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.

How to get a weight-loss prescription in the Netherlands with an online medical consultation

You can legally obtain a weight-loss prescription in the Netherlands without setting foot in a clinic. Licensed, BIG-registered doctors handle the assessment entirely online,...

Monthly alarm sirens in the Netherlands: what you need to know

So you're wondering why you're hearing sirens in the Netherlands on a Monday morning. First of all, don't worry — we're not under attack. Every...

Why doesn’t the Netherlands have air conditioning?

It's 35 degrees outside, your bedroom has quietly turned into a slow cooker, and almost nobody around you owns an air conditioner. If you've moved...

The dream is over: Oranje knocked out of the World Cup by Morocco on penalties

Across the Netherlands, bleary-eyed fans dragged themselves out of bed in the small hours to watch Oranje crash out of the World Cup, beaten...

BREAKING: Code red issued for heat in the Netherlands (for the first time ever!)

From midnight tonight, eight Dutch provinces fall under code red because of the extreme heat, the highest possible weather warning, and it's the first...

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