 | Noordeinde, the most royal shopping area in the NetherlandsWhat's not in the shopping area around the stately working palace of King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima? Hoogstraat, Noordeinde, Heulstraat and Plaats are full of hotels, restaurants and cafés, but for fashion, jewellery, beauty, furniture and art you are also... Read more |
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 | Internationals feel at home in The HagueHer move to the Netherlands was "traumatic", says Argentine Marta Galano with a wink. From 40 degrees in Buenos Aires, she found herself in a country with snow, strong winds and screeching cold. "And that's just the beginning," she says. "When you are in... Read more |
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 | Amilda's masseurs have magic handsThe contrast could hardly be greater. As soon as the door of 'wellness boutique' Amilda closes behind you, you forget about the hectic traffic and shoppers on Banka Street. The natural tones, meditative music and soft, white bucket seats wrap you in a... Read more |
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 | 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... Read more |
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 | De Passage, strolling through 140 years of historyAn 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... Read more |
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 | Summum knows what women want'All I wanna do, is have some fun,' sings Sheryl Crow through the speakers at Summum on the Hoogstraat. And this stalwart Australian rock, pop and country singer might just succeed for an outfit at this fashion shop. "Feminine and sexy, yet quirky and... Read more |
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 | Pure Flowers brings spectacular floral concepts to lifeAs an eight-year-old boy, Peter van der Meij (Valkenburg, 1976) was already shouting at his father's flower stall: 'You'll find the most beautiful tulips and gladioli here!' When the owner of Pure Flowers utters that same phrase now, forty years fall away and that little boy flashes by. "That's... Read more |
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 | At Azra Secerbegovic (ASPA), beauty and science go well together"This really is my all-time favourite." Among the other black and white jars and bottles, Mira Feticu fishes out the 'All Clean Balm'. "Have to feel it." Without waiting, the writer from The Hague smears the aromatic, light green goodness on my hand. "Do you smell that? Surely this is the... Read more |
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 | The Skihut is a Valhalla for winter loversAt the wooden après-ski bar, Noah Schaling makes a cup of coffee for his guest. The rousing music makes one long for a schnapps as a finale to a sunny day of hard work and enjoyment on the slopes. "This is where we have regular events on the weekends," he explains.... Read more |
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 | Studio Bondi introduces Reformer Pilates to BankastraatAs project manager of major marketing campaigns for brands such as Heineken and Sony, Daniel was under high stress for years. " At night I was gritting my teeth in bed at one point, in the morning I would wake up with a sense of panic," he says. His wife Els, a candidate notary on the Zuidas in... Read more |
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