Abuzer van Leeuwen 🇳🇱

Abuzer founded DutchReview a decade ago because he thought expats needed it and wanted to make amends for the Dutch cuisine. He has a Masters in Political Science and IT but somewhere always wanted to study history or good old football. He also a mortgage in the Netherlands and will happily tell you too how to get one. Born and raised in Rotterdam, Abuzer now lives in Leiden but is always longing back to his own international year in Italy.

Your Dutch energy bill jumps €141 next year (and that’s before the actual energy gets pricier)

A typical Dutch household will pay around €89 more for electricity transmission and €52 more for gas in 2027, after regulator ACM released its...

A school in Gouda says no to tracksuits, in the one country where nobody dresses for the job

A secondary school in Gouda has decided that tracksuits, jogging bottoms and football shirts belong on the sofa, not in the classroom, and the...

How much does weight-loss medication cost in the Netherlands in 2026?

If you've been eyeing weight-loss jabs and wondering what they'll do to your bank balance, the short answer is that you'll likely be paying...

No public transport across the Netherlands on September 9: here’s what you need to know

Bad news if you rely on public transport to get anywhere: on Wednesday, September 9, trains, trams, buses, and metros across the Netherlands are...

9 things to do in the Netherlands this September

September is that lovely in-between month when Dutch summer exits stage left and autumn strolls in wearing a cosy jumper. There's plenty to enjoy this...

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