Haarlem’s autumn festival 2021!
You can see the complete schedule for Haarlem’s Autumn Festival below.
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Entries by Christina Kambanella
We are great, but how many are we?
Yes, us expats are interesting and fun and adventurous and brave, in one word great! But let’s see how many of each nationality live in each nearby region. Find yours in the easy-to-read table that I spent an hour making for you 🙂 Haarlem Haarlemmermeer Bloemendaal Zandvoort Amsterdam Dutch 147 001 143 662 22 736 […]
Joel lives in Haarlem. Joel is sad. Joel is funny. Joel wrote a book.
So who is Joel Azulay? Joel is your neighbour who takes the dog out at the same exact time every day, your friend from home who married his highschool sweetheart, the waitress at your favourite cafeteria, your annoying cousin who still collects stamps, your auntie with the embarrassing jokes, your once-lovely ex who said s/he […]
The butterfly effect: A butterfly can flap its wings in a park in the Netherlands, and you get people visiting it.
The Netherlands with many picturesque cities around its canals and some very beautiful nature destinations, can enchant its travelers with its many different colors. These can come not only from the tulips, but also from the butterflies that the country hosts, which have actually increased this summer. And due to the exceptional nature of the […]
Which nationalities have the biggest and the smallest penises?
Even if you don’t want to admit it, you are curious about the size of men’s genitals. That’s why you are reading this 😉 And yes, a lot of research has been done over the years, that shows that the penis size vary greatly between countries.
“You are the hosts of death!”, said the leading Greek professor of international fame Theodosis Tassios to the unvaccinated.
Professor Theodosis Tassios described the vaccine deniers as an “organised group of enormous dimensions”, which threatens the rights of all of us.
A free virtual vacation game. Enjoy!
I just discovered a way to go on virtual vacation and gain some useful knowledge at the same time!
5 delicious cocktails that stand the test of time
They are called classic cocktails because they were created in another era and yet they never got out of fashion. But they change, reshape, adapt to conditions, trends and requirements. And this may be another element due to which, these cocktails are considered irreplaceable, even in the most modern bars. Five classic cocktails, older than […]
Proof that the corona-vaccine works
The age of corona patients admitted to hospital is shooting down. This month, people in their fifties are the largest group. Intensive Care foreman Diederik Gommers: ‘The people that get in hospital and in the Intence Care Unit in May are the non-vaccinated.’
Art in Haarlem: Just like the flowers, Galerie Bloemendaal is coming back to us this month!
Finally, the Galerie Bloemendaal reopens after five months with a colourful spring exhibition and is waiting for us to enjoy it, together with the artists and good music.
Are you a woman over 30? It’s time to celebrate… you, with a special photo-shoot!
Get ready to celebrate your amazing self this May! The super-talented Czech photographer Aneta Jeremiášová, who lives in Haarlem and won the first place of the 2020 Unlike Portrait Awards, is looking for 30 amazing women to join her in a luxurious and empowering experience in her 30 over 30 project.
The number of unemployed Haarlemmers has risen
Unemployment in the Netherlands rose in 2020 for the first time in five years.
Aneta, who won the ‘Unlike Portrait Awards’, lives in Haarlem!
I recently saw this portrait that left me speechless. The light, the colours, the model’s alabaster skin and piercing look. A portrait that looks like a painting, but it’s not. It is a photograph and it is real. And it was taken by the super-talented Czech photographer Aneta Jeremiášová, who won the first place in […]
Free new clothes while saving the environment: Start swapping!
The fashion industry has a disastrous impact on the environment. In fact, it is the second largest polluter in the world, just after the oil industry. Especially fast fashion (zara, h&m etc), which makes shopping for clothes more affordable, it comes at a huge environmental cost. But we love fashion and we love wearing new […]
Dreams do come true and Dušan lives his in Haarlem!
When I met Dušan the first thing I saw was his passion for Czech natural wines. And now you can all see that, because he just founded a company that brings this naturally, delicious fermented juice to us, here in the Netherlands, straight to our house or business. Yes, we talked about natural wines before, […]
International Women’s Day: 12 remarkable Haarlemmer women!
