Marije Tolman - drawings

Award-winning illustrator Marije Tolman creates new book for Youp

She is just in the middle of a series of drawings for a new book by children's book author Daan Remmerts de Vries, when BOIDR rudely snatches Marije Tolman out of her concentration. Crime scene is her studio in a monumental wine warehouse in the Hofkwartier district. Blackbirds, tits and music keep her...

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Five Points Bar

6 x drinking cocktails in The Hague

#1 VaVoom Tiki Room At VaVoom Tiki Room on the Grote Markt, it's all about tropical vibes, colourful cocktails and relaxed conviviality. As the first and only tiki bar in The Hague, they have been shaking and serving since 2007. With more than 60 cocktail recipes, there is always...

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Franc Diafouka

Franck Diafouka (Head of Audit at the European Medicines Agency) favourites

1. Favourite ice cream parlour Het IJskabinet Franck Diafouka: "For the best ice creams in The Hague, Het IJskabinet is the place to be. The flavours, the friendly and fast service and the long opening hours make it my regular address. Dark chocolate, walnut, pistachio or rum-raisin - you can...

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Carlton Ambassador

At Carlton Ambassador, every guest is treated like royalty

On the corner of Zeestraat and Sophialaan, a stone's throw from the city centre and Zeeheldenkwartier, stands the stately Carlton Ambassador. A four-star hotel with 88 luxury rooms and suites. Brecht Veenman is general manager of the hotel, which is a draw for diplomats,...

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Kasteel de Wittenburg

De Wittenburg most versatile castle in the Netherlands

The memo board in his office does not leave a millimetre of blank space. The number of thank-you cards hanging from the clips is seemingly endless. Jim Boctor (30) removes the kraft paper around a porcelain plate painted with a chef who could have been Auguste Gusteau from 'Ratatouille'....

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Nepresso

Taste, buy, experience and discover at the Nespresso Boutique

"Welcome! Cup of coffee? What do you like?" After a brief back and forth of tastes and preferences, Daniel Selier walks to the coffee corner, only to return a moment later with a light grey cup in his hand. "If you normally drink our Buenos Aires, you'll find...

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Restobar Harvey

5 new hotspots in The Hague – May 2025

1. Hop & Stork on the Fred You probably know Hop & Stork from the Passage, but now a second shop has also opened on Frederik Hendriklaan in Statenkwartier! Anil Soekhoe, who traded in his career as an international banker a decade ago,...

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De Passage

De Passage, strolling through 140 years of history

An imposing glass and steel roof, repeating neo-Renaissance facades and gleaming terrazzo floors with sumptuous decorations. The Passage still exudes the grandeur envisioned by its founders - gentlemen in top hats - at the end of the nineteenth century. 'The Hague has from...

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Judith van Doorn

Judith van Doorn's (Communications advisor Campus The Hague, Leiden University) favourites

1. Favourite restaurant Portfolio Judith van Doorn: "My brother and I celebrate our birthdays every year by eating out well and then we toast to our mother who died far too young in 2013. The highlight was Portfolio on Prinsestraat. Not cheap,...

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Europol

Europol chief Catherine De Bolle: 'I believe in the power of citizens'

The question is whether coincidence exists. At least at Europol's security check, they leave as little as possible to that chance. Scanners, serious faces. On to the most heavily secured wing of the building on Eisenhower Avenue. There, Catherine De Bolle,...

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