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The Netherlands officially has the first national heat wave of the yearGerd Altmann via Pixabay

First official national heat wave of the year

The Netherlands officially has the first national heat wave of…
GreenJoy

August happenings around Haarlem

For anyone staying around Haarlem this August, we picked out…
Haarlem Summer Comedy

Haarlem Summer Comedy

The Haarlem Comedy Factory & City Beach Bar Oerkap present…
Haarlem Culinair

THINGS TO DO IN HAARLEM THIS AUGUST

August is here and with it comes an array of fantastic events!…
Haarlem Jazz & More

Haarlem Jazz & More 2019

Haarlem Jazz & More 2019, from Wednesday 14th of August until…
caterpillars

Danger poisonous caterpillars in the Netherlands

A plague of poisonous caterpillars explodes throughout the country. It…
Spaarnestad Concert

Spaarnestad Concert

For the fourth time a wonderful open-air concert on the water…
Learning Dutch

Dutch Summer Crash Courses

This Summer Taalthuis Haarlem offers 2 Summer Crash Courses.…
summer

How to spend summer in Holland and survive?

When I just moved to Holland, my expats' friends told me I would…
Belsazar Vermouth

New Summer Drink: Belsazar Vermouth

Vitamin D gives us the boost we so desperately seek and it tempts…
Summer

Summer isn't over yet!

Don’t put away your Summer clothes yet: summer continues into…
blue wine

Blue wine, a hit on terraces this summer?

It looks more like a sports drink or windshield wiper fluid than…
Dutch holiday maker has more often sex

Dutch holiday maker has more often sex

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Nearly three-quarters of the Dutch have more sex on holiday than…
Taking perfect photos in sunshine [The person on the photo has given their written permission for ExpatsHaarlem to use the photo in the article.]

Taking perfect photos in sunshine

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It is no secret that taking photos during sunshine can be difficult.…
Travelling

10 Tips to Save Money when Travelling

Do you want budget travel tips for free? Would you like to travel…
Do you make these 9 sunscreen mistakes?

Do you make these 9 sunscreen mistakes?

It’s time to make healthy skin a priority.. and to avoid sun…
Italian mistakes

6 embarrassing mistakes to avoid in Italian

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Learning Italian or planning to exercise your Italian during…
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My top 10 terraces in Haarlem for the summer

In the Netherlands, people are so anxious to sunbath that…
Haarlem Photo Club Summer Photo Walk 2014

Haarlem Photo Club Summer Photo Walk 2014: feedback and photos

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Haarlem! Summer! Open Air! Photography! We had the best ingredients…
Belgians drink the most on holiday (Photo: Ibiza.nl)

Belgians drink the most on holiday

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With an average of 3.7 drinks per day, Belgians are the biggest…
Spain is hot and trending (Photo: Arianna Ardia)

Spain is hot and trending

"Spain" was in the last weeks of July Trending Topic on Twitter.…
Haarlem has most expensive café terraces, Nijmegen is cheapest (Photo: Arianna Ardia)

Haarlem has most expensive café terraces, Nijmegen is cheapest

Haarlem tops the list of expensive terraces. This results from its…
Beer Sommelier: "Beer tastes better tepid than cold" (Photo: Arianna Ardia)

Beer Sommelier: "Beer tastes better tepid than cold"

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Social media are filled by complaints about tepid beer. The beers…
Topless sunbathing is out (Photo: Getty Images)

Topless sunbathing is out

European women choose less and less for topless sunbathing  This…
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Yes. Summer has finally arrived..!!

In case you haven't noticed.. Today it's June 21st. In other…