0900 Telephone Cards

For any foreigner staying in NL, one important thing is to call home. There are lots of Telephone cards, sites and service providers available in NL.

2nd hand

  • Ebay Also very famous 2nd hand site in the netherlands - Dutch language
  • Marktplaats For me the ultimate 2nd hand Dutch website. Unfortunately not in English but if you are desperate to find something....you will learn fast!
  • Tweedehands.net,nieuw Tweedehands.net: gratis en eenvoudig een advertentie plaatsen

Burn

  • Burn World
  • CD media world All kind of free and full hacked versions of burn s/w and so on. 
  • DvDhelp.com The ultimate help if you want to copy DVD’s to vcd and so on  
  • Free DvD software Nice and the Dutch way  
  • Nerd-out.com I have a Hiteker BI 600 DVD player which can be hacked so DVD’s can be copied to video. Here are more trades which can be adapted.

Children

Cooking

  • Dutch recipes Another site with some Dutch recipes
  • Go dutch Recipe Collection
  • Hollandse Pot My parents coming from Indonesia. So I do like Asian food more then the Dutch food. But sometimes you have to make compromises in your life..yes I married a real Dutch women
  • Old Dutch Recipes Try out these Genuine Holland Recipes originally compiled and written down in 1937.

D.I.S.K.

The Dutch Internet Survival Kit is a link collection site which could help english speaking expats to survive our kikker landje. If you want to contribute you can send me a link or a nice story which could be added to my personal blog site D.I.S.K

Dutch Goverment

Dutch news in English

Vandaag=Today Morgen=Tomorrow

Expacts

  • American Vlaai Vlaai. It sounds like pie, it looks like pie, it tastes like pie. It must be pie. Living abroad got you running in circles? Maybe this site can help you out a bit. Let's cover some of the links.
  • Expatica Expatica - the expatriate’s home on the web - is a must read for the English-speaking expatriate community. With an intelligent, opinionated and lively style, we inform and entertain with local and international news and feature articles on topics relevant to expatriates. Our comprehensive listings keep expats up-to-date with the latest in travel, arts, shopping, dining and community events.  
  • Expatsonline.nl Expatsonline.nl was initially launched in March 2001 following the success of Expats Magazine; The redesign of expatsonline.nl, powered by a content management system was launched February 18th 2003.
  • NonDutchable Holland is a whole new world for foreigners who have chosen to call it home. By participating in our site you will make new friends, see how we live, and learn from our experiences. Come and sail away with us over the dutch waters and float....into a dutch world and become a NonDutchable in Holland.

Freeware

  • Mybookmarks.com MyBookmarks is a free Internet service that allows you to keep your browser bookmarks and favorites online so you can access them from anywhere.
  • NONAGS The Original & Best Genuine Freeware Site - Since 1995 Over A Million Visitors Daily
  • Top 100 Freeware   I Can't live without it :-)

Hacked Software

  • CdrSoft Yeah, It's illegal but let's say you want to try it first before buying it :-)
  • F.O.S.I. Apps,18 Full versions cracked/hacked sofware but with possible 18+ pictures.
  • Gamecopyworld How to hack, crack and copy legal games and play it on your own PC without any restrictions
  • Nforce If you are a download freak, just have a look

Hardware

  • Consumerreview.com ConsumerREVIEW.com is the leading source of trusted buying advice for enthusiast sporting goods and consumer electronics. Visitors come to learn, interact and buy or sell the products showcased within our communities
  • Tweakers Pricewatch Look for the cheapest hardware in NL 

HELP!

Dial 112 only for real emergencies and Dial 0900-8844 to get the nearest police station.

  • Dutch road traffic signs posted by Myriam: Road traffic signs and regulations in the Netherlands (PDF file 559Kb)  
  • Dutch taxes Here you will find information for private individuals and businesses about taxation in the Netherlands in cross-border situations
  • Dutch Telephone Guide Dutch Phonebook, privat and business numbers   
  • Find your route in the NL Map24- Language = English
  • NS Train Planner Plan your trip by the Dutch railways (NS-Nederlandse spoorwegen)       
  • RDW RDW is the dutch Centre for Vehicle Technology and Information. 

