Articles by

Lara Silva

Originally from Lisbon, Lara now lives as a Londener where she studies journalism. She enjoys writing about politics, news and culture. Her favorite hobbies include eating pizza, drinking portuguese beer and smashing the patriarchy.

Designer drugs in the Netherlands: laws to be tightened, should we want that?

Designer drugs in the Netherlands: what is it and why does the government want to act against...

What will the weather be like for King’s Day this Saturday?

With a day left until King's Day, we're sure you're hoping the weather will be on your...

D66 wants to ban night flights at Schiphol

Party D66 wants to ban night flights at Schiphol between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m as it...

Train stations in the Netherlands to be upgraded to “stations of the future”

Who would have thought Dutch train stations could get any better? Plans have been presented for ProRail...

COC wants to stop anti – LGBT+ preacher Steven Anderson from visiting Amsterdam

COC Nederland, an LGBTI organization wants to stop anti - LGBT+ American pastor Steven Anderson from visiting...

5 things to do in the Netherlands this Easter weekend

So, what's there to do in the weekend of the 19th to the 22nd of April in...

Easter weekend will cause major traffic jams in the Netherlands

The typical Easter traffic jams are back again this year, but worse than last year, Rijkswaterstaat warns....

Michelle Obama nearly sells out Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam

Michelle Obama nearly sells out Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam on Wednesday evening, in the last stop of...