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• Tiptoe Through the Tulips with Keith Jenkins

  

  Tweet Keith Jenkins, the blogger behind Velvet Escape, has been living in the Netherlands for almost two decades. Another "in the Netherlands for love" story,... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Cloggie Queries: How Do Expats Get Through the Holidays?

  

  Tweet Welcome to Cloggie Queries! In this new feature, I will be taking questions on expatriatism, the Netherlands, and expatriating to the Netherlands. Got a... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Away from Home During the Holidays?

  

  Last week on Cloggie Queries, a reader asked us how we get through the holidays when we're not at home.Recent guest poster Jill Kristal of Transitional... Read more

  Posted on 26 February 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Cloggie Queries: How Do Expats Get Through the Holidays?

  

  Welcome to Cloggie Queries! In this new feature, I will be taking questions on expatriatism, the Netherlands, and expatriating to the Netherlands. Got a... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Cloggie Queries: Will I Have Any Trouble with Immigration to the Netherlands?

  

  Welcome to Cloggie Queries! In this new feature, I will be taking questions on expatriatism, the Netherlands, and expatriating to the Netherlands. Got a... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• How Can You Spot a Long-term Expat?

  

  How can you spot a long-term expat?By their response to the following questions:Where are you from?andHow long will you be abroad? These queries cause... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Tiptoe Through the Tulips with Stephanie Ward

  

  I am pleased to welcome Stephanie Ward to the Tiptoe Through the Tulips Interview series! Stephanie is a Small Business marketing coach through her own company... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Giving Birth in the Netherlands: Conference, 29 January

  

  From Pregnancy to Delivery - the Dutch WayMy next article for The Holland Times will be on this conference, so if you can't make it, never fear! Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Birthdays in the Netherlands: Friendly Ring Or Circle of Death?

  

  My taking the day off wasn't so much so that I could relax and take some time for myself. I had other things to do...Unlike in the US where you have your party... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Top 10 Expat Explorer Blog Posts, Web Wednesday, and Best Expat Views

  

  What do all these posts have in common? They come from Expat Explorer (a great expat blog) and feature either myself, the Clogs and Tulips blog, or the Twitter... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Painting Perspective

  

  This post was originally published in the January 2011 issue of The Holland Times. The Holland Times is a newspaper that reports Dutch news in English for the... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Auto Leeg? Making Utrecht Safe.

  

  Earlier this week, I noticed a woman in uniform going around to all the cars parked on my street with a pad of some sort. She'd go from car to car, looking... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• The Reluctant Expat

  

  Some people are reluctant to go out on that expat assignment. To go off to another country and leave their home behind.Me? At times I find myself reluctant to... Read more

  Posted on 14 January 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Cloggie Queries

  

  Welcome to a brand new feature of Clogs and Tulips called "Cloggie Queries."Let's not kid ourselves... as expats, we have lots of questions. LOTS. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• December 2010: What's on This Month

  

  December, or december in Dutch, is the month that falls after november (November) and before januari (January). As you'll notice, the Dutch don't capitalize... Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• New Year in the Netherlands

  

  As I write this, it is quiet outside. The bombing has stopped, the fires have been put out, the riots have been doused, the smoke has more or less cleared,... Read more

  Posted on 03 January 2011 EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Gifts for the Language Learner in Your Life This Christmas

  

  If you're reading this blog, odds are you are an expat, know an expat, will become or are interested in becoming an expat, living in, have lived in or planning ... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2010 LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• Acclimate by Learning the Language

  

  Bethany Ramos is back with another great post to help you with your move overseas. Check back the 16th of every month for more tips from Bethany. Read more

  Posted on 16 December 2010 EXPAT, LANGUAGES, TRAVEL

• 7 Totally Awesome Things About the Netherlands

  

  A While back, Scarlet at Moms Wear Your Tees Blog asked me to do a guest post on life in the Netherlands for any of her readers who may want to plan a trip to... Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2010 DESTINATIONS, EXPAT, TRAVEL

• Day 2 of the NT2-II Dutch Language Test

  

  Halfway there! I tell myself as I cycle to Bureau Inburgering Utrecht for my final day of NT2-II testing.No, I don't mean halfway to the testing center. I mean... Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2010 EXPAT, LANGUAGES, TRAVEL