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“How much are you asking for that second hand doll?” “Three Euros” “I will give you two” “Done” Permit-free trade Soon the streets will be a-bustling with people young and old in all the cities and towns in The Netherlands. As they walk along inspecting the second hand goods...
“Oh, it is cold..” “It is raining… hailing…” “No, there is a blizzard…” “It is too expensive due to the tax raise since 2019…” No more excuses Here is something I would like to share with you that I have been relying on since the last ten years. With...
How the Dutch share good news is my blog on the website of I am Expat click here to read the blog.
“Being an expat is not easy…I just won my battle of depression after a decade of struggle…” “I am an expat who has struggled with depression..” “I have recently recovered from …” These are a few of the posts I came across in face book recently.
Carnaval is the one of the biggest celebration in the Southern part of The Netherlands. This big traditional event is officially celebrated for 3 days in ‘s Hertogenbosch, or Den Bosch and other parts of Southern Netherlands. However this celebration starts much earlier and oh boy, the Dutch know...
Like I have warned all the readers of my book, Dutch-ess from the Himalayas the yearly carnival fever is about to hit the southern part of The Netherlands. You may have noticed that city name boards are already giving way to banners with Carnival names of the city. The...
Ever since I was a teenager, I always wondered how it would be to live in a foreign country. After the completion of my master degree in tourism, here in Nepal, finally, I boarded a flight to Sydney, Australia, on February 2017, excited and nervous at the same time. ...
“We should start going for swimming lessons.” “Yeah, it will be fun. I also want to join swimming classes…” Since a few years, I have been having this sort of enthusiastic conversation with my friends which always end up without any step further. And the same thing happened...
The first thing I noticed when I strolled through the streets of Kathmandu was the fact that a lot of people came up to talk to me. Conversing with a stranger, just for fun.
Being a Dutch tenor (singer) I am used to the fact that there is usually a pin drop silence from the audience while a concert is in progress. And one is expected to stay seated during the performance and visiting the toilet is also restricted to the interval only....