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Category: Living in Amsterdam
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Amsterdam Concierge Services For Expats: What To Expect
The word concierge covers three different businesses in Amsterdam, and they are not substitutes for one another. A…
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Amsterdam Luxury Florists: Best Options And Delivery
Amsterdam’s high-end florists are concentrated in four addresses, and each one is a different proposition rather than a…
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How To Rent A Bike In Amsterdam: Prices, Places, Tips
A city bike costs €10 to €18 a day in Amsterdam, and you can walk into a shop…
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Amsterdam Road Tax Guide: MRB Rules And Costs
Road tax in the Netherlands is charged on ownership, not on driving. Motorrijtuigenbelasting starts the day the vehicle…
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Amsterdam Religion And Places Of Worship Guide For Visitors
If you want an easy way into Amsterdam’s religious story, start with the idea that the city’s sacred…
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Pet Insurance in the Netherlands: A Guide for Owners
How Dutch pet insurance works, what it typically covers and costs, and how to decide if a policy…
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Amsterdam Premium Gyms And Wellness Clubs Guide
No premium gym in Amsterdam publishes its membership price, and that is not an oversight. They quote after…
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Amsterdam GP And Family Doctor Guide For Expats
Your huisarts is the gate to everything else in Dutch healthcare, and until you are on a practice’s…
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Park and Ride in Amsterdam: €6 a Day If You Arrive After 10am
Parking a car in central Amsterdam costs upwards of €7.50 an hour. Leaving it at the edge of…
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Amsterdam Public Transport Bike Guide For Easy City Travel
Amsterdam is small enough that the real question is not tram or bike, but where the handover happens.…
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Amsterdam Media Guide for Visitors, Readers, and Students
Amsterdam has one city newspaper, one city television channel, and about four English-language outlets that matter. Everything else…
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Amsterdam Energy Contract Guide for New Residents
Your lights and heating will already work on the day you move into an Amsterdam flat, which is…
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House Renovation Guide In The Netherlands: Costs, Permits, Planning
Before you commission anything, check two things: whether the work needs an omgevingsvergunning, and whether your building is…
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Amsterdam Household Help Guide for Expats
There are two entirely separate systems behind the phrase “household help” in Amsterdam, and mixing them up wastes…
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Mobile Phone Plans In The Netherlands For Expats
Get a Dutch number in your first week, because a foreign one will slow you down. Health insurers,…
