American expats with some extra money lying around found themselves in a bit of a jam in recent years. Until quite recently, convoluted tax compliance laws, wary institutions, and complicated cross-border planning meant that if you had some extra money sitting in your bank account, it more than likely just sat there.
If you are new to The Netherlands and Europe, you may not know about the EU’s new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), also known in The Netherlands as AVG. GDPR has been the buzz du jour here since at least 2016 and has companies scrambling to meet strict privacy measures or risk the threat of…
Special thanks to AJ&Smart for coming all the way from Berlin to preswnt this great product design workshop. And thanks to Marfa Vasilieva for taking these great pictures. Looking forward to our next workshop event!
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The Highlight Events in Amsterdam this August This August will be a great month rich with events and special festivals in Amsterdam that are definitely
Have you ever used Tinder, OkCupid, Happen, or Plenty of Fish? If the answer is yes, you are definitely not alone!
Famous are the Dutch islands in the Caribbean, but not everybody is aware of the overwhelming beauty of the islands which exist in the north of the Netherlands. The Wadden Islands (also called the Frisian Islands) are an amazing destination within the country and a great spot for a romantic getaway. They may just be…
If you ask most people what they first think of when they think of Amsterdam, most will reply, “The Red Light District,” or “Coffee shops!” Your more refined friends might say, “Art!” Well the good news is that there is way more to enjoy in this ancient and international city. One of the more hidden…
There’s good news for cat lovers: in the Marco Polostraat a rather peculiar café recently opened. A sort of cat paradise if you will. And in a certain way it is, because the eight cats owning it (if you have a cat, you know what I mean) were adopted from two shelters: the Stichting Dierenleed…
Oddly there’s not much buzz on the street about it; only the politically savvy are paying attention to this particular piece of Amsterdam news. But if you’ve had your eyes peeled (especially in the Scheepvaartsmuseum/Marineterrein area), you might have noticed
