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| The Netherlands (especially The Hague) abounds with places to go to meet people with whom you can share the joys and sorrows of expatriate life, amongst other things (like getting involved in running the clubs). Most have a yearly membership fee, magazines produced by volunteers, and newcomers mornings. (Please note some of these contact numbers change periodically - check with ACCESS or in Roundabout for current numbers.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| "Inside Information",
Gelderman-Curtis & Niks-Corkum A regularly updated, practical guide to living in Holland, with advice on all your daily needs, schools, customs, communications, money matters, tranportation, clubs and organisations. |
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| "Customs and Etiquette in
Holland", Mark T. Hooker, 1997.
ISBN:18603408547 Find out more by viewing the introduction http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=1860340857/1226-6301484-145671 |
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| "At Home in Holland",
AWC A practical guide for foreigners moving to Holland, published by the American Women’s Club of The Hague. Provides up-to-date information about the Dutch people, their country and customs, plus practical information about housing, banking, driving, shopping, community and recreation. Much recommended despite a bias towards North American readers! |
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| "Food Shopper's Guide to
Holland", Ada Henne Koene Details types of foods and how they compare with similar foods in English-speaking countries, and tells you where to find them in Holland. |
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| "The Job Booklet",
ACCESS The real story on career options in The Netherlands. Recently updated and available from ACCESS. |
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| "Working and Studying in the North Netherlands", published by Connect (see Info.Sources above). | |||
| "Living &
Working in The Netherlands", by Pat Rush
and published in UK A book to help you prepare for a successful long-term stay, in the "Living and Working Abroad, How To" series, by an author who has lived in NL for ten years. (ISBN: 1-85703-198-9) |
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| "An Introduction to Living in Holland", Marilyn Warman ( ISBN 90 5464 021 1). Produced by Nuffic, the Dutch organisation for international cooperation in higher education. To review and order see their website. | |||
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| "The Low Sky:
Understanding the Dutch", Han van der Horst,
1996 The book that tries to make The Netherlands familiar by explaining how it works, how it got that way, plus the dilemmas and taboos of modern Holland and the main themes of current public debate. A fascinating read! |
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| "The UnDutchables", Colin White and Laurie Bouke, 1996 (ISBN 096 2500 631). An impression of a certain side of the Dutch as is sometimes perceived by visitors to Holland. | |||
| "Roaming ‘Round
Holland", P.G. Erickson and S.Gazaleh-Weevers. Comprehensive and extremely good guide to Dutch cities, villages, out-of-the-way places, museums, gardens, castles, dining out and settling in - with cultural and historic background. Recognises the needs of families with children. |
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| Michelin Tourist
Guide to the Netherlands, published by Michelin
1995. Full and informative guide book, with good maps. |
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| Sources of books in
The Hague: Travel books and maps for the Netherlands (and elsewhere) are available from: Stanley & Livingstone, Schoolstraat 21, 2511 AW Den Haag Natural history books for the Netherlands are available from: Natuur en Boek, Bankastraat 10, 25 EN Den Haag |
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| Newspapers/publications: | |||
| The
Netherlander Comprehensive English-language business weekly about NL, written especially for non-Dutch readers who want to keep abreast of the country’s economic and corporate developments. Published by Het Financieele Dagblad and available by subscription. Now also on the internet - see Websites below. |
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| Tel: | 020 592 8890 |
| Fax: | 031 20 592 8666 |
| Roundabout A monthly English language guide to what’s on in The Netherlands (the arts, clubs, sport, markets/gardens, TV/cinema, small ads, etc.). Available by subscription. |
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| Tel: | 070 324 1611 |
| Fax: | 070 328 4700 |
| E-Mail: | [email protected] |
| Alphabetic list of newspapers and magazines
in the Netherlands: http://www.nl-menu.nl/nlmenu.eng/tijdschriften/xx.html |
| .Newspapers on-line
(Dutch Language) NRC Handelsblad - updated at 4pm each day: De Volkskrant De Telegraaf - also has links for entertainment, cinemas, health, etc. Eindhovens Dagblad Het Financieele Dagblad |
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| NL-Menu | Pointers to services in
Holland, searchable by keyword, category or by city. http://www.nl-menu.nl/nlmenu.eng/nlmenu.html |
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| Dutch Search Engine |
Use this address to search
for Dutch sites and information. http://www.search.nl/ |
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| Dutch Search Engine |
A useful search engine for
all things Dutch. http://www.zoek.nl/ |
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| Dutch yellow pages | Listing of companies, in
English, providing services in the Netherlands including
Colleges, Computers, Government, Health Care, Travel and
lots more (over 2400 entries). http://www.markt.nl/dyp/index-en.html |
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| Dutch Railways |
Dutch Railways time tables
and information. You can change the language from Dutch
to English. http://www.ns.nl |
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| Amsterdam Airport Schipol | Everything you could wish to
know about Schipol plus links to dutch regional airports
throughout the country. http://www.schipol.nl/ |
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| Gouden Gids | The Dutch Yellow Pages - in
Dutch of course.. http://www.goudengids.nl |
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| Useful Government Addresses and more | This site provides addresses
of ministries in the Netherlandsand websites for most
large cities. Not only that, you can take a virtual canal
ride, learn about flowers from the Flower Council of
Holland and find information on public transport all in
one place. http://www.schipol.nl/links.htm |
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| Telefoongids | The telephone directory for
the Netherlands. http://www.telefoongids.ptt-telecom.nl/ |
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| The Netherlands Board of Tourism | Bulbfields, windmills and
cheese. Yes they are all here, but that's not all you