March 8 is the International Women’s Day and here in Expats Haarlem we want to celebrate it by honoring some of the Haarlemmer women who made and are still making an impact in the Netherlands and in the world! Haarlem’s history has many special women and we chose the ones we love the most.
The year of corona: Dutch superiority – Superior failure
In the Netherlands if we are better at something, we like international comparisons. And if we are not better at it, the answer is: ‘This is not a competition!’ During the corona crisis, Dutch failure is often presented as Dutch superiority.
Why do we love the snow so much?
There’s no doubt that we are going through some weird times with a pandemic and the measures to prevent it. And as if that wasn’t enough, the winter of 2021 has arrived, bringing sub-zero temperatures and icy winds along with it. The dark, cold days make it tough to stay positive as all we want […]
Dutch snow? Time for Dutch mulled wine: bisschopswijn!
Finally, we had the snow storm we all have been waiting for and don’t we deserve it, especially this weird year! So while outside it feels like -14°C and we came back inside after walking and playing like children in the snow storm in the center of Haarlem, nothing will get you warm as much […]
Dutch government resigns: what are the consequences for the corona crisis?
The Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte’s government resigned on Friday 15 January over a scandal in which thousands of parents were falsely accused of child benefit fraud between 2013 and 2019.
Let’s talk about hometowns: Fortaleza, Brazil
Capitals, cities, towns, villages, neighbourhoods. We all come from somewhere and it’s time to meet each others’ hometowns and who knows, we might put some new places that we have never heard of on our bucket list! In this post, we hear from Vinnie about his hometown Fortaleza, in beautiful Brazil!
A coronavirus patient from Haarlem taken by helicopter to German hospital
On Monday 21 December, a coronavirus patient from Haarlem was taken by helicopter to a hospital in Dortmund. This is first infected patient in two months that has been transported to Germany.
8894 new infections yesterday, 1600 more than the weekly average
A total of 8894 new confirmed coronavirus infections were reported to the RIVM as of Friday morning on 11 December, which is 120 more than the previous day. The weekly average is 7264. The number of infections has increased rapidly over the past ten days: last week there was an increase of 45 percent compared […]
Let’s talk about hometowns: Bermuda
Capitals, cities, towns, villages, neighbourhoods. We all come from somewhere and it’s time to meet each others’ hometowns and who knows, we might put some new places that we have never heard of on our bucket list! In this post, we hear from Abbie about her home on the island of Bermuda, the British Overseas […]
Let’s talk about hometowns: Vancouver, Canada
Capitals, cities, towns, villages, neighbourhoods. We all come from somewhere and it’s time to meet each others’ hometowns and who knows, we might put some new places that we have never heard of on our bucket list! In this post, we hear from Monique about her hometown of Vancouver, in Canada.
Let’s talk about hometowns: Boscotrecase, Italy
Capitals, cities, towns, villages, neighbourhoods. We all come from somewhere and it’s time to meet each others’ hometowns and who knows, we might put some new places that we have never heard of on our bucket list! In this post, we hear from Emilia about her hometown of Boscotrecase, near Naples in Italy.
Let’s talk about hometowns: share your story!
Capitals, cities, towns, villages, neighbourhoods. We all come from somewhere and it’s time to discover each other’s hometowns – who knows, as a result we might put some new places that we have never heard of before on our bucket list! We are introducing our new feature and your input is invited.
Coronavirus in Haarlem: latest numbers from the RIVM
The total number of Haarlem residents that tested positive for coronavirus over the last week was 553. The figures were announced in the new weekly update from the RIVM. A total of 67,542 Dutch people received confirmation that they are infected with coronavirus between 21 and 27 October.
No more Moria: this is the story of one refugee camp
In recent years, I have heard and read too many opinions and comments from people around the world, opinions full of hatred and disgust for fellow humans that they don’t know, for humans who are suffering, for humans who didn’t choose to leave their country and go to Europe. This article is a reminder of […]
‘A sense of place’ is our favourite wine store in Haarlem!
After Markus Praat spent 6 months managing a wine store in Brooklyn, he decided to bring some Brooklyn air back to Haarlem. Now, he has opened a new, truly cosy and welcoming wine store that does things differently: selling honest products in a sustainable and no-nonsense way, bringing wine from the elite to the streets, […]