Dutch railways http://www.ns.nl/domestic/index.cgi including travel planner

Dutch tourist offices http://vvv.pagina.nl/ sorted into the different provinces

Foreign embassies in NL http://ambassade.pagina.nl/ list of foreign embassies in the Netherlands for your visas when travelling onward (“Buitenlandse ambassades in Nederland”), and of Dutch embassies in other countries (“Nederlandse ambassades in het buitenland”)

Himalaya – travel book specialist http://www.himalaya.nl/ location: Amsterdam (NH)

house swapping http://homeexchange.com/ swap your flat/house for one in Paris, New York, or even Boskoop for a couple of weeks – free! You don’t need to be a member to check the listings or to send members a message and make an offer, but you do if you want to place your own listing (US$30). Go forth and explore Europe!

KLM http://en.nederland.klm.com/

QANTAS http://www.qantas.com.au/

Schiphol airport http://www.schiphol.nl/ flight info etc

time, public holidays, travel warnings http://www.weltzeituhr.com/start_e.shtml for countries all over the world

working holidays http://www.workingholidayguru.com/ even if you’re not in the Netherlands on a working holiday, you may still be eligible to go on to another country on a working holiday visa

See also details in the section “ Nice Things in the Netherlands”.

AIR TICKETS ONLINE

Don’t forget to also search for tickets to airports other than Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport. For example, Rotterdam airport often have cheap flights to holiday destinations, as well as to the UK, and it has the advantage of being small, hence easier to access by car.

Easyjet http://www.easyjet.com/en/ no frills cheap tickets – but somewhat better in all respects than Ryanair

lastminute.pagina http://lastminute.pagina.nl/ list of last minute holiday links (NL)

Ryanair http://www.ryanair.com/ Irish airline, offer amazing deals (I flew London-Sweden for £1.50) but prepared for the comfort, convenience, and punctuality of a rush hour tram

vliegtickets.pagina http://vliegtickets.pagina.nl/ list of air ticket links (NL)

AIR TICKET PRICE COMPARISON SITES

These sites are all in Dutch only, but are pretty easy to use. Just enter your places and dates of destination (naar or aankomst), sometimes also of departure (van or vertrek) and it will show you comparitive prices with different airlines and/or travel agencies

El Cheapo http://elcheapo.nl/display_vliegen.html (NL)

WaarheenWaarvoor http://www.waarheenwaarvoor.nl/ (NL)

MOVING HOUSE / COUNTRY

verhuis.pagina http://verhuis.pagina.nl/ list of links for removalists (sorted per province), self storage facilities, for buying boxes, and more (NL)

Seawise (Aust cargo & shipping company) http://www.seawise.com.au/ Parkstr 83 , 2514JG Den Haag, tel: 070- 3538195, netherlands@seawise.com.au

boxes for moving http://www.verhuisdozenwinkel.nl/ this had the cheapest prices for boxes when I last looked, and they deliver to most of Holland for free (NL)

tip! getting good quality boxes that are all the same size can save you a stack when moving overseas. If you are shipping in a container, then you are charged for the volume, not the weight. Good boxes will stack neatly with no gaps, and are less likely to break or sag, so your goods will also be less likely to be damaged.

Australian customs http://www.customs.gov.au/bizlink/TRAVEL/know.htm don’t forget to check here before you pack the container for home

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