Groen-Geel is a sports club near Wassenaar, a town just outside The Hague, and was founded in 1932. It currently has more than 1500 members who mainly play hockey and golf with a smaller membership for cricket. more »»
NL Planet Blog
Reflecting life and interests in Holland
Looking for the lowdown on the low countries? You have come to the right place.
A natural follow-on from the general articles on the main NL Planet website, these blogs reflect life and interests in Holland - up close and personal.
Latest posts
Princess Máxima — the fairy-tale at 40 Comments Off
If there was ever a case of the princess making the fairy-tale come true, then Princess Máxima Zorreguieta, Princess of the Netherlands and wife of the Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, is it. more »»
Tags: Máxima, royal family
Top 5 Things to do in Amsterdam (1)
Amsterdam, though relatively small for a European capital, is bursting with world class attractions. This compact city offers visitors history, culture and awe-inspiring architecture combined with more »»
World Cup Mania: Spain 1-0 Holland Comments Off
Being Scottish I am perhaps not really qualified to delve deep into the nature of World-cup winning potential and strategy as even in the good years we never got further than the first group stages of either the World Cup or the European Championship. more »»
NL Planet Forums no more… Comments Off
We had discussion forums in place from day one of the NL Planet website and they were originally part of our even older Haarlem Shuffle site, where they were mainly used by local, Haarlem expats to arrange meetings and get-togethers. more »»
Dutch Eredivisie — promotion/relegation playoffs Comments Off
In this second post-competition blog report the story of the teams being relegated from the Eredivisie to the Jupiler League (second division) and the teams going up the other way.
Tags: Eredivisie, football




