T here are a lot of books in our house, and they are something that generally escape my rare but thorough decluttering frenzies. Our bookshe...

S hould you be in the Netherlands on King's Day you'll notice flags out in force in the Dutch streets, hanging from flag poles attac...

T here is so much more to the Netherlands than Amsterdam, despite the bulk of the tourists heading to the Dutch capital. Exploring beyond Am...

F ood is an important part of a country's culture. Every country has different foods associated with it. Think British and you think fis...

T he Netherlands has hosted the Olympics once, back in 1928, and as a legacy to that the Olympisch Stadion (Olympic Stadium) stands in Ams...

T he UEFA European championship has just finished, with weeks of football matches being played at the highest level. England crumbled, Icel...

T he school holidays have arrived and the beach is surely on the wish list of every child this summer. The good news is that if you live in ...

I f there were any events I could never have imagined myself being present at before I had children then Monster Jam was probably certainly...

L ast August I took my eldest two sons to their first eredivisie match at the Kyocera Stadion in The Hague. We’ve been to most home games si...

I t struck me today that the whole Brexit thing is rather like the whole Sinterklaas thing here in the Netherlands - and there are lessons ...