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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.

Flag Day (Vlaggetjesdag) is coming to Scheveningen again!

Never heard of Flag Day? I hadn’t either until I moved to the Netherlands. It’s not the...

Meet the DutchReview Crew – Abuzer van Leeuwen

Name: Abuzer van Leeuwen Where are you from? Rotterdam! (Or the Netherlands, damn these questions are already vague) Which city...

Goodbye good weather! Hello traditional Dutch rainy mess…

Remember those few sunshiney days the past week? 'Those were the days!' is what you'll be saying...

We got it ‘gesaved’ – English words in the Dutch language

So apparently Dutch will survive the global proliferation of the English language. But is the English language...

Sailing in Scheveningen: The North Sea Regatta is coming up!

Looking for something to do with this upcoming heatwave? The North Sea Regatta in Scheveningen might be...

YES! Great weather in the Netherlands all week long!

It took nature it's sweet sweet time, and we're still a bit traumatized by the cold days...

Dutch King Willem Alexander flies into the Daily Show

If there's one thing we Dutchies like it is free cheese getting mentioned by the bigger programs...

DutchReview Getaway: A Night at the Pier in Scheveningen

We often get asked 'hey DutchReview, where should I stay if I visit that little country of...