INDEX (just click on the blue heading you want)
EXPAT SITES
AUSSIE EXPAT CONTACT SITES –
NETHERLANDS
GENERAL EXPAT CONTACT SITES –
NETHERLANDS
AUSSIE EXPAT SITES – WORLDWIDE
OTHER EXPAT SITES – WORLDWIDE
EXPAT KIDS
EXPAT INFO SERVICES
GAY & LESBIAN EXPATS
MISC EXPAT & RELATED SITES
DUTCH EXPATS IN OZ (FOR WHEN YOU GO
BACK…)
EMPLOYMENT
JOBS FOR NON-DUTCH SPEAKERS
AU PAIR & NANNY AGENCIES
GENERAL WORK SITES (i.e. all info
in Dutch only)
RECOGNITION OF YOUR QUALIFICATIONS
OTHER RELATED SITES
AND FOR WHEN YOU LEAVE…
ACCOMMODATION
RENTALS
HOUSE SITTING
ONLINE HOUSING AGENCIES – ALL OVER
NL
MORE IDEAS
THE DUTCH LANGUAGE
USEFUL SITES
ONLINE DUTCH LANGUAGE COURSES
TIPS (RE COURSES)
FRISIAN
SWEARING IN DUTCH!
MISC DUTCH LANGUAGE SITES
TRANSLATORS
MISC LANGUAGE SITES – GENERAL
OTHER CLASSES & EDUCATION
SCHOOLS – CHILDREN
SCHOOLS – TERTIARY
OTHER COURSES (INCLUDING LEISURE
CLASSES)
HEALTH & HAPPINESS
HEALTH & MEDICINE
– HEALTH INSURANCE
– DOCTORS
– DENTISTS
– PHARMACIES
– AND FURTHER HEALTH
SERVICES
LEGAL HELP
– GENERAL
– SPECIALISTS IN
DUTCHIMMIGRATION LAW
– OTHER IMMIGRATION
LAWYERS
WEDDINGS & MARRIAGE MATTERS
EMERGENCIES
RACISM
WOMEN IN CRISIS
DEATH
MISCELLANEOUS
AUSSIE BARS & RESTAURANTS
IN THE NETHERLANDS
AT THE NEIGHBOUR’S (BELGIUM)
RELATED STUFF
AUSSIE PRODUCTS
FOOD
AUSSIE GOODIES – GENERAL
AUSSIE BOOZE
BRITISH FOOD STORES (NEXT BEST…)
MEAT PIES
VEGEMITE
ONLINE AUSSIE SHOPS
OTHER USEFUL FOOD LINKS
OTHER
ABORIGINAL PRODUCTS
AUSSIE DOGS
AUSSIE PLANTS
CLOTHING & SHOES
CRICKET & RUGBY EQUIPMENT
WOOL
MISCELLANEOUS
AT THE NEIGHBOUR’S (BELGIUM)
PRESS & MEDIA
ENGLISH LANGUAGE BOOKS
IN THE NETHERLANDS
ONLINE SHOPS – NEW
ONLINE SHOPS – SECOND HAND
RECOMMENDED READING – SEE SOME DUTCH STUFF
AT THE NEIGHBOUR’S (BELGIUM)
GOVERNMENT WEBSITES
DUTCH GOVERNMENT
AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
AUSTRALIAN – DUTCH CITIZENSHIP
MATTERS
EXPAT LOBBY GROUPS
SPORT
AUSSIE RULES
CRICKET
CYCLING
DIVING
GOLF
HIKING
ICE SKATING
INLINE SKATING
RUGBY
– WOMEN’S RUGBY
– QUAD (WHEELCHAIR)
RUGBY
– AT THE NEIGHBOUR’S
(BELGIUM)
RUGBY LEAGUE
RUNNING
SURFING
TOUCH FOOTY
WINDSURFING
YACHTING
YOGA
OTHER DUTCH CLUBS OF YOUR SPORT
TRADITIONAL DUTCH SPORTS
…AND
THEN THERE’S ALWAYS THIS…
TRAVEL
USEFUL SITES
AIR TICKETS ONLINE
AIR TICKET PRICE COMPARISON SITES
BUSES – INTERNATIONAL
HITCHING
HOLIDAY INFO
MOVING HOUSE / COUNTRY
RELIGION IN ENGLISH
BUDDHISM
CHRISTIANITY
ISLAM
JUDAISM
MISC USEFUL SITES
GENERALLY USEFUL STUFF
TELEPHONES (AND HOW TO CALL OZ
CHEAPLY)
INTERNET CAFÉS
CARS & OTHER MOVING THINGS
DUTCH SEARCH ENGINES
FINDING YOUR DUTCH ROOTS
– GENEALOGY
– ADOPTION
HOMESICKNESS
& FAVOURITES
– WEBCAMS OF HOME
– MISC FAVOURITE AUSSIE
SITES
– MISC FAVOURITE DUTCH
SITES
– SOME OF MY OWN
FAVOURITE MISC SITES
NICE THINGS IN THE NETHERLANDS
NATURE AND THE GREAT OUTDOORS
ANIMALS
HISTORY – NOT NECESSARILY BORING !
NICE FOR KIDS
CULTURE
PLACES TO STAY
SPECIAL PLACES TO EAT & DRINK
NATIONAL CELEBRATIONS
SHOPPING
CLOGS & BOOTS
MORE…
NICE THINGS AT THE NEIGHBOUR’S
(BELGIUM)
SOME DUTCH STUFF
BOOKS – SOME RECOMMENDED READING
MOVIES
– DRAMAS
– THRILLERS
– HISTORICAL
– COMEDIES
– KIDS
MUSIC – TO GET YOU STARTED
WELCOME TO THE AUSTRALIANS
ABROAD INFO PAGE FOR
AUSSIES
IN THE NETHERLANDS
Hoi Aussie maatjes!
