Brin Andrews

Brin is an avid ice cream eater from the US, calling Amsterdam home since early 2019. As a lover of mountains, life below sea level has been a bit of an adjustment, but she manages to stay afloat with long runs, wine, and frequent travel. Incidentally, these are a few of her favourite topics to write about.

Train station smoking columns to be converted to E-bike charging points

Dutch train station “smoke columns” are getting a makeover: new e-bike charging stations. As of this month, smoking is no longer allowed at train stations...

Biden favoured over Trump by 61% of Dutch

Six out of 10 Dutch people say they’d choose Biden if they could vote in the US elections. Just one week away from the US...

Erdogan’s statements against Macron are “unacceptable,” says PM Rutte

Prime Minister Mark Rutte has criticised Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erodgan for his insulting comments against France’s president, Emmanuel Macron.  In a televised speech on...

Four sunken villages discovered in Zuiderzee

Four submerged settlements from the Middle Ages have been discovered in the northeast of the Netherlands. Urk and Schokland, two settlements in the Zuiderzee area,...

“Draconian measures” may come, warns cabinet

A new statement from Prime Minister Rutte and Health Minister De Jonge warns "draconian measures" may be imposed if people don't follow the current...

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