, and I just couldn’t leave her anymore. I’ve definitely gotten the hang of it, but I still don’t know much about Dutch grammar, but I don’t know much about English grammar either. Tell us something surprising …

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2 years, 7 months ago

‘Dutch is a rich and enlightening language. There’s so much historical context’

Dutch News

Frank Heyn grew up in Baltimore and became a cook after finding himself in Paris. A few days later, the Dutch woman showed up, and I just couldn’t leave her anymore. I’ve definitely gotten the hang of it, but I still don’t know much about Dutch grammar, but I don’t know much about English grammar either. Tell us something surprising …

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2 years, 8 months ago

'The Dutch have a bedroom window open for fresh air, even in winter'

Dutch News

Mayumi Konishi is originally from the island of Kyushu in Japan. I thought, ‘Wow, the Netherlands is such a nice country.’ So many things were different to Japan. When I’m working and I talk with Dutch coaches, they are really more simple and open in their approach. There’s a lot of stuff I found surprising, especially when I first came …

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2 years, 9 months ago

‘Somehow, Dutch people have this smile built in’

Dutch News

Polish national Monika Stępień from IJburg, Amsterdam is the writer and director of the online comedy series Samen.pl which draws on Monika’s experience of living in the Netherlands, poking fun at the differences between Dutch and Polish culture. I notice that I have become Dutch when I’m in Poland and I smile at people without a reason. I’ve travelled to …

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2 years, 9 months ago

‘Somehow, Dutch people have this smile built in’

Dutch News

Polish national Monika Stępień from IJburg, Amsterdam is the writer and director of the online comedy series Samen.pl which draws on Monika’s experience of living in the Netherlands, poking fun at the differences between Dutch and Polish culture. I notice that I have become Dutch when I’m in Poland and I smile at people without a reason. I’ve travelled to …

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2 years, 10 months ago

'I love sandwiches and I love Tikkie so I’ve become Dutch in those ways'

Dutch News

Richard Walker hails from London and came to the Netherlands to work for Dutch world service radio. That’s been my experience, but in places like Groningen where I go in speaking English and it’s not an option, it’s like when I lived in Paris years ago. There’s a Dutch language comedy scene and an English language one running parallel. I …

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2 years, 10 months ago

'I love sandwiches and I love Tikkie so I’ve become Dutch in those ways'

Dutch News

Richard Walker hails from London and came to the Netherlands to work for Dutch world service radio. That’s been my experience, but in places like Groningen where I go in speaking English and it’s not an option, it’s like when I lived in Paris years ago. There’s a Dutch language comedy scene and an English language one running parallel. I …

Love Language Dutch English Netherlands Paris Ive

3 years, 3 months ago

'When the sun comes out, even when it’s 0 degrees, everyone goes outside'

Dutch News

Gary Brown grew up in a small town in Britain before relocating to London and eventually Amsterdam. I speak French fluently, although every time I learn a Dutch word I seem to lose a French word, and I studied German at school so Dutch wasn’t as hard as I was anticipating. After the working week, I’ll quite happily never leave …

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3 years, 4 months ago

New to NL or just catching up? Here's some great reads you might have missed

Dutch News

Finished your holiday books and looking for something else to pick up, or just wanting to catch up on items you may have missed? Mass investments hit magic truffle business Campaigners and investors believe the Netherlands is the perfect place to launch a legal magic truffel microdosing industry. Read on Transgender equality, better data ethics are human right issues: Lisa …

Dutch Netherlands Read

3 years, 4 months ago

New to NL or just catching up? Here's some great reads you might have missed

Dutch News

Finished your holiday books and looking for something else to pick up, or just wanting to catch up on items you may have missed? Mass investments hit magic truffle business Campaigners and investors believe the Netherlands is the perfect place to launch a legal magic truffel microdosing industry. Read on Transgender equality, better data ethics are human right issues: Lisa …

Dutch Netherlands Read

3 years, 5 months ago

7 reasons to have your honeymoon in the Netherlands like Ariana Grande

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy It looks like Ariana Grande is spending some quality time with her new husband, Dalton Gomez …

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3 years, 7 months ago

'My fiancée Geertje, she’s my favourite Dutch thing'

Dutch News

James Munt grew up on the Isle of Wight and originally came to the Netherlands for a long weekend to buy a boat. We did, indeed, end up having a good time, one thing led to another and, 16 years later, I’m still here. A lot of people say you should speak Dutch, which I agree with, but in Amsterdam …

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3 years, 7 months ago

'My fiancée Geertje, she’s my favourite Dutch thing'

Dutch News

James Munt grew up on the Isle of Wight and originally came to the Netherlands for a long weekend to buy a boat. We did, indeed, end up having a good time, one thing led to another and, 16 years later, I’m still here. A lot of people say you should speak Dutch, which I agree with, but in Amsterdam …

