Category: Living in The Hague
The Hague by tram and bus: the lines that matter
Eleven tram lines, three RandstadRail lines and a small bus network. Which ones reach the beach, which ones…
Parking permits in The Hague, zone by zone
A first resident permit is 99.20 euro a year and a third is 693.25 euro. The waiting list,…
Basic health insurance in the Netherlands: how to choose and what basic really covers
Every Dutch basisverzekering covers the same care by law, so the choice is about price, excess and which…
Trains from The Hague to Amsterdam, Schiphol, Rotterdam and Brussels
Which station, how often, what it costs at 2026 fares, which discount subscription pays for itself, and why…
Dutch public holidays, and what is actually shut
Only two days a year are the shops closed. The official list, the 2027 dates, which days your…
Pregnancy, midwives and kraamzorg in The Hague
A healthy pregnancy here is led by an independent midwife you ring yourself, no referral needed. Free screening,…
Buying a bike in The Hague, locking it properly, and what to do when it goes
What to buy, what the ART lock stars mean, where you may legally leave a bike, and the…
Registering with a huisarts in The Hague, and what to do when they are all full
Haaglanden is in the worst band in the country for GP patient stops, with 75 percent or more…
Birthdays, borrels and the social rules nobody explains
The circle birthday, why you congratulate the whole room, why the birthday person pays, and what the calendar…
Getting things fixed in The Hague: repairs, tradespeople and who to call
What the law says is the landlord's and what is yours, the numbers for gas water and power,…
OV-chipkaart, OVpay and paying for a tram without thinking
The blue card is being withdrawn. What replaced it, what a Hague tram ride actually costs in 2026,…
Converting a foreign driving licence in the Netherlands
You have 185 days from registration. Which licences can be exchanged, how the 30 percent ruling changes the…
Post, parcels and the pickup point system in the Netherlands
Stamps, PostNL points, parcel lockers and the seven-day deadline, the new EU import duty from July 2026, and…
The inburgering exam, if it applies to you
Who is obliged and who is exempt, the two laws, the five components, 250 euro of exam fees,…
Mental health care in English in The Hague
The route runs through the huisarts, and the POH-GGZ inside the practice is free, fast and outside the…