europe Archives - Victoria Haneveer

Life in Holland – The Great, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

June 11, 2015 (September 16, 2023) Victoria Haneveer

How is life in Holland? Do you like living in Holland? I hear those questions all the time. Holland, the Netherlands… call it what you like. I have lived here for several years so far with my Dutch husband. Just to give you a little background: I’m English but lived in the Canary Islands and […]

An Introduction to Breda for Visitors

November 23, 2014 (April 27, 2021) Victoria Haneveer

Breda (pronounced bray-DAH) is a city and municipality in the south of the Netherlands. The name comes from ‘brede Aa’ which means ‘wide Aa’, referring to where the rivers Mark and Aa meet. In 2014, Breda, Netherlands had 180,420 residents. Breda is known for its food and drink industry, and companies like Van Melle (Mentos), Kwatta […]