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3 years, 8 months ago

'Umbrellas are pointless in the Netherlands. I'm a rain-suit type of girl'

Dutch News

Sporty equal rights advocate Mérida Miller swapped the US east coast for Amsterdam in 2017. This looks good.’ I made an internal business case to say that I’d love to relocate to the Amsterdam office and I’m really thankful it happened. I would love to take a week off and do a really intensive course, but my job is so …

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3 years, 8 months ago

'Umbrellas are pointless in the Netherlands. I'm a rain-suit type of girl'

Dutch News

Sporty equal rights advocate Mérida Miller swapped the US east coast for Amsterdam in 2017. This looks good.’ I made an internal business case to say that I’d love to relocate to the Amsterdam office and I’m really thankful it happened. I would love to take a week off and do a really intensive course, but my job is so …

Love Amsterdam Dutch Netherlands Think Favourite Project Fearless

3 years, 9 months ago

‘I saw an old couple on a bicycle and I thought, ‘this is romantic, this is so Dutch’

Dutch News

Nanda Milbreta is originally from Riga in Latvia. Basically, I didn’t really know what to do with my life, and I found a programme that would be interesting for me. They would say, ‘Oh, you speak Dutch so good, welcome in Holland!’ even though I was living here and this was my home. I don’t know if America would feel …

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3 years, 9 months ago

‘I saw an old couple on a bicycle and I thought, ‘this is romantic, this is so Dutch’

Dutch News

Nanda Milbreta is originally from Riga in Latvia. Basically, I didn’t really know what to do with my life, and I found a programme that would be interesting for me. They would say, ‘Oh, you speak Dutch so good, welcome in Holland!’ even though I was living here and this was my home. I don’t know if America would feel …

Food Love Dutch Netherlands Work Old Hague

3 years, 10 months ago

'Van Gogh's life was a tragedy. I’d like to go back in time and console him'

Dutch News

Originally from the United Kingdom, Steve White travelled all around the world and lived in Tokyo for several years before he eventually moved to the Netherlands with his family. I know that sounds slight, in a country with so many great things, but it’s really my favourite Dutch thing. My wife can say things to me that, even now, would …

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3 years, 10 months ago

'Van Gogh's life was a tragedy. I’d like to go back in time and console him'

Dutch News

Originally from the United Kingdom, Steve White travelled all around the world and lived in Tokyo for several years before he eventually moved to the Netherlands with his family. I know that sounds slight, in a country with so many great things, but it’s really my favourite Dutch thing. My wife can say things to me that, even now, would …

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3 years, 11 months ago

Inburgering with DutchNews.nl: Catch up during the curfew with 19 lessons

Dutch News

Want to hide away and forget all about coronavirus? Lesson 2: 10 delicacies to order from snack bars The Dutch call it ‘een vette bek halen’ – literally ‘to get yourself a greasy gob’ or pigging out on fried food. Lesson 6: Clogs Nothing says ‘the Netherlands’ or rather ‘Holland’ more clunkily than clogs, even if no one apart from …

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4 years ago

Solar power generation higher than expected last year

NL Times

Last year, solar panels in the Netherlands generated 8 to 18 percent more energy than expected, according to calculations by Utrecht University. The university compared the energy generated by solar panels with the long term average used by meteorological institute KNMI, from 1981 to 2010. In 2020, solar panels in the Netherlands on average generated 12.6 percent more energy than …

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4 years ago

‘I fell in love with the overall society — the organisation, biking culture, openness to change’

Dutch News

Originally from the seaside town of Ayvalık in Turkey, Ozan Ozavci is an assistant professor of trans-imperial history at the University of Utrecht. He says he’s fallen in love with Dutch cycling culture and Old Amsterdam goat’s cheese and would relish the opportunity to discuss politics with Thierry Baudet. One day, a colleague, one of the senior ones, told me, …

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4 years ago

‘I fell in love with the overall society — the organisation, biking culture, openness to change’

Dutch News

Originally from the seaside town of Ayvalık in Turkey, Ozan Ozavci is an assistant professor of trans-imperial history at the University of Utrecht. He says he’s fallen in love with Dutch cycling culture and Old Amsterdam goat’s cheese and would relish the opportunity to discuss politics with Thierry Baudet. One day, a colleague, one of the senior ones, told me, …

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4 years, 5 months ago

DutchNews.nl destinations: more weird places to spend the night in NL

Dutch News

If you want to go on a holiday during these uncertain times, it might make sense to stick close to home and aim for the more rural corners of the Netherlands. An old circus wagon – Near Nes on the Amstel If 2020 has left you feeling like you’re stuck in a particularly surreal Cirques du Soleil production, why not …