This is a compilation of some websites and other info
that may be useful to you as an Aussie in the Netherlands.
I’ve also added the section “Nice Things in the Netherlands” to give you a start on getting to know your new country. Some are famous (e.g. Giethoorn,
Zaanse Schans), some not so
famous (e.g. underwater sculpture garden, the Delta Works). There are some interesting places to sleep
and eat out here, and some places to go to when you’re feeling homesick: a park
with parrots, emus and wallabies; tropical swimming pools, places to camp where
you may be the only camper. And things
to do with the kids other than going to high priced fun parks (although I’ve
put some of those in too).
Some things to note:
* “NL” is frequently used as an
abbreviation for “the Netherlands”
* I’ve added a web link where ever
possible; if they don’t have a website, other details are given
unless indicated by (NL)
for “in Dutch”, all websites are in English
*
letters in brackets after localities indicate
the province (to help you figure out if it’s close by or not,
or to plan a day out with various
things in the same area):
(Dr) Drenthe
(Flv) Flevoland
(Fr) Friesland
(Gld) Gelderland
(Gr)
Groningen
(L) Limburg
(NB) Noord
Brabant
(NH) Noord
Holland
(O) Overijssel
(U) Utrecht
(Zld) Zeeland
(ZH) Zuid
Holland
I’ve recently decided to put the listings in each section (mostly) in
alphabetical order, so if one of the listings is yours, don’t get offended if
you’re last – it’s just neatness!
Let me know if you have comments, corrections, additions, mail me at peter@coolabah.com
Take care and hartelijke
groetjes,
Sandy
P.S. Sorry to add this, but I’m afraid I can’t help with individual
enquiries. Firstly, the number of email
enquiries I was getting (on a daily basis) was swamping me to the exclusion of
much else! Secondly, and more
importantly, I honestly don’t have the expertise – I collect links and all
that, but I think the collective knowledge of the 100+ members of Australians
Abroad who live in the Netherlands are much more able to give you a good and
helpful answer, so post it on the message board in the Aussies in Holland
section (or even in European Issues) and you’ll be sure to get a good response.
YOU’RE NOT ALONE IN THIS COUNTRY…
To get a list of other Aussies Abroad
members living in the Netherlands, you can go to Find an Aussie and do a search for either the whole
country or your area.
WANT
TO PLAN AN EVENT HERE IN THE LOWLANDS?
Post a message and see what you can get
organised. When it’s
all set, don’t forget to post it on the calendar!
ANY ADDITIONS OR SUGGESTIONS FOR THIS PAGE?
If you’ve used one of these links and had
good or bad experiences with them, share them with us. And if you have any additions or suggestions
for this page, please continue to send them to Sandy.
WOULD
YOU LIKE TO ADVERTISE ON THIS PAGE?
Of course it’s possible!
Contact Peter for
further details.
FINALLY… THANKS!
Many thanks to Kate, for
her invaluable work in setting up this page. Many thanks also to YOU, all of my fellow “in
Nederland woonachtig Australiërs”
who have contributed information for this page!
And finally, thanks to the growing number of other visitors to the site
(lots of Dutch but also other expats) who have been
sending me great tips to add.
WHO
IS SANDY MORITZ?
I’m from a truly multicultural Aussie family, with a Japanese mother and
a German father, born in Melbourne and raised in Ballarat. Much to my surprise, I’m already 42. I met my sweetie, Ad van Veen
(a lekker ding, 11 years younger than me!) just after
he arrived in Australia in 1997 on a working holiday visa.
We ended up travelling right around Australia
together for ten months, and then I came back to the Netherlands with him, late in 1998.
We now live in his home village of Boskoop, a
village of 15,000 in Zuid Holland, not far from Gouda. Boskoop’s main
“industry” is ornamental tree nurseries, so it’s quite a pretty place. We live on the farm where he grew up, and
where his family has lived for two centuries, a beautiful big brick building
with attached barn, together with our cats Gonzo and Franky
(named after Frank de Boer, Dutch footy captain, as they both have reddish
blonde hair and blue eyes and because, just like our kitten, the other Frank
was missing his penalties), and our two lambs, Olga and Bessie.
I’ve had various jobs since coming
here (including a few eye opening months at the Dutch Interpol office and a lot
of fun with a Dutch design company). We are now planning our return to Australia,
and with that in mind I have resigned to concentrate on getting things here
straightened out. We hope to travel back
overland, and then buy a farm somewhere in South Gippsland.
Other than collecting websites, my
interests are wide. I love all sorts of
arts, both passively, in the form of music, theatre, literature, cinema (mostly
stuff out of the mainstream though) and actively (I do a lot of handcrafts –
mainly ceramic mosaics, felting shoes from wool, and knitting), food (both
cooking and eating), travelling (passionately – I’ve spent about a third of my
life travelling), animals and nature.
Oh, and boots. I have a
collection of about 40 pairs. Nothing
kinky, but I do have a pair of Mongolian riding boots (yes, bought in Mongolia),
some embroidered Chinese theatre boots in pink satin, and my latest
acquisition: a gorgeous pair of traditional reindeer skin boots from the Laps
in northern Finland.
I hope Aussies in Holland is of some
use to you, and I always enjoy some feedback!
Hartelijke groetjes, Sandy
