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General information, tourist information, events, news and discussion about Maastricht, Limburg, The Netherlands!

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stand up comedy this Sunday - anyone would like to join?

hi,

There’s a stand up comedy show (in English) in De pizzabakkers this Sunday.

my friends don’t really fancy stand up comedies and I don’t feel like going alone, is there anyone here interest in joining me?

I’m a 27 year old f, I’d feel more comfortable if the other person is also a female around my age but it’s not a deal breaker. Id prefer to say upfront that I’m introverted and chill, so if you’re a yappy bubbly extroverted then we’re probably not going to get along

let me know!

5 Comments
2024/11/14
19:05 UTC

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Can I transfer from Capabel Hogeschool to UM?

Hi guys, as an international student I want to change my school. Currently I am studying HBO bachelor of business administration in Capabel Hogeschool. But I would love to transfer to WO business administration of Maastricht university. I don’t know much about transfers so is it possible to change my school?

5 Comments
2024/11/14
18:44 UTC

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Pokemon playgroep

Ik ben opzoek naar mensen die pokemon tcg willen doen in Maastricht. Ken of ben jij lid van een playgroup zou je dan willen reageren?

0 Comments
2024/11/14
17:25 UTC

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Best gym with Sauna

Hey guys is there a gym in Maastricht which has sauna with them or something similar?

3 Comments
2024/11/14
07:37 UTC

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Second Hand books

Are there any stores that sell reading books in English? (Second-hand?)

3 Comments
2024/11/13
19:59 UTC

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Best tattoo shop?

Looking to get a good tattoo without breaking the bank. Any suggestions?

4 Comments
2024/11/13
16:53 UTC

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First time in Maastricht tonight, what to do ?

Hi, I'll arrive in Maastricht today at 5pm for a work meeting tomorrow. What would you recommend for me to do tonight ? I'll probably just walk around - but initially I had not thought about the fact that it'll be night early at this time of year. So I'm up for anything - unfortunately, many things close at 5/6pm I've seen.

Also, any recommandation for a restaurant with good veggie options would be appreciated :)

3 Comments
2024/11/13
12:55 UTC

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Where to weigh luggage (luggage scale in need)?

Hi everyone,

I'm leaving Maastricht and the Netherlands soon (by flight) and I need to pack while managing the weight of my luggage. I'm looking for a place that has a free luggage scale to weigh my bags, or with a small fee. I can't use a regular health scale since my luggage is quite large.

I've searched online and on this subreddit but haven't found any information. If you have any leads or suggestions, I would greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much!

12 Comments
2024/11/13
12:17 UTC

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How accessible is Maastricht for someone with a mobility issue?

I'm planning a trip to Maastricht next year for work. I generally avoid travel because I have a mobility issue, and often cannot walk more than a few steps (this is related to a chronic illness, and I also don't currently use a mobility aid). How accessible is Maastricht? I've been to Amsterdam last year, which was not horrible. I could take an Uber or Bolt wherever I needed to go, and most places had elevators, or not so many stairs (I can comfortably do 2 flights). However, some places were still totally inaccessible, where you could only walk to get there. Is Maastricht more or less the same? Are there Ubers/Bolts available?

6 Comments
2024/11/13
10:03 UTC

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Play! Pokémon TCG events in Maastricht

Hi everyone, ever since the GameMania has gone bankrupt there is no more place to play the TCG in/around the city as far as I can tell. Does anyone know if there's any Pokémon Professors in the city that are planning something? Or is there maybe some place that already has something like this and it's just not on the website? Really looking forward to play the TCG again without having to travel the country or across the border. Thanks for the help!

6 Comments
2024/11/12
17:24 UTC

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Riding schools/ stables

Hey! Are there any English riding schools in the Maastricht area that you would recommend? Some stables that don't mind if I speak English. I still learn Dutch :) Regards <3

2 Comments
2024/11/11
21:55 UTC

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Horseback lessons

Hello, does anyone know of stables in Maastricht that offer horseback lessons in Maastricht? Thanks!

1 Comment
2024/11/11
17:01 UTC

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transport bedrijf nodig!!!

