Tag Archives: living in the Netherlands
The Netherlands and Human Development Posted by Karoly Molina on Jul 29, 2014
A recent study by the United Nations program for Development ranked the Netherlands as number four among the top ten countries with the best index of sociale ontwikkeling or social development. This study measured factors such as the development and progress of people in gezondheidszorg (health care), onderwijs (education), veiligheid (security) and inkomen (income), as…
The Dutch and Houseboats Posted by noortje on May 20, 2010
Holland wouldn’t be Holland if it didn’t had such a close relationship with water. See the dikes, the canals, the rain… It’s not a surprise the Dutch decided to build their homes on water as well, with Amsterdam as the main spot. So what’s the deal exactly with those house boats, or as we call…