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• Space oddity

  
  If you fly KLM frequently and have collected plenty of air miles, you can soon exchange them for a rather unusual outing....

• Shhhh! The Dutch are listening!

  
  Last year 26,000 ‘suspicious phone calls’ were monitored by the police in the Netherlands....

• Ajax Experience

  
  Although Ajax is no longer the great international power it once was, Amsterdam’s football club is at the top of the table in the Dutch league and is still extremely popular with football tourists....

• The Weed Pass

  
  It's still unclear at the moment whether the National Weed Pass will truly be introduced by the Dutch government....

• Pilots as wingmen

  On our late night wanderings searching for the perfect Amsterdam pub, we quite literally stumbled across some American pilots from a major international airline who, upon hearing of our exalted task, took it upon themselves to help us on our quest....

• Striking out in the Red Light District

  
  We thought that interviewing a local prostitute would be a rather simple task, but not everything is as it seems in Amsterdam’s infamous Red Light district also known as De Wallen....

• Enemy of the state

  
  The Netherlands and water have always been intricately and permanently linked. Because large parts of the country are below sea level, its inhabitants have been fighting floodwaters for as long as anyone can remember and this has resulted in an ingenious hydrological system....

• Menus: lunch v. dinner

  
  Although many Europeans take it for granted, the Dutch restaurant industry’s custom of offering separate lunch and dinner menus may come as a surprise to visitors from across the pond....

• Dutch gifts (1)

  
  Dutch national football team shirts:The orange jersey was already popular in the 1970s when the Netherlands finished in the World Cups of 1974 and 1978 as runners up....

• Red Light streets

  
  Don’t be one of those tourists fresh off the train that asks the nearest local where the Red Light District is located....

• Bike heaven

  
  For years Dutch employers have reimbursed the purchase of a bicycle for employees who cycle to work. Since the end of 2009, however, the following law was passed by former government parties: employees with an electric bicycle or scooter will receive a reimbursement of 19 euro cents per kilometre....

• A step behind the Scandinavians

  
  The Scandinavian countries of Finland, Sweden and Denmark top the list of the 'Happiest Consumers' in Europe, while the Netherlands was ranked just below them in fourth place....

• Dutch crooners

  
  Hang out in local Amsterdam pubs long enough, as we have, and you’ll come across a deep, dark Dutch secret....

• Crisis? What crisis?

  
  Of the 12.6 million Dutch who went on holiday last year, almost half chose to spend time in their own country....