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4 years, 5 months ago

DutchNews.nl destinations: more weird places to spend the night in NL

Dutch News

If you want to go on a holiday during these uncertain times, it might make sense to stick close to home and aim for the more rural corners of the Netherlands. An old circus wagon – Near Nes on the Amstel If 2020 has left you feeling like you’re stuck in a particularly surreal Cirques du Soleil production, why not …

Holiday Netherlands Small Away Located House Near

4 years, 5 months ago

'Take it easy and chill. That typifies my Amsterdam'

Dutch News

William Sutton spent his childhood in the United Kingdom before moving to Canada at age 16 and then finally to the Netherlands in the 1980s. The openness of communication in the sense that, with Dutch people, you can just say something and you’ll get a reply. I’ve had Dutch people tell me they know me better than I know myself, …

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4 years, 5 months ago

'Take it easy and chill. That typifies my Amsterdam'

Dutch News

William Sutton spent his childhood in the United Kingdom before moving to Canada at age 16 and then finally to the Netherlands in the 1980s. The openness of communication in the sense that, with Dutch people, you can just say something and you’ll get a reply. I’ve had Dutch people tell me they know me better than I know myself, …

Love Amsterdam Dutch Netherlands Going Ive Thing

4 years, 5 months ago

The Netherlands at its best: throughout the year

Dutch News

Can you have too many coffee table books of photos of the Netherlands? But you will also come across the Netherlands’ industrial heritage, the steam pumps that drained the swamps, shipbuilding, and two swans on the beach, watching a chemical tanker on its way. Lemmen’s photography shows the surprising patterns in the landscapes, in the long, thin islands left behind …

Netherlands

4 years, 7 months ago

Food glorious food! Foodwiki gives the lowdown on take-out dishes

Dutch News

We can’t go to restaurants at the moment – but we still have to eat. Food lovers ‘The aim of the foodwiki is to provide food lovers with a reliable source of information and inspiration about dishes and cuisines from all around the world,’ explains a spokesperson from Takeaway.com. The foodwiki is also there to inspire food lovers to embark …

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4 years, 7 months ago

Food glorious food! Foodwiki gives the lowdown on take-out dishes

Dutch News

We can’t go to restaurants at the moment – but we still have to eat. Food lovers ‘The aim of the foodwiki is to provide food lovers with a reliable source of information and inspiration about dishes and cuisines from all around the world,’ explains a spokesperson from Takeaway.com. The foodwiki is also there to inspire food lovers to embark …

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4 years, 8 months ago

The Amsterdam restaurant using individual greenhouses for social distancing

NL Times

With reporting by Jamie de Geir & Zack Newmark. With Dutch restaurants, bars and other catering services engulfed in uncertainty over how they might adjust to the 1.5-meter society, one Amsterdam restaurant is set to experiment with a brand new way of condoning off its guests: Using enclosed greenhouses. "This was one of the most feasible ideas from a large …

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4 years, 8 months ago

The Dutch in the Early Modern World: a history of a global power

Dutch News

Using a metaphor of birth to adulthood, Gijs Rommelse and David Onnekink outline the history of the Dutch Republic, a critically important part of the Dutch identity. It’s an academic work, written with academics in mind, but if you want a detailed analysis of this period of Dutch history, with insights into society and culture, as well as historical events, …

Dutch

5 years ago

Some holiday reading: the most popular features of 2019

Dutch News

So, if you are nursing a New Year hangover, recovering from an icy dip in the sea or just taking it easy, here is a recap of the best read features on DutchNews.nl in 2019. The best budget restaurants in Amsterdam Amsterdam Foodie Vicky Hampton shares her tips for good value eating in the Dutch capital. Highly-skilled, happy and at …

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5 years ago

Weekends away in the Netherlands: where to go and where to stay

Dutch News

When we carried out our readers’ survey in October, two-thirds of you told us that you would be having a weekend away in the Netherlands in the coming year. If you’re looking for a place to stay in the Netherlands that offers something beyond mere conventionality, why not try one of these unusual lodgings? Read on Blowing in the wind: …

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5 years ago

Dutch king promotes unity and common ground; Cautions against obsessing over happiness

NL Times

Freedom unites us, our differences do not divide us, and the pursuit of happiness should not be an obsession: Those were the main themes of King Willem-Alexander's annual Christmas Day address to the Netherlands, the seventh such speech he's delivered during his reign. "The Dutch can differ enormously from each other," he stated in starting off his speech, before noting …

Dutch Netherlands King

5 years, 1 month ago

Most Dutch still cook from scratch and eat at the table: report

Dutch News

Most people in the Netherlands are ‘mindful’ about the way they eat, making their meals from scratch and eating at the table, according to a survey commissioned by the government’s eating habits agency Voedingscentrum. Over half the 1,000 survey respondents does not eat breakfast on the hoof and the great majority still eat their evening meal at the table. Respondents …

Mindful Eating Meals

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