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You Gotta Love The Dutch – Fascinating Timelapse Of A 7 000-Bicycle Underwater Parking Garage Being Built [Video]
30 Jan 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
This Dutch underwater parking lot is straight out of Star Trek and will fit 7 000 bicycles.
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Amsterdam Is Falling Apart
23 Jun 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The city lies below sea level and was actually built on a swamp, with foundations of millions of wood pilings. Amsterdam is now paying a hefty price.
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Amsterdam’s Red-Light District Will Look Very Different After The Pandemic
21 Jul 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
The pandemic has left more than 300 sex workers in the red-light district without an income for almost four months.
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What It’s Really Like To Live In Amsterdam’s Red-Light District
05 Feb 2020 by Carrie / No Comments
Martine Groen has lived in Amsterdam’s red-light district since 1979. Along with her neighbours, she has some stories to tell.
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Six Places That Are Taking Drastic Steps To Counter Overtourism
04 Jul 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Tourists and locals always exist in a delicate balance. When too many visitors descend, it can often lead to something of an identity crisis.
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The Netherlands Has A Serious Tourist Problem
07 May 2019 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Usually, having hordes of tourists visit your shores is a good thing, although the industry has spiralled a little out of control in the Netherlands.
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Urban Kitesurfing Is A Thing Now [Video]
14 May 2015 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re looking for a new sport to take up this season, this might be it, although the video may delay your start date. Maybe we should leave it to the pros.
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They’ve Done It – Behold The Drone Circus [Video]
18 Feb 2015 by Kiernan / No Comments
Yanking wild animals from their natural environment and training them for human entertainment can be a troublesome affair, not too mention those notoriously ill-tempered bearded women. Enter the drones.
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EasyJet Pulls Out Of Landing After One Wheel Touches The Ground [Video]
05 Nov 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
An EasyJet pilot saved what looked to be a near-disaster when he tried to land in Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.
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They’re Building A 3D-Printed House [VIDEO]
17 Mar 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Dutch architects from the company Dus, are busy building canal house in Amsterdam using a giant 3D-printer. No – they haven’t had one too many space cakes. Using a massive 3D-printer made from a converted shipping container, they are trying to change the way we construct homes in the future.
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Should We Pay Our Bergies With Booze To Keep The Streets Clean?
13 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
How do you prevent a bergie from getting violent, as well as keep the streets clean? Easy – pay them in booze.
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Amsterdam’s Oldest Prostitutes Retire At Age 70 [VIDEO + GALLERY]
18 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Louise and Martine Fokkens (really?) have sucked everything they can from the prostitute business in Amsterdam. The twins are Amsterdam’s oldest prostitutes, but have officially decided to retire at the age of 70, after being in the business for more than 50 years. It is estimated that between the two ladies, over 335 000 men […]
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Amsterdam To Create Villages For Scumbags
04 Dec 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Eberhard van der Laan, Amsterdam’s Labour mayor, is planning ‘Scum villages’ where anti-social neighbours will be booted from the city and rehoused in caravans or containers with “minimal services” under constant police and supervision.
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Dutch Apple Site Glues New iPhone To Pavement, With Hilarious Results [VIDEO]
25 Sep 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The iPhone 5 isn’t due for release in the Netherlands until Friday, but that didn’t stop Dutch website iPhone5.nl getting their paws on one before everyone else. Bestowed with this great honour, what better way to celebrate other than by gluing it to the sidewalk and secretly videotaping everyone who thinks they’ve just made the find of the century?
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Honeymoon Over? Weekend Divorce Package Now On Offer For Dutch Couples
11 Aug 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
For Dutchman Jim Halfens, wasting time on lengthy divorce proceedings is simply not what life’s all about. He recently opened a hotel in Amsterdam that caters for couples looking for a speedy divorce by offering a convenient weekend marriage dissolution package.
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Holland Becomes A Lot Less Dope For Tourists
31 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
Some people are calling this ‘tourism suicide’. The Dutch government has announced that by the end of the year, the marijuana-selling coffee shops for which the country is famous will be closed to foreigners.
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Tuesday Morning Radvertising: Chubby Dudes In Amsterdam Sell Ad Space
24 May 2011 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Dutch advertising company Interbest gets snaps for their bid to sell ad space on highway billboards. They displayed a chubby, hairy, dude, with an article of clothing removed every day – above the tagline, ‘The sooner you advertise here, the better.’ I know fat jokes aren’t classy, but these just worked.
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