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

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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]