The Netherlands is a small nation in Western Europe made up of 12 provinces, including North and South Holland. The Netherlands is commonly but incorrectly called Holland though it has become so popular that the dispute over its name is longer offensive. Allow me to expand on some key areas of dutch life: 1)Geography: The Netherlands is bordered by Germany to the East and Belgium to the South. The Belgian/Dutch border is located around an hour and forty minutes drive from Calais and the channel tunnel. The historic capital Amsterdam is easily accessible via ferry from England and ferries land at Velsen, roughly a half hour car journey from Amsterdam. The ...  Read the complete review

The Netherlands or Holland has to be one of my favourite countries that Ive visited so far. Its next to Belgium and Germany, with one side of it a great coastline with some lovely beach towns. They speak Dutch, which Im learning at Uni at the moment as an elective. Im on a first so far, though theres an exam tomorow! My partner is Dutch, so thats one reason why I have visited it twice. The first time was a bit overwhelming as I didnt speak any dutch, and although everyone can speak english, they dont always want to. The second time I went it was loads better as I could speak more dutch and understand a lot more than before. I ...  Read the complete review

The Netherlands, a flat country of windmills, canals, bulbfields, clog-wearing boys sticking their finger in dykes, red-light zones and mind-blowing skunk...isn't it? Not all of it. We've already established in previous reviews that I've got an eye for a bargain - a polite way of saying I'm tight-fisted git - so there's no need to reiterate all the details of the great deal we got from Ryanair that enabled us to do a bit of Christmas shopping in Germany. I won't let that stop me though. Our flights from Prestwick (Glasgow) to Frankfurt-Hahn cost 1p plus taxes each way! We only went for a couple of days and after picking up ...  Read the complete review

My husband and I have been to Holland a few times now and stayed in Amsterdam so we decided to have a change and stay at The Hague for a long weekend. This is a beautiful city with so much to offer. We flew with Easy Jet from Liverpool airport at a cost of eighty-five pounds return and parked our car at the airport for eight pounds a day. The flight took just under an hour to Schipol Airport and a half hour train journey later we were at our destination. This city has a mixture of ultra modern building styles and the traditional Dutch architecture. There are historic churches and civic buildings galore to admire, my favorite though has to be ...  Read the complete review

I first went to Holland on business and have been a few times flying and staying in Amsterdam. An interesting place but I have since learnt that Holland has so much more to offer. My broader knowledge of Holland has come through a twinning arrangement between two Rotary clubs - we are twinned with the Club of Hengelo Driene over near the German border. We visit every other year. On my first visit to Hengelo we flew to Schipol, then took the train to The Hague. What a place! Nicer that Amsterdam I think! We stayed a night there and had an organised walking tour of the city - I recommend that to see all the sights and interesting places tucked away. Fine ...  Read the complete review