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.

Travelling with GLP-1 medication: your holiday questions, answered

Packing for a holiday and surviving Schiphol is stressful enough without worrying about whether your precious medication will make it through the trip.  If you're...

“With friends like Trump, who needs enemies?”

The Netherlands has finally found the courage to call Russia what it is: an enemy. Only for it's main 'ally' to immediately show that...

Nearly a third of Dutch military shopping now goes to the US, despite promises to buy European

The Dutch Ministry of Defence sent almost 32% of its equipment spending to American companies in the first five months of 2026, more than...

Small Dutch savers may be spared after all, as cabinet rethinks Box 3 tax plan

Smaller savers and investors in the Netherlands may dodge a tax hike after all, as Finance Minister Eelco Heinen told MPs on Thursday that...

Geld lenen 101: how borrowing money works in the Netherlands

The Dutch have a reputation for keeping a tight grip on their euros, so you'd be forgiven for assuming that borrowing money here is...

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