Dutch Birth Tradition: Beschuit met Muisjes (Little Mice on a Rusk)
Spring is in the air (well, almost)! Images of daffodils, baby lambs, sunshine and butterflies come to our hopeful minds. Renewal and birth of...
Inburgering exam: General questions and tackling the Reading paper
The Netherlands is famous for being the most English-speaking country in mainland Europe. This is a country where it is fabled that one can...
Inburgeringsexam: Tackling the Speaking paper
Today I’ll share some tips regarding the Spreken (Speaking) exam. In my last four articles of the series, I’ve talked about how to prepare...
Ronald McDonald House Veldhoven and the value of giving
After providing hospitality for over twenty years, the Ronald McDonald House Veldhoven might still not be known to everyone in the Brainport area. High...
Expats celebrating Christmas
'It's the most wonderful time of the year' and not just for Dutch households. Many expats in the Eindhoven region also celebrate Christmas. Though the...
Roland Kleve is the new director of Eindhoven 365 and 247
Roland Kleve will start in May as the new director of the Eindhoven city marketing organisation Eindhoven365. He succeeds Peter Kentie, who is retiring...
Tips and do’s and don’ts for celebrating Carnaval in Eindhoven
Every nation has its peculiarities, its strange habits or funny cultural aspects… the Dutch, or better, the people of the southern part of The...
Birds in your backyard II – who are they?
Backyards and home gardens are the territories of many wild birds. Did you know that almost 100 different bird species have been spotted...
Fire in Evoluon restaurant
A fire broke out in the restaurant's ceiling in the Evoluon on Noord-Brabantlaan in Eindhoven on Monday afternoon. The fire was under control shortly...
Top Christmas markets in the region
Days are getting shorter, and the fancy lights glitter all over the city. The Glow festival, a proud feather on the Dutch cap, is...
Anger over Eindhoven Airport ‘misleading green advertising’
Eindhoven Airport must immediately stop 'misleading advertisements'. A majority of the city council thinks so. Six factions believe that the airport is unfairly giving...
