THIRD PARTY CONTENT: Of course you want to choose health insurance that you are happy with all year round. But how do you know if you’ve chosen the right one? With this checklist, you can be sure you’ve thought of everything. Choose the right own risk The minimum own risk in the Netherlands with the health insurance is € 385. This is the first part of your yearly health costs that you have to pay yourself. But you can choose... More >

THIRD PARTY CONTENT: Finding a house or an apartment is always challenging, but doing it in another country, it can be completely overwhelming. You don’t know where to start, who to contact, what the rules are, and which documents you need. Here are five things to think about. 1 Renting versus buying Renting a house or an apartment is very popular in the Netherlands among both natives and expats. Renting is often times easier and it offers more flexibility. Around... More >

THIRD PARTY CONTENT: Link building should be an important part of any entrepreneur’s game plan to get known to the wider world. Known as a linkbuilding strategie in Dutch, a specialist SEO bureau such as CliQi can help your company reach more people. What is link building?  To put it very bluntly, link building is nothing more than getting links, both on your own website (internal) and on other websites (external). Through these links, Google determines how important your website... More >

THIRD PARTY CONTENT – You might think of roll down shutters as something used by retailers to close off their shop windows after hours. But they are also growing in popularity with home owners. The traditional slatted blinds used in Dutch homes are often made of wood. Known as houten jaloezieën in Dutch, they provide a stylish way of keeping out daylight and heat when needed.  But roll down shutters, called rolluiken in Dutch offer advantages all year round because... More >

THIRD PARTY CONTENT – If you are considering renovating your house in the Netherlands, one of the things you might look at updating is the floor. In the past, you did not have many options when deciding what type of floor you wanted, but this is no longer the case. Of course, you could still opt for a traditional hardwood floor or a laminate version if you wanted an easy-care option. For a more industrial feel, a floor that looks... More >

THIRD PARTY CONTENT – Even though we are currently living in a pandemic, Belgium is still an option for a summer getaway. Renting a holiday house – in Dutch, vakantiehuis huren – is a great way to get to know a locality and the Belgian region of the Ardennes, just over the border, has much to offer.  So check out vakantiehuis Ardennen to find your place to stay and plan your visit. Rochefort Rochefort is dominated by the ruins of... More >

THIRD PARTY CONTENT – Whether the temperatures are sky high, we can canoe in the streets, or we are riding our bikes into a headwind, both there and back, the Dutch talk (and complain) about the weather. It is often a trending topic on social media and it’s one of the most hotly discussed issues in Dutch conversation. But why is the weather such a popular topic with the Dutch? Changeable climate The weather in the Netherlands can be pretty... More >