will find on this Holland Tourism site. http://www.nbt.nl/ |
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| Tourist Information from VVV | VVV on line. Tourist
informatiopn about all the VVV tourist information
offices in Holland (in Dutch). http://directinfo.nl/anvv/frames/welkom/index.htm |
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| Cities in The Netherlands | This is a good point to
start finding out more about the Netherlands. http://www.batnet.com/starbase/Cities.html |
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| Holiday Media |
Looking for where to go on
holiday in Holland? This site may have the answer for
you. http://www.holiday.nl/ |
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| The Consumenten Bond | This site is in Dutch. It
enables you to look up consumer surveys and current
information on most goods and services. http://www.consumentenbond.nl/ |
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| NL Ministry of Foreign Affairs | General information in
English including "The Netherlands in Depth"
and "Coming to the Netherlands". http://www.minbuza.nl/english |
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| Dutch Traffic Signs | Before you get behind the
wheel in Holland, check out what the road signs mean. http://www.dhp.nl/traffic/ |
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| The Dutch Education System | An official, comprehensive
description of the Dutch education system, including
details of all types and levels of education. http://www.minocw.nl/english/edusyst/index.htm |
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| The British School in the Netherlands | Home page of the British
School in The Netherlands. http://www.britishschool.nl/ |
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| The American School of The Hague | Home page of the American
School of The Hague. http://www.ash.nl |
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| International Schools in the Netherlands | For information, contact
addresses and websites of schools in the Netherlands
offering international education visit the Member
Directory of the International Baccalaureate website. http://www.ibo.org/ |
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| Renswoudehuis | Home page of Renswoudehuis,
internaat (boardinghouse) for children whose parents are
working abroad http://www.renswoudehuis.nl |
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| Internaat in Patria |
Internaat voor kinderen van expatriates. Dutch educational boarding house for children whose parents work and live abroad. http://www.inpatria.nl/ |
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| Higher Education Courses | Information on higher
education, professional and vocational courses in
Holland, delivered in English, in a range of subjects
(from two weeks to eighteen months duration). http://www.nufficcs.nl/os/ic/general/general.html |
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| Open Universiteit | The Open University of
Holland. http://www.ouh.nl |
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| Amsterdam Arts | Museums, theatres, art
galleries and concert halls. Amsterdam has them all and
so does this website. Contains the monthly agenda of the
Amsterdam Uit Buro (AUB) for a current guide to what's
on. http://www.amsterdamarts.org/ |
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| Kinderpagina | A new address for an old
favourite - an imaginative children's website (in Dutch).
You will need to autoload images to find your way through
the split-screen format.. http://www.copy4kids.com/ |
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| Vacature-Overzicht | Job hunting in NL? This
listing summarises job adverts in the Dutch national
press, searchable by region or discipline. (Application
addresses available only after subscribing, however.) http://www.iway.nl/intervac |
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| WORK | This website is in Dutch,
but may be a starting point if you are seeking employment
in the Netherlands. http://wwwserv.caiw.nl/~rietzwag/ervaring.html |
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| Gemeente Den Haag | The Hague City Council
official website offers city news, events and information
in Dutch, with a limited version in English. http://www.denhaag.nl |
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| The Weather Channel | This is the best source of
weather information on the Web and this link takes you
weather in The Hague. There are also links to beach, golf
and travel information. http://www.weather.com/weather/int/cities/NL_The_Hague.html |
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| The Hague | A site supported by the
Netherlands Tourist Board containing information about
the history and the culture of The Hague. An excellent
site with links to future events, accommodation and other
places to visit. http://www.accu.nl/ewi-enare/centennial/hague.html |
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| De Digitale Hofstad | A collection of links to
information about The Hague in both English and Dutch. http://www.denhaag.org |
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| Radio Netherlands | News, radio, television and
current affairs are all covered in English and radio is
covered in several languages. Dutch newspapers can be
accessed via "Nederlinks" on this site. http://www.rnw.nl/ |
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| Netherlands
Meteorological Office |
Mostly in Dutch, this site
brings you the weather in the Netherlands and the rest of
the world. http://www.knmi.nl/voorl/ |
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| What's On |
In Dutch and English, this
site gives you an overview of what's on in the
Netherlands. http://www.aub.nl/agenda/ |
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| The City of Amsterdam | This site is in Dutch and
English and provides everything you need to know about
Amsredam, what's on, where to go as a tourist and even
what the weathers like. There are also good links to
other interesting sites like the Anne Frank House,
Schipol Airport to name a few. http://www.amsterdam.nl/ |
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| Anne Frank House | This site is availabnle in
Dutch and English. On this web page you can visit each
room in the house and background information on the
family and the Anne Frank story are also available. The
admission costs and opening times can be found there. http://www.annefrank.nl |
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| Amsterdam Cafes | Here you can find all the
cafes in Amsterdam to get an idea of where to go for a
drink. NB only in Dutch! http://valley.interact.nl/av/COM/Kroegenboek/Home.hrml |
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| Flowerweb | Everything you always wanted
to know about flowers. Includes links to news and coming
events. Most links are in English. If you like
horticulture and flowers this site offers a lot of
information worldwide. http://www.flowerweb.nl/ |
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