CADS Olympic Mile
Updating you on the CADS Olympic Mile, to be held on Friday 23rd March at 1500hrs at the Amsterdam Olympic Stadium, and organised by the British Embassy. Our sponsorship of the event is finalised, and you can sign up to…
The language of ties
Posted on March 4, 2012 by Jonathan Baldwin BBC’s Radio 4 had a programme on the language of ties last week. As an avowed non-tie wearer (both for physical and ideological reasons), I think the politics of ties are interesting. You can listen…
Lunch with speaker Marti Sijthoff from the European Leadership Platform
Our guest speaker for the February CADS lunch was Marti Sijthoff from the European Leadership Platform. The platform offers leaders and leadership experts the opportunity to engage in Roundtable dialogues with their peers. Much has been said about the difference between…
Joke of the day—the weather forecasting stone
Beware of being aware.
When I was a small boy, I was only scared of two things: my father and big steam trains. How times have changed. Now I’m scared of the financial meltdown of the Euro, all dogs (I have a phobia having…
Chairman’s Corner February 2012
The January lunch produced a good crop of members to listen to Julian Tangaere tell us about Antarctica. You can find some of the amazing facts he gave us via John Richardson’s blogs on the new CADS website – check…
VRA Cricket Club turns 130 years old.
The expat cricket club at the end of the runway. Amsterdam’s VRA cricket club (where we will be holding our July CADS Jubilee cricket lunch—live on Sky Sports) has been home-from-home to many expat journeymen, women, wives and girlfriends over the years. There’s always a…
The North Pole holidays in Amsterdam
North Pole holidays in Amsterdam Hypnotized by the ice I was told not once, not twice You’re out of your head You’ll end up dead. For the first time in 15 years I put away all my fears And stepped…
Amazing Videos of Earth at Night from Space
[brightcove vid=1445733335001&exp3=1813626064&surl=http://c.brightcove.com/services&pubid=1564549380&pk=AQ~~,AAAAAF1BIQQ~,g5cZB_aGkYZXG-DCZXT7a-c4jcGaSdDQ&w=404&h=436] While you’re curled up comfy in your bed each night, the crew of the International Space Station is getting unrivaled views of our planet. For anyone wishing they could see what the astronauts see, here are recent videos of the…
