Jen Lorimer 🇿🇼

An avid tea drinker, Jen was born and raised in Zimbabwe. She moved to Utrecht in 2017 to pursue her history degree. She loves people-watching, canoeing the Utrecht canals, and observing how the Dutch come alive in summer. Having been traumatised by a Dutch circle party, Jen wants to help equip other internationals with tips and tricks to survive and thrive in this wonderful flat country.

New malware plunders Dutch Android users’ bank accounts

Tens of thousands of Android smartphones in the Netherlands have been infected with malware that tries to steal money from bank accounts. The virus...

Theatres, museums, and indoor dining: next round of relaxations expected on June 5

Outgoing Minister of Health, Hugo de Jonge has announced that from Saturday, June 5 new relaxations in the coronavirus policy will come into effect....

Mysterious boulder found on Dutch road: what is it? and where did it come from?

Last night, police officers in Zeist received a report that a two by four meter boulder had been discovered on the road in Oranje...

The Netherlands is a lonely country for expats, survey finds

The results of this year’s InterNations Expat Insider Survey are out — the Netherlands has been ranked 33 out of 59 countries when it...

Free COVID-19 tests to travel? Dutch parliament says ‘why not?’

Every Dutch person should be entitled to a free coronavirus test before their summer vacation, according to a majority of the House of Representatives....

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