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Stuff you probably didn't know about the Netherlands
Posted on Oct 15, 2008, 06:31:47 by marian89
... good friend of mine who is Dutch, but I STILL did not know some of these things. Did you know.... 1. Holland and the Netherlands are not synonymous. 2. The Dutch love sprinkles on toast. 3. The Dutch will only eat one hot meal a day. Hi! ...
 
Stuff you probably didn't know about the Netherlands
Posted on Nov 6, 2008, 11:26:01 by starlagurl
1. Holland is not the Netherlands, but its a region in the Netherlands (so its a less big territorium than the whole of Netherlands). But a lot of people says 'Holland' when meaning 'The Netherlands', even the Dutch do it sometimes, ...
 
Free stuff to do in Amsterdam
Posted on Feb 5, 2009, 12:34:12 by huckabmm
... I hope it helps you if you're planning your trip soon. Did you know, there are free concerts by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the Netherlands Ballet Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra? That's pretty awesome! What great ...
 
Free stuff to do in Amsterdam
Posted on Dec 10, 2008, 15:27:57 by starlagurl
... . So, I hope it helps you if you're planning your trip soon. Did you know, there are free concerts by the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, the Netherlands Ballet Orchestra and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra? That's pretty awesome!
 
Stuff you probably didn't know about the Netherlands
Posted on Sep 16, 2008, 15:04:53 by starlagurl
... I have a really good friend of mine who is Dutch, but I STILL did not know some of these things. Did you know.... 1. Holland and the Netherlands are not synonymous. 2. The Dutch love sprinkles on toast. 3. The Dutch will only eat one hot meal a day.
 
Looking for music venues
Posted on Nov 11, 2009, 13:03:13 by wouterb
Friend has a rock band, going to Europe in November and looking to play clubs. Need names, locations and contact information for as many Netherlands clubs as I can get. Thank you! 013 in tilburg www.013.nl a good place for a rock band
 
Looking for music venues
Posted on Sep 22, 2009, 14:20:32 by fenn
Friend has a rock band, going to Europe in November and looking to play clubs. Need names, locations and contact information for as many Netherlands clubs as I can get. Thank you!
 
Not enough criminals in the Netherlands
Posted on Jun 2, 2009, 19:55:32 by kathryn77
Yeah, that was the one. I think I was just unlucky! The Netherlands is a very safe country in my experience, and from having seen this, I'd say the cops swoop so fast, that it's why the crime rate is perhaps so low. Good on them!
 
Not enough criminals in the Netherlands
Posted on May 29, 2009, 19:15:18 by kathryn77
... because there aren't enough prisoners to keep them open. Any thoughts? Theories? I have just written a new blog - from the Netherlands, as I'm here right now! Guess what it features? - Yup, crime! I hope you've not encouraged ...
 
Not enough criminals in the Netherlands
Posted on May 29, 2009, 16:40:32 by jacquesl
... more room to keep them! Plus, they only really serve 1/3 of their sentences because we need the space......off to the netherlands!!!!! Send them there.....Got to send this article to our city councillors! WOW!!!&# ...
 
Why are the Dutch so tolerant?
Posted on May 1, 2009, 05:25:12 by cb_goes_again
They legalized marijuana and prostitution. Hmmm, Dutchie on call here. First off all, the Netherlands has a "non-enforce policy", which is different from legalization and there are strict rules about the amount of drugs you can carry. ...
 
Mushrooms
Posted on Jan 14, 2009, 22:32:29 by jharwell
Are "magic mushrooms" now illegal in the Netherlands?
 
Amsterdam in September
Posted on Nov 6, 2008, 04:31:15 by charlotte850505
Netherlands,Amsterdam and the May flowers The first time I went to Amsterdam ,just for visit the largest tulip park -Keukenhop park. It is also the first time I took the plane of KLM,most girl in the northern Europe are not very beautiful,even ...
 
Stuff you probably didn't know about the Netherlands
Posted on Nov 6, 2008, 04:23:12 by charlotte850505
this is very intresenting,can you tell us the details about this ?such as why Holland and the Netherlands are not synonymous. ?
 
Amsterdam in September
Posted on Sep 12, 2008, 13:26:39 by kathryn77
... by accident the last time, when I posted my query in the Northern Europe section, instead of Western Europe?! I just wanted to confirm to anyone that was confused, that Amsterdam is still in Holland/Netherlands, and hasn't been relocated!
 
Visa to visit Amsterdam
Posted on Mar 28, 2008, 10:04:16 by starlagurl
It's probably a Schengen visa, here's a link to some general information:
 
Netherlands Plan
Posted on Nov 17, 2005, 02:54:22 by whereshegoes
I really enjoyed the Netherlands. I think that Amsterdam has so much to offer and its really easy to spend alot of time there. Visit the musuems, galleries, canals, flower shops, cheese factories, Red Light district, parks, Dam Square and I made a side ...
 
