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
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 »»
Holland in WW2 – Hannie Schaft Comments Off
This post contains an excerpt from an article originally published on Haarlemshuffle.com about the Dutch second word war heroine Hannie Schaft. Sadly, she was captured and executed by the Germans just days before the end of the war. more »»
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Writer Simon Vinkenoog dies aged 80 (5)
Dutch literary giant Simon Vinkenoog has died of a cerebral haemorrhage at the age of 80. Vinkenoog was a writer, poet, activist, lifelong hippy and cannabis connoisseur par excellence. more »»
Tags: cannabis, culture, literature




