• guns !

    Posted July 26, 2012 by Cathie3742

    I have been appalled at the reaction on Facebook to the proposal that the USA ban guns.  Banning guns is the ONLY solution along with EDUCATION.   Did you know that 87% of criminals incarcerated for violent crime come from the lesser-educated classes ?    The combination of e...

  • extract from "A Call From France"

    Posted July 26, 2012 by Cathie3742

    Debbie left her handbag on the table.     This was deliberate.   Grand’mere sat in front of the fan, in her usual place by the kitchen window where she could watch the Paris suburb streets.  She had removed the black scarf from her head and her grey hair rose in...

  • Starship Troopers (1997)

    Posted July 23, 2012 by JamesDrewPicturenose

    | Author: James Drew   ‘Medic!’ No two ways about it – I *hated* this film when I first saw it. Not least because it has Denise Richards in a starring role, namely as a Beverley Hills 90210-style dolly bird of the future (and, let’s face it, the presence...

  • Your Life In Cinema

    Posted July 15, 2012 by JamesDrewPicturenose

    Author: Sophie Glaser We just love new recruits here at Picturenose Towers, and we are *delighted* to have acquired the talents of the erudite and charming Sophie Glaser who, to open her account, muses on why perhaps we’re all much better off without a film director pulling our strings. ...

  • Pink Cocktail for the Roze Stad in Haarlem

    Posted July 7, 2012 by appetitvoyage

    This weekend Haarlem tuns pink celebrating the gay and lesbian community through the whole city through the Roze Stad with the slogan ¨we celebrate differences¨. As heterosexual, but also as an expat who has gays and lesbians friends everywhere in the world, I find extremely important to ...

  • Aussie looking for Aussies

    Posted June 26, 2012 by tommyp

    Hi there,  I'm an aussie expat originally from Melbourne who has moved to Amsterdam recently for work. I'm looking to connect with some Australians living in the Amsterdam area. If you're interested or looking for something similar then get in contact!   Cheers, Tom

  • Tabouleh Festival

    Posted May 29, 2012 by appetitvoyage

    Summer is here, it is official with a temperature over 30 degrees Celsius, the Dutch people feels like to be in the Sahara! With this hot weather, you feel more like having fresh salads and this afternoon I prepared to new version of my tabouleh! You can find the original recipe in the older p...

  • Save the Date

    Posted May 29, 2012 by albeirtos

      A save the date is a notice stating the date of a significant event such as a wedding. It is typically sent to those likely to be interested or affected by the event and states the planned date of the occasion so that recipients who wish to attend know to keep that date free.For weddings, sa...

  • A Date for the Diary

    Posted May 29, 2012 by albeirtos

    Adateforthediary.com is an exciting unique service which allows you to customise a save the date video to make it personal to you. Ideal for weddings, birthday parties, anniversaries and any other event to which you want to let people know the date by ersonalised video.  Upload your photos and...

  • Relocation to Barcelona

    Posted May 21, 2012 by Paigie29

    Hi I recently moved to Barcelona and had some help from a relocation company this was very useful. Who moved to Barcelona with a relocation company and what were their experiences?