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Jenever, a beautiful Dutch distillate

February 22, 2015by mldam01 Leave a comment

The Netherlands has its own distillate that you must try: Jenever. Read all about it

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Food

The eleven cities tour madness

February 15, 2015by mldam01 1 Comment

Freezing cold and a monster ride; Ingredients for a heroic adventure.

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Sports

A ceramic blueprint story

February 8, 2015by mldam01 Leave a comment

How to transform forgery into art? Ask the Dutch.

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Dutch hardware

Nijntje, the little rabbit that could.

February 1, 2015by mldam01 Leave a comment

Imagine a simple, line-drawn rabbit with two spots for eyes and a cross for a mouth. Welcome to the wonderful world of Nijntje.

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Traditions

Do Dutch have a potato-food fetish?

January 25, 2015by mldam01 Leave a comment

The Dutch and potatoes, they’re just two peas in a pod. Read my article to find out why.

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Food

Dutch sports that might surprise you

January 18, 2015by mldam01 Leave a comment

Let me surprise you by entering the wonderful world of Dutch sports. Brought to you by personal experience.

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Sports

Hard to explain Dutch words

January 11, 2015by mldam01 1 Comment

Dutch has a few hard-to-explain words. This article will try and explain the words “gezellig” and “lekker”.
Enjoy!

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Language & Phrases

Hats off to Dutch cheese

January 4, 2015by mldam01 Leave a comment

I know the Netherlands isn’t the only country which is famous for its cheese, but legend states that we are known as ‘Cheeseheads’ ever since Napoleon Bonaparte lost his battle […]

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Food

Dutch Windmill heritage

December 28, 2014by mldam01 1 Comment

The windmill is irrefutable connected to the Netherlands, but does that automatically make us the inventor of the Windmill? Absolutely not. A couple of hundred years before we built ours […]

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Dutch hardware

Learning Dutch: easy peasy, right?

December 21, 2014by mldam01 2 Comments

What can possibly be more Dutch than … well, our language? And what is there to say about it. Some time ago I heard a Dutch mom say: ‘If my […]

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  • The eleven cities tour madness
  • A ceramic blueprint story
  • Nijntje, the little rabbit that could.
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