Ik ben op zoek naar een betrouwbaar bedrijf dat gespecialiseerd is in het transporteren van auto's naar het buitenland. Kunt u mij helpen met aanbevelingen of informatie over bedrijven die deze service aanbieden?

2 Comments
2024/11/11
12:02 UTC

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calculus tutor

hey! i’m looking for a calculus tutor to help me with uni! i’m having a hard time with it, especially with being in english! as long as they speak good english (since my degree is in english) and are very good at calculus! (don’t need to be dutch) thank you!

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2024/11/11
06:32 UTC

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Mental health resources

Hallo! I am looking out for free mental health resources in Maastricht. I have been going through a bit of a difficult time here and was hoping to talk to someone. Are there listening circles or just lay counselling services available here? I know the uni has a counsellor (Yes, I am currently enrolled), however I don’t know if they’ll be able to support me with my specific issue. Any leads or suggestions are appreciated. Thank you!

6 Comments
2024/11/11
05:51 UTC

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Dutch police is a joke

I can already see the usual comment "If you don't like it, leave the Netherlands", but I have to say, I've been living in Maastricht for 3 years, I really like things here, and this might be one of the very few complaints I have regarding the Netherlands. I had mainly 2 bad experiences with police here.

  1. This happened during my first year in maastricht, it was about 21:00, and this homeless guy ringed to my apartment intercome and told me "package, open the door please". This thing happens often since my apartment is the first in the intercome list and is relatively digital, and also it already happened a few times that delivery guys arrived quite late, so I just opened him the building door through the intercome. This guys then proceeded to sit on our inside building stairs, knock to a couple of apartment and ask "are you selling your apartment?", he also knocked on mine, I slightly opened the door and he asked the same thing to me, when I opened the door I noticed he was visibly on drugs (but still lucid enough to pretend to be a delivery guy), and he was also holding a hand behind his back, now, he might just had his hand on his lower back or whatever, but it was a suspicious way to hold a hand anyway, when I told him "no" he tried to weakly push my apartment door, so I just slammed the door on him and closed it. He kept walking back and forth, up and down for a good 10 minutes, so me and my girlfriend decided to call the police... well, it's been 2 years and we're still waiting for them to arrive, thankfully at some point this dude decided to leave on his own.

Funny thing? Something like a month later, I was at a friends place during a Friday night, we were just chilling in their garden and it was around 22:30 ,we were playing some music through the phone, not even a speaker, and the police arrived quite pissed off telling us to shut down the music and get inside the house because neighbours were trying to sleep.

  1. About 3/4 days ago, I was biking on the old bridge, I was going quite fast because I was late to Uni and an officer stopped me and shouted to me so angrily to slow down or he will fine me, I rarely saw in person a police officer as angry as he was. My bike is human propelled swapfiets bike tho, not electric, so you can imagine how much fast I can go in the worst case, anyway, I'm not saying that he was wrong for telling me that, but he could've said that to me more calmly, also because something like about 10sec after he let me go I heard him shouting again "slow down" to someone else.

Funny thing, near the us, at the corner of the bridge, there was a group of 3/4 arabs catcalling girls and shouting things in Arabic to random people walking by (I'm pretty sure you know which group I'm talking about if you're used to walk around in the city center, since they've always been in the same place since I moved here), but I guess that for the policemen, us student bikers are more dangerous than the arab drugdealers that catcall girls or make people uncomfortable.

23 Comments
2024/11/10
16:56 UTC

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Painting Lessons

Hi, I am looking painting classes. Charcoal or oil are nice. Do you have some idea ?

1 Comment
2024/11/10
16:32 UTC

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terug naar Maastricht

Door omstandigheden komen mijn moeder (75+) en ik terug naar Maastricht (vanuit het buitenland).We zijn op zoek naar:

  1. een tijdelijk verblijf vanaf 27 of 28 november tot mogelijk halverwege januari (hopenlijk korter), een hotel (mogelijk actie wegens langer verblijf), AirBNB, iemand die een paar maanden een oppas voor zijn huis zoekt of woning tijdelijk gemeubileerd verhuurd bij afwezigheid. In de tussentijd proberen we een appartement (je) te vinden,
  2. een huurappartement (niet gemeubileerd) op de begane grond of eerste verdieping (lift zou fijn zijn) van 75+ m2, met twee slaapkamers en een mogelijkheid tot thuiswerken (vast internetaansluiting in 1 slk of ind wk). In de buurt van het centrum of goed bereikbaar met OV. En we kunnen dus pas vanaf december gaan bezichtigen.

