Francesca Burbano

Francesca is an international at heart but moved to the Netherlands to get her degree in media and communication. While she's not a big fan of the cold weather and biking (for good reason — she's been hit by bikes three times already), she fell in love with the canals, bitterballen, and the 'gezelligheid' of Dutch culture. When she's not writing, you'll find her reading thriller books, hitting her personal records at the gym, and cuddling up with her Ragdoll cat.

Paw Patrol: Amsterdam has a “police cat” and he’s so. Damn. Cute.

It can’t get any cuter than this: Nimis, a local Amsterdam cat, is going viral on TikTok, and for good reason. Nimis goes under the...

Amsterdam garbage collectors are officially on strike for one week

Rats, pigeons, and seagulls will be happy; trash cans are about to overflow in Amsterdam.  The strike is on as city cleaning staff, including garbage...

It’s official: Schiphol airport failed miserably in 2022

We can’t say we are too surprised with this one. Schipol suffered a massive loss last year due to many problems at the airport....

NS staff are facing more and more abuse from train passengers

Not again. The number of reports from NS employees concerning aggression towards them increased by 30% last year, with nearly a thousand incidents reported. NS...

Caught green-handed: Four Dutchmen detained in Germany for bombing an ATM

Four men from the Netherlands have been arrested after attacking an ATM  in the Ruhr area of Germany.  The explosion happened last Friday morning in...

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