The 2017 World Happiness Report was released this week and the Netherlands ranks #6, up from #7 the past two years but down from #4 a few years […]
HOLLAND: a happy place
Category: International
Events and stories happening outside the Netherlands
2016 in Review: The Biggest News Events by Month
2016 turned out to be a troubling year on several fronts… from multiple terror attacks and unexpected deaths among our favorite entertainers to the shocking results from the […]
US Elections 2016: What Expats in Holland Should Know
With the 2016 American presidential elections just over a month away, most US citizens around the world, including those living here in Holland, have been following this contest […]
What to do on rainy days in Holland?
Looking for something to do on a rainy day in South Holland (including The Hague, Rotterdam, Delft and Leiden)? In this post we explain why this can be […]
Holland and the European Union
This month, the Netherlands took over the 6-month rotating Presidency of the European Union. What better time to look back at the relationship the Dutch have had with […]
Rotterdam and Gouda named Best City Centers
South Holland was the center of attention on Wednesday, 18th November at the Beste Binnenstad (Best City Center) awards ceremony held in The Hague. Rotterdam was named the […]
A World of Emotion for Paris
One has to wonder in this modern day and age how it is that an extremist organization can exist whose ideology is based on hate and whose goals […]
New Retail Stores in The Hague
For those who have been wondering when the new H&M “flagship” store in The Hague city center will be opening, that date has been announced: Thursday 5th November. […]
Latest Happiness Survey: Netherlands in Top 10
It was exactly three years ago that the first World Happiness Report was released by the Earth Institute at Columbia University in New York. The survey had been […]
California and Netherlands Partner on EV Project
Prior to being an expat here in Holland, I lived for almost 20 years in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, in California. It’s rare to hear […]