Links
Useful links for expats. Do you have a link for us? please e-mail us
General information for expats living in the Netherlands
- Newcomers’club Newcomers and Moms clubs in the Netherlands
- XPAT.nl
- I am Expat:an expat site covering the local needs of expatriates living in the Netherlands. (career opportunities, accommodation tips, education hints, nightlife suggestions and more.)
- expatica
- expat survival guide
- Holland Expat Center As a governmental organization, we work together with the provinces of Noord-Brabant and Limburg, to provide important information to newcomers settling in the South Netherlands.
- escapeartist.com
- Access Foundation
- Aussies in Holland for the Australians among you
- Move to the Netherlands: Travel & Relocation Guide for expats
- Internations: international social networking service for expats and global minds worldwide. In the Netherlands InterNations has two communities in Amsterdam and The Hague.
- Expat Interviews interviews with expats all over the world, including in the Netherlands
- Working and living in the Netherlands
Women’s Clubs in the Netherlands
Women’s Clubs abroad
- International Women’s Contact Antwerp, Belgium
- Macae International Women’s Club, Brazil
- International Women’s Club of Paraná, Brazil
E-zines/News in English
- NRC International, the English -language section of NRC Handelsblad’s website, aiming to serve an international audience with news, analysis and comments from NRC Handelsblad.
- Dutch News, for Dutch news and expat links in English
- Expatica, for Dutch news and expat resources in English
- Daily Media News Digest published by the European Journalism Centre in Maastricht. Selection of news about developments in the media
- Weekly IT News published by UNU-MERIT in Maastricht. Selection of news about developments in the field of Information and Technology
- Meuse-Rhine Journal, a biweekly online newsletter covering business and leisure in the Meuse-Rhine Euregion
Rental properties
- Pararius, rental properties in the Netherlands advertised by professional real estatebrokers in six languages especially for expatriates in Holland
- Direct living, Direct Living offers affordable unfurnished and furnished apartments in Maastricht and throughout the Netherlands, and directly available
Getting around
- Train Schedules
- National Auto Club, in Dutch. Very handy Route planner
- www.9292ov.nl for all public transport information in the Netherlands (only in Dutch). Click on ‘reisadvies’ for travel information
Maastricht sites
- Crossroads: an English language web magazine for expatriates in the Maastricht area, published by the European Journalism Centre in Maastricht.
- Maastricht Region website: set up to promote and enhance the image of the region
- Charlzz an e- Newsletter about What’s Going on in our Euregion
- Zicht op Maastricht: the digital biography of Maastricht, a fascinating site with audio/video material about the history of Maastricht. Highly recommended! (available in Dutch, English, French and German)
- Maastricht International Church, a Christian community with members from a variety of national and denominational backgrounds
- MaastrichtWeb
- City of Maastricht
- Liof:Limburg Development Company, information for companies in South Limburg and promotion of the regional business climate
- Languages courses: list of interesting language courses in South Limburg (Dutch, English and other languages)
- Dagblad de Limburger, regional newspaper
- Theater at the Vrijthof
- International community Maastricht Region on Facebook
- Banenrijklimburg: job vacancies for higher educated staff in Limburg
Tourism
- South Limburg tourist guide in English, in pdf format
- Visit Limburg
- Tourist Office Maastricht (VVV)
- MaastrichtNet listings of all events and activities in Maastricht like cinema, theatre etc.
- Centre Ceramique also houses the city library
- Bonnefanten Museum Maastricht
- In and around Maastricht
- Natural History Museum of Maastricht
- Charlzz.com, leisure tips in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion in Dutch, English, French and German
- Castles of the river Meuse, information about castles located in the provinces of Liege, Namur, Belgian Limburg and Dutch Limburg
Internet shops
- abebooks.co.uk for secondhand, rare, out-of-print books
- American Book Center in The Hague
- Amazon.co.uk for books, music and videos
- English book club offering attractive starter’s package
Miscellaneous
- Bestnetherlands.com Netherlands directory links to Netherlands resources and information websites
- Tax planner
- Dutch Mail Office
- De Telefoongids national and international phone info
- Yellow Pages of the Netherlands
- StartPagina good start page/links in all sorts of categories (in Dutch)
- Bellen.com listings and tariffs of alternative (cheaper!) telephone providers. You can easily compare the different providers and even register via the website