New

The Holland Guide

Finally it's there! The Holland Handbook App for the iPad.
December 9th, 2011
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New

Expat Jobs

We are proud to present our new job database in association with Together Abroad.
December 21st, 2011
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News

The XPat Journal Housing Special

The XPat Journal December Issue just appeared. Don't miss it.
December 9th
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Special Interest

International Education

What types of international education are available in the Netherlands.

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Special Interest

Housing in the Netherlands

This section offers you practical tips and useful information such as where to buy or rent, selecting an agent and negotiating the deal.

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Special Interest

Employment

There are a number of things you need to know before entering the job market in the Netherlands, such as: the make-up of the Dutch employment market, finding a job here as an expatriate, Dutch labor law, the Dutch social security system etc.

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TRANSPORTATION - REFERENCES

GENERAL

MINISTERIE VAN INFRASTRUCTUUR EN MILIEU
Ministry of Infrastructure and Environment
Plesmanweg 1 – 6, 2597 JG The Hague
P.O. Box 20901, 2500 EX The Hague
Tel.: 070 351 61 71
www.rijksoverheid.nl

Dutch Customs (Douane): www.douane.nl

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

GENERAL
Prices, departure and arrival times
Tel.: 0900 92 92
www.9292ov.nl

TO BUY TICKETS FOR BUS, TRAM AND METRO ONLINE
www.OVwebloket.nl

OV CHIPCARD
www.ov-chipkaart.nl

NEDERLANDSE SPOORWEGEN, NS
Dutch Railways
Prices, departure ,arrival times and travel planner
www.ns.nl

HIGH SPEED TRAIN
www.nshispeed.nl

DRIVER’S LICENSE

GENERAL ENGLISH-LANGUAGE INFO
www.rijbewijs.nl

BUREAU NADER ONDERZOEK RIJVAARDIGHEIDSBEWIJZEN, BNOR
Special Driving Test Office
Tel.: 070 413 03 00
www.rijbewijs.nl

DRIVING LICENSE INFORMATION FOR PERSONS HOLDING DIPLOMATIC OR CONSULAR STAFF STATUS
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Protocol Department
Tel.: 070 348 64 86
www.minbuza.nl

TRAFFIC RULES

General: www.veiligverkeernederland.nl

ROAD TAX

Info on BPM: www.douane.nl/particulier/bpm.html , click on English

CENTRAAL BUREAU MOTORRIJTUIGENBELASTING
Central Office for Motor Vehicle Taxes
Tel.: 0800 0749 on working days from 8 A.M. – 5 P.M.
www.belastingdienst.nl

ORGANIZATIONS

General information on trade-ins, and registration:
RDW (National Traffic Authority) Vehicle technology and information center
Internet: www.rdw.nl

The Royal Dutch Touring Club (ANWB)
Roadside Assistance Service (Wegenwacht), tel.: 0800 0888
Internet: www.anwb.nl
Route Planner: http://route.anwb.nl

ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE

www.aa-team.nl
www.routemobiel.nl
www.wegenwacht.nl

CYCLING

BICYCLE MANIA HOLLAND
By Shirley Agudo
Published by XPat Media
For the first time ever, the Dutch bicycle culture is captured in this fascinating book by American photographer and author Shirley Agudo.Young, old, and even naked cyclists - they’re all here in this humorous and surprising book about a culture gone completely mad about bikes.
www.bicycle-mania.nl , www.shirleyagudo.com

BICYCLE TOURING HOLLAND
By Katherine Widing
Published by Van der Plas Publications
This book treats you to 50 wonderful bike tours into ‘every corner of the country, and sometimes beyond into some of the most picturesque destinations in neighboring Belgium and Germany’.
www.cyclepublishing.com

CYCLING TOURS IN THE NETHERLANDS
www.cycletours.nl
www.fiets.amsterdam.nl
www.fietsen.123.nl
www.fietspad.nl
www.holland.com/fietsrouteplanner
www.rotterdambycycle.nl
www.tulipcycling.com

BICYCLE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
www.ov-fiets.nl
www.nsfiets.nl

BIKE RENTAL
www.bikecity.nl
www.macbike.nl
www.orangebike.nl
www.rentabike.nl
www.tulipcycling.com
www.yellowbike.nl

DUTCH BICYCLES
www.workcycles.nl
www.bakfiets-en-meer.nl
www.dutchbicyclegroup.nl
www.hansstruijkfietsen.nl

FLIGHT BOOKINGS

www.cheaptickets.nl
www.ebookers.nl
www.vliegtickets.nl
www.vliegwinkel.nl

More on these subjects can be found in The Holland Handbook 2011 - 2012

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