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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.

Finally a day that the Dutch could ice skate to work (and it was glorious – video!)

Ice skating on the canals was finally possible this past Friday and Saturday and everybody in the...

The Dutch and ice-skating for dummies (video inside!)

As you might have noticed, the Netherlands takes ice skating kind of seriously. Before the first flakes...

A baby was kidnapped this morning and the police needs your help!

A baby was kidnapped in Eersel (North-Brabant) this morning. The half-year-old girl was removed from her parental...

A ‘windchill’ temperature of -17 is expected for the Netherlands this week!

There's this lovely Dutch word called 'gevoelstemperatuur' now before you break your tongue by trying to pronounce...

Paternity leave in the Netherlands will go up to 6 weeks (well, more or less)

After the birth of a baby in the Netherlands, the partner of the mother (old customs would...

The Euromast: does the highest point also give you the best view?

The Euromast: one of the most iconic Rotterdam highlights. Also, so ingrained into the Rotterdam skyline, that...

Dutch Parliament wants to recognize the Armenian Genocide (finally)

The Dutch Parliament wants to recognize the mass murder by the Turks of Armenians as 'the Armenian...

Ruud Lubbers, the longest serving Prime Minister of the Netherlands, passes away

In his hometown of Rotterdam, former prime minister Ruud Lubbers died. He was 78 years old. Lubbers...