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.

Storm Ciara hits the Netherlands: what’s happening today?

Welcome to the big stormy day! Storm Ciara has just entered the Netherlands and you might be wondering what's going on and if the...

Here are four ways in which the Netherlands is quietly shaping the world of tomorrow

While Silicon Valley shouts about disruption and innovation, the Netherlands just gets on with it — building the machines that power your phone, advancing...

Dutch mother gives birth in Belgium so husband can call child Feyenoord

A father has gone to great lengths by encouraging (or making?) his ex-wife give birth in Belgium so that their child could be named...

The guide to taking the Eurostar train from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to London

The guide to taking the (direct) Eurostar train from Amsterdam and Rotterdam to London in 2019: 8 things to know We've finally taken the direct...

A trip to Gent! Why you want to visit the charming town of the Flemish master Van Eyck in 2020

Welcome to another episode of DutchReview tripping, we're off to our fair neighbour to the south, Belgium, where the roads are worse but the...

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