Holiday

  • Amsterdam View Amsterdam from a different perspective. Discover unexpected and fun places of interest throughout this city.
  • Centerparcs Unwind in a 400 acre forest setting that surrounds you with nature and makes you feel good again. Do as much or as little as you please. So many activities, so many ways to relax. All you have to do is choose. 
  • Dutch Tourist Information Holland - Official website of the Netherlands Board of Tourism.  
  • Efteling Most famous Dutch Attraction and fairy tail park.
  • Go Arnhem I live near to this nice city in the bigest state called Gelderland
  • Keukenhof Flowers I am Dutch but never ever visited this place. It must be very beautiful...
  • Madurodam Madurodam: Holland's most famous tourist attraction. For 50 years Holland's smallest city, is opened all year round.
  • Sixflags

Home Shopping

Home Sweet Home

  • Country pages Dutch country pages hosted by the famous dutch http://www.startpagina.nl

Housing

  • Direct Living search our database! The best and most comprehensive website for rental housing in The Netherlands.
  • DMO - Housing Architects Contractors DIY Exterior & Maintainance Flowers, Gardens Interior (& -design) Kitchen & Bathrooms Mortgages@ Real estate agents Real estate developers Miscellaneous

Info

  • Access Our Mission: To assist English speaking people relocating to The Netherlands and ease their adjustment throughout their stay.
  • Double Dutch Radio Netherlands is a multimedia organization. We share issues being discussed in Holland with the rest of the world, in Dutch and several foreign languages. We also cover regional developments in areas of the world without free media. For some consumers, instant live pictures from events on the other side of the globe have blurred political boundaries. But the issues being discussed are stronger than ever.
  • Dutch football
  • Dutch Internet Guide Dutch Internet Guide in English
  • Dutch Universities A list of all Dutch universities
  • Info about NL by the USA COUNTRY DESCRIPTION: The Netherlands is a highly-developed, stable democracy. 
  • Virtual tourist features personal experiences, links to organizations and helpful advice to anyone planning on traveling/working/living in the Netherlands

Job & Career

  • DMO - Jobs Career advice Job sites Recruitment agencies Staffing Services Temp agency Union Volunteer work@
  • Undutchables info Like any country in the world, the Netherlands has it own rules and regulations regarding working there. Here are some useful tips, as well as some recommended reading. Hopefully it will help you settling in here. Furthermore, there is useful information for the Undutchable employees, such as information concerning your rights and duties. You can also download a new timesheet.
  • Undutchables jobs Looking for a Job?

Jokes

Learning Dutch

  • Free Online Translator  
  • Learn Dutch! Very useful Dutch language, grammar, rules, soundfiles and even a chat room. EXCELLENT! (in Dutch or English)  
  • Learndutch.org Posted by Yanna: It's a full on line Dutch course, with audio samples for pronunciation, grammar tips and real lessons, like you would have in a paper text book. It doesn't replace live tutors but it's certainly something to look into for a person who wants to get started  
  • Systransoft Online version - Fast and easy personal translation tool. Perfect for email, chat, letters, web pages, and more. I will write my mail in Japanese now!
  • Taalthuis If you're learning Dutch, this is probably going to be your favourite site. It contains a complete online course, it provides clear soloutions to classic grammar problems and it gives information on courses, sites and even Dutch cultural issues.  

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Shopping

  • Batavia Stad 30 to 70% discount on key brands Batavia Stad outlet shopping always gives 30 to 70% discount on key brands. In more than seventy stores, producers of leading international brands offer their last year collections and surplus stock at huge discounts.
  • Cheapest Supermarket According to VARA's consumer guide, are the Jumbo supermarkets the most affordable.
  • Shopping at sunday's Search when and where you can shop on sunday.