10 Day Europe Trip. Suggestions?
Posted on Jul 9, 2009, 17:40:58 by kathryn77
... the weekend and crammed so much in (it's in my 'Dots round Europe' link below) The train system in the Netherlands is fantastic, cheap & regular. Nowhere is more than 3 hours away from Amsterdam, so if you want to get out of the main ...
 
Mystery and Adventure sought
Posted on Jun 14, 2009, 14:49:04 by mrwitticism
... ? My geography is really spotty. Another good reason to travel, I guess! Where would you recommend going in the Netherlands? Hi John, Welcome to the forums I'm Kathryn, I'm from nearish Glasgow in Scotland, but I live in Dublin in ...
 
Mystery and Adventure sought
Posted on Jun 15, 2009, 16:04:56 by kathryn77
... 33; Where would you recommend going in the Netherlands? I just looked Flanders up John - apparently it's in The Netherlands, France & Belgium - according to Wikipedia. I think Amsterdam is a must, but I loved Oudewater - really traditionally ...
 
Schools Allowed to Ban Face Veils In England
Posted on Apr 1, 2007, 17:57:47 by aopaq
... I gather it was with her parents?? Why did she return to Kurdistan? Had she felt fully accepted by the native Dutch in the Netherlands after some fifteeen years there? Does she plan to live out her life in Almedy? What is her husband's job? How did ...
 
Mystery and Adventure sought
Posted on Jun 13, 2009, 18:35:30 by kathryn77
... - you mention travel to specific countries, with only 'Amsterdam' isolated - I'd really recommend other places in the Netherlands - I was there 2 weeks ago and had a great time! I didn't go to Amsterdam this time, and agree it's a ...
 
Maybe a jewel ...
Posted on Jan 5, 2008, 10:28:01 by tanyasmile
... or Airline Trips from Minsk (or anywhere in Belarus) to any large city in: Turkey; Greece; Poland; Czech Republic; Netherlands; Spain; Slovenia; Montenegro; Italy; Bulgaria; Romania; C. Bus or Airline Trips from Kiev (or anywhere in Ukraine) to ...
 
10 Wackiest Museums
Posted on Jun 22, 2009, 13:57:44 by raniroo
... Haverstraw Brick Museum (Haverstraw, New York) (9) World Brick Museum (Maizuru City, Japan) Cheese: (10) Cheese Museum of the Netherlands (Het Hollands Kaasmuseum, Alkmaar, Netherlands) (11) Cuba Cheese Museum (Cuba, New York) Cockroaches: (12) The ...
 
Mystery and Adventure sought
Posted on Jun 15, 2009, 14:56:55 by starlagurl
... (Every province in Canada, the eastern half of the US, Mexico, Bahamas, St. Martin, Anguilla, Saba, Central Europe: England, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Belgium, France, Thailand) Where you'd like to travel to in the future (western half of ...
 
10 Surprisingly Good Destinations
Posted on May 15, 2009, 04:28:04 by introducinlyric
... . Pre-Incan ruins. A ridiculous capital city wedged into a sheer valley. Great street food. And was all so cheap. COUNTRY NETHERLANDS What I expected: Huh? There's something outside of Amsterdam? What I got: As great as Amsterdam is, there's a ...
 
Hey Hey
Posted on Mar 4, 2009, 09:41:25 by huckabmm
... , rafting, skydiving, etc). That link is to one outfitter, there are many others. 3. Why are you going Italy-Switzerland-Spain-Prague-Netherlands? It seems to me that its a bit out of the way to go to Spain and Netherlands...but hey, its your trip, I just ...
 
local food....anyone?
Posted on Jun 3, 2008, 15:58:59 by louises
... restaurants. In Italy you get too much of everything and I could go on :-) I did look for restaurants in The Netherlands where they serve a typical Dutch dish: stamppot. Here are a two I checked out: Moeders Rozengracht 251, Amsterdam Haesje Claes ...
 
Homesick? Try being roadsick...
Posted on Apr 23, 2008, 00:42:49 by introducinlyric
... Boston, US), a thali served on a banana leaf (south India), cheese that smells like my soccer bag (France), stroopwafels (Netherlands again), Andean donuts (Peru), a haggis supper (Scotland), bratwurst mit brot (Germany), a bowl of pho (Vietnam), and a cup ...
 
new ecotourism website
Posted on Sep 5, 2007, 23:23:37 by donbacon
... , Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, ...
 

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