Ida Allen-Auerbach

Ida Allen-Auerbach is an Amsterdam-based writer and journalist originally from Los Angeles. She relocated to the Netherlands in 2021 for her bachelor’s studies, earning a degree in Political Science through UvA’s PPLE program. She now covers news at Dutch Review, drawing on her multicultural background to report on politics, society, and more. Outside of work, she's usually busy kickboxing or bouldering with friends.

Bouldering: a surprisingly popular trend in the Netherlands

Despite the fact that the Netherlands is, shall we say, vertically challenged, topography hasn’t stopped the Dutch from being absolute bouldering addicts.  It may surprise...

Planning a weekend in Eindhoven? Here’s where to stay, eat and explore

Often, Amsterdam gets all the attention from visitors to the Netherlands. But Eindhoven, AKA the City of Light, has been quietly building a case...

A museum and a castle? Introducing the largest modern realism museum in Europe

Museum MORE is here to redefine your concept of a "museum trip" completely. Not only is this museum the largest museum of modern realism...

MoverMate: one student’s solution to the Netherlands’ moving madness

After you've fought your way through the Dutch housing market and somehow sweet-talked a viewing out of a landlord with 200 other applicants, the...

OPINION: The Dutch don’t know how to throw a house party

While I’m sure to enrage a few Dutchies with this question, I just had to ask. Do Dutch people not know how to throw...

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