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.

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Countryclub ‘Groen-Geel’ – The Hague Comments Off

Posted on 5 Aug 2011. By Geert Daniëls. Filed under Dutch Culture

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 »»

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Princess Máxima — the fairy-tale at 40 Comments Off

Posted on 1 Jun 2011. By Alun Goodmass. Filed under Dutch Culture

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 »»

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Top 5 Things to do in Amsterdam (1)

Posted on 18 Dec 2010. By Helen Cross. Filed under Dutch Culture

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 »»

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World Cup Mania: Spain 1-0 Holland Comments Off

Posted on 16 Jul 2010. By Alun Goodmass. Filed under Orange Football

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 »»

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NL Planet Forums no more… Comments Off

Posted on 14 Jun 2010. By admin. Filed under Site News

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

Posted on 29 May 2010. By Alun Goodmass. Filed under Orange Football

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.

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