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.

New coronavirus measures come into play from this evening as infections soar

Starting as early as this evening, cafe and bars in the west of the country will be required to close early and limit their...

Hottest September day on record to bid farewell to summer

Temperatures reached a record high for September on Tuesday, skyrocketing to 35.1 degrees in Gilze-Rijen, North Brabant. Tuesday was one for the record books, setting...

Less pageantry, more public spending in this year’s Prinsjesdag

Today is Prinsjesdag, or Budget Day, in the Netherlands. What’s traditionally a day of ceremony and congregation, was instead scaled-down and televised for coronavirus...

Little pomp, plenty of circumstance expected this Prinsjesdag

It's Prinsjesdag, or Budget Day, in the Netherlands, and this year is going to be different. Budget Day falls each year on the third Tuesday...

A woman has been buried in the Netherlands’ first ‘living coffin’

For the first time in the Netherlands, a woman was buried in a fully compostable coffin. The Dutch company, Loop-of-Life, says their coffins offer...

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