Ada Dolanay

Ada was born in Turkey, but spent almost all her life growing up in Amsterdam. As a third year Literary and Cultural Analysis student, she’s consistently observing, analysing and writing about people and places. After years of experiencing Dutch culture, she remains frustrated at Dutch cuisine, and continues to discover new benches in narrow streets to sit and read on (when the weather decides to be kind).

Dutch family causes chaos at school: Three brothers, sister, and father arrested

A violent incident at a secondary school in Bladel, North Brabant, on Monday morning led to the arrest of five members of the same...

Number of overweight people in the Netherlands to reach 64% by 2050

The National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) reports that 64% of the Dutch population will be overweight in 2050, with a...

Emergency services called to Schiphol due to weird smell on KLM plane

Fire brigade and ambulances were called to Schipol airport on Wednesday morning, November 20, after a peculiar smell was reported onboard an approaching KLM...

Netherlands issues code yellow for dangerous weather: Here’s what we know

When we heard snow, we were thinking of fluffy and soft — but instead, the Netherlands got slippery and dangerous.  The KNMI (Royal Dutch Weather...

This part of the Netherlands may see the first snowfall of the season

If you were avoiding taking your winter coat out of the back of your wardrobe, it might be time to fish it out.  According to...

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