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Tips on the best places to buy American food in the Netherlands, including the best American desserts in the Netherlands, written by an American living in the Netherlands.

Where to find the best American food in the Netherlands

September 1, 2020 by Karen 4 Comments

As an American living in the Netherlands for a couple of years, I’ve been missing American food a lot.  More of a passion project than a real project, I’ve been compiling my favorite places to buy American food in the Netherlands to help other American expats living in the Netherlands satisfy their cravings.

I’ve been living in Amsterdam and the Hague, so I’ve done my best to include other places, however, please let me know if you have any other favorites for me to add to this list! 

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Filed Under: Europe, Expat Life, Netherlands Expat, The Netherlands Tagged With: expat

An expat guide to living in the Hague, the Netherlands, including the cost of living in the Hague

May 1, 2020 by Karen 24 Comments

Considering moving to the Hague, the Netherlands? The Hague has been my home for some months now and after having some difficult decisions on where to live in the Netherlands, my husband and I chose to move to the Hague.

Living in the Hague was right for us for a number of reasons, in particular, its low cost of living (for Holland), central location, and its international community. I got into the cost of living in the Hague, how to find housing in the Hague, the best neighborhoods in the Hague, and what the expat community in the Hague is like.

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Filed Under: Expat Life, Moving Abroad, Netherlands Expat, The Hague Tagged With: expat, Netherlands, The Hague

Tips for renting an apartment in Amsterdam for first-timers

January 13, 2020 by Karen 37 Comments

I LOVE Amsterdam and I’m so glad that I moved to the Netherlands. Finding expat housing in Amsterdam is hard. When I moved here, I didn’t know how to find an apartment although I’m past apartment #3 already. Hopefully, this helps fellow expats find a room or an apartment to rent in Amsterdam!  I include tips for finding an apartment in Amsterdam, rental housing information that you need to know, a free download to keep track of applications, the best neighborhoods to look in, and strategies for finding housing. 

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Filed Under: Expat Life, Moving Abroad, Netherlands Expat Tagged With: expat, housing, Netherlands

Insider tips for visiting the Netherlands by a Dutch resident with what you need to know before you travel to the Netherlands.

20 things that you need to know before you travel in the Netherlands by a Dutch resident

February 29, 2020 by Karen 2 Comments

I’m officially celebrating my arrival in the Netherlands over four years ago this week!  As someone who’s visited the Netherlands as a tourist and is now trying to assimilate by becoming fluent in Dutch, I have some useful travel tips for traveling in the Netherlands for you all that I hope will make your trip to the Netherlands a little more easy.  …

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Filed Under: Amsterdam, Expat Life, Local Guides, Netherlands Expat, The Netherlands, Uncategorized Tagged With: Amsterdam, Netherlands

17 things to know before celebrating King’s Day in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

February 15, 2020 by Karen 3 Comments

If King’s Day in Amsterdam is not on your radar, you need to put this Dutch holiday on your bucket list.  One day a year, the Netherlands becomes a street party of massive proportions; Amsterdam is the epicenter of this party.  Tourists and locals alike take to the canals to drink, dance, and buy/sell goods from the street.  This post is full of helpful tips to know before your trip to Amsterdam for King’s Day.

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Filed Under: Amsterdam, Budget Travel, Europe, Expat Life, Holland, Local Guides, Netherlands Expat, The Netherlands, Uncategorized Tagged With: Amsterdam, europe, Holidays, Netherlands, Travel, travel tips

Wondering what it's like to spend New Year's Eve in the Hague or Scheveningen in the Netherlands? Read about these New Year's traditions in Holland! #travel #holland #netherlands #scheveningen #hague

Tips for celebrating New Year’s Eve in Scheveningen and the Hague

October 4, 2019 by Karen Leave a Comment

Happy New Year! This was my first New Year’s Eve in the Netherlands in a bit and it was lovely celebrating it in my current home of The Hague. New Year’s Eve in the Hague, like most of the Netherlands, is something akin to a war zone… I include tips for spending New Year’s Eve in the Hague as well as the best events for New Year’s Eve in the Scheveningen/Hague area. I’ve updated this post for the 2019-2020 New Year given the recent changes.

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Filed Under: Day Trips from Amsterdam, Europe, Expat Life, Holland, Local Guides, Netherlands Expat, The Hague, The Netherlands, Uncategorized, Weekend Trips from Amsterdam

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30+ Things To Know Before You Move To The Netherlands

December 8, 2017 by Karen 40 Comments

We just moved back to the Netherlands.  After living in Amsterdam, moving from the United States, we moved to Paris.  It didn’t work out and we’re back living in the Netherlands hoping to stay permanently, now in Zuid Holland. 

Moving to the Netherlands for the second time has gotten me thinking in terms of stuff we didn’t know when we moved here or that I wish knew how it worked, so I hope you enjoy this remotely useful guide to things to know before you move to the Netherlands. 

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Filed Under: Expat Life, Moving Abroad, Netherlands Expat Tagged With: expat, Netherlands

30+ useful Dutch apps for new expats in the Netherlands

October 28, 2019 by Karen 2 Comments

I ended up being asked recently about the most useful apps that I’ve downloaded during my 4+ years living in the Netherlands.  It took me a while to dig through my phone, but this post will be an overview of my favorite Dutch apps and some others that my friends swear by.  I hope this post is helpful for any foreigners moving to the Netherlands. 😉

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Cat on the cat boat in Amsterdam, one of the best places to see cats in Amsterdam!

Catspotting: A crazy cat lover’s guide to cats in Amsterdam

October 17, 2018 by Karen 20 Comments

I love cats.  This is a detailed guide to my beloved Amsterdam with the best places to meet cats in Amsterdam, officially and unofficially, with my favorite cats.  If you’re a fan of Catspotting, you’re going to love this guide to Amsterdam. I’m a crazy cat lady and meeting cats when traveling is one of my favorite hobbies. 

While living in Amsterdam, my husband and I hunted down the locations of cats in Amsterdam because we are that cat crazy.   We found cats living at one of the cat cafes in Amsterdam, roaming the halls of a historic canal house/cat museum filled with cat art, cozying up to potential owners on de Poezenboot (the Catboat), sleeping in various shops, or even breaking into museum gardens.

This also includes coffeeshops with cats…. That said, I was not successful in petting them all.  Keep reading for our favorite cat locations in Amsterdam with a map. 

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Filed Under: Amsterdam, Europe, Holland, Local Guides, Netherlands Expat, Sustainable Tourism, The Netherlands, Uncategorized Tagged With: Amsterdam, beautiful places, cats, City Guide, europe, Netherlands, off the beaten path travel, Travel, travel tips

Useful Dutch phrases for travelers to Amsterdam as well as Holland written by a resident of the Netherlands that you'll definitely want to use! #holland #amsterdam #netherlands #travel #languages

25 Essential Dutch phrases for traveling in the Netherlands

February 4, 2019 by Karen 1 Comment

These are the most useful Dutch phrases for travelers (in my opinion) as a foreigner living in the Netherlands along with some my favorite words in Dutc of mine. I do my best to explain how to pronounce key words in Dutch, including how to say thank you in Dutch, as well as explain food allergies in Dutch. I hope that this Dutch language guide for travelers helps you a little.

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Filed Under: Amsterdam, Europe, Expat Life, Holland, Local Guides, Netherlands Expat, The Netherlands, Uncategorized

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