Tag Archives: NL

An Important Orange Envelope

On June 9th there are parliamentary elections in the Netherlands. It will be an interesting day, and most probably the current Prime Minister will be ousted. Time for a change. From our current home town, Riga, we sent in our … Continue reading

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A Beautiful City Behind The Dunes

Let’s just say for a moment that I am a tourist and would like to visit The Hague. I have heard about this Dutch city on the news, because of the Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Court, … Continue reading

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What The Dutch Can Learn From The French

The Ov chip kaart is a big and costly project. The intention is that you can charge it and every time you travel you pay the fare with part of the credit on the chip. The problem is, the chip … Continue reading

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Ancient History’s Cool

This fall it is ten years ago that I started my work-life when a small company hired me. It was a good start, with a perfect boss. On the first christmas, not even two months after we started, we had … Continue reading

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De ontrafeling van enz., enz., enz.

In Nederlandse wetten staat de geheimzinnige formulering Wij, Beatrix, bij de gratie Gods, Koningin der Nederlanden, Prinses van Oranje-Nassau, enz., enz., enz. Aangezien ik momenteel nogal in de wetteksten zit, kom ik die formulering een paar maal daags tegen. En dan wordt … Continue reading

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Roadviews

Het Ruimtelijk Planbureau laat weten dat snelwegpanorama’s in Nederland zwaar onder druk staan. Nederland verrommelt en bouwt te veel. Maar hoe zien die panorama’s er nu eigenlijk echt uit? Wat zie je nou precies als je op de weg rijdt … Continue reading

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