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Post Report of the Day

The Hague, The Netherlands

What is the availability and cost of household help, and what types of help are typically employed by expatriates?

There are cleaning services around 15 euros/hour. Most other household help is rare, but there are 1-2 officers that have brought a nanny with them. I think recently somebody had an au pair.

What have been the highlights of your time in this country? Best trips or experiences?

There are tons of options for local travel. I think I've done around 15 other towns/cities and enjoyed all of them. Travel to the airport is easy and the flight options for Europe are endless....