Hebben jullie tips of ideeën hoe we het beste kunnen slagen, of ken je iemand of ben je iemand die een verblijf voor ons heeft, dan horen we het graag!

4 Comments
2024/11/10
14:37 UTC

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420 friedly Bars in Maastricht

Hi there i am living in Aaken and i know that there ist the i creterium for foreigners in Limburg, but are there Bars where its okay top light Up, if you have some stash in you Like in Amsterdam in the Batavia oder lost in Amsterdam?

Bedankt!

5 Comments
2024/11/10
13:10 UTC

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Clothing store

What are some good streetwear clothing stores in Maastricht? All i found so far are the ones in the center such as berska or the sting. Do you guys have any other recomendations?

8 Comments
2024/11/10
00:34 UTC

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What is the deal with this lonely chair?

22 Comments
2024/11/09
20:49 UTC

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Where can i find foreign newspapers in Maastricht?

I was wondering whether and where i can find foreign newspapers in Maastricht. I tried dominicanen which only had weeklies rather than daily newspapers like WSJ and New York Times etc.

7 Comments
2024/11/09
14:39 UTC

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Best fleamarket for cheap household items?

Hi. Where in Maastricht do I buy the cheapest house stuff, like cutting boards, pots and all things needed when you have just moved? It could be used or new. Thank you.

5 Comments
2024/11/09
12:01 UTC

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BsGW

Hey I don’t know if this is the right place to find this out, but I got a letter from the BsGW saying I have to pay a certain amount but I am currently a student living in Maastricht and I’m not sure if this letter is meant for me or my landlord. So I’m not entirely sure if I have to pay for it or not ?

13 Comments
2024/11/09
11:40 UTC

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Vriendenteam voetbal?

Hoi allen, Ik woon sinds een tijdje weer in Maastricht en zoek eigenlijk een voetbalteam om mee te spelen zonder mega veel verplichtingen en vooral gezelligheid. Zelf jaren hoog in de zaal gespeeld maar dit leeft niet volgens mij in Maastricht? (29j)

3 Comments
2024/11/09
09:31 UTC

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What the f**k is happening in Daalhof at night?

Hello everyone, we live in Daalhof, and I just heard a really loud bang—our apartment windows literally shook. Does anyone know what’s going on? We’ve been hearing these loud bangs in the evenings for three months now, and honestly, I don’t think this is normal, healthy, or respectful behavior towards anyone in the neighbourhood. We also feel unsafe being outside.

38 Comments
2024/11/08
19:34 UTC

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Padeling partners

Hey there,

Are there any padel players that would like to play few times a month? Level would be slightly advanced but not too skilled. I played tennis before so i have certain feeling for the ball and rallys are definetly possible. Furthermore its also a quite new sport for me.

Would be great to have few matches here in maastricht 👍

4 Comments
2024/11/08
16:58 UTC

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Dormin urban living

Hello everyone! I have received two offers from "Dormin Urban Living" for their studios in parkweg and boschstraat. I wanted to ask if anyone has had any experience with them. The way they "handled" it was a bit off to me. I contacted them through an add in Maastricht housing and they asked for my phone number, then a woman called and we had a chat and she said we could sign the contracts even today to move in next week already. Now she's sent me pictures through WhatsApp. If you have rented from them before or are now living there, is this how things were handled ? I would appreciate any comments about it! Thank you :)

2 Comments
2024/11/08
15:03 UTC

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Let's be friends? 😄

Hi, I am shwe, 27 yr old from India and I moved to maastricht for my work . I am looking for people to connect with / socialise. I love to eat new cuisines 😋 , to dance 💃 and play board games 🎲. Lmk and maybe we could plan out a weekend 😇

25 Comments
2024/11/08
10:35 UTC

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UCM buy and sell

does anyone have the whatsapp link for the ucm buy and sell group chat? i have some furniture to sell

2 Comments
2024/11/08
07:43 UTC

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