Mihály Droppa

Mihály fell in love with (and in) Amsterdam, so he quit his NGO job in Budapest and moved to Amsterdam to become a journalist. His apartment is full of plants and books, two dogs, and a random mouse in the kitchen. You might find him in Vondelpark, where he spends most of his life throwing tennis balls for his vizslas and listening to podcasts. His nickname is Mex — ask him why!

Overwhelmed with tourists: Amsterdam might introduce a day-tripper tax

Amsterdam already introduced a tax on tourist accommodations — but that might change with the sheer number of tourists. With that, the Amsterdam City Council...

No more camping! Dutch cabinet to build 60,000 new student houses

The cabinet has presented a new action plan to solve (at least a part of) the housing crisis. How? They plan to build 60,000...

Rejected: NS makes an offer to workers, but the train strike is still on

For now, we’re going to have to learn how to enjoy our own neighbourhood instead of going to random places (like the office) by...

Breaking records: the Netherlands had highest inflation ever in August

Good afternoon everyone! We’ve got some less-than-good news. Inflation in the Netherlands has never been so high; in August, it was 12%. Many people...

Going mobile: you can now pay for your HEMA haul from anywhere in the store

One of the biggest problems of your life is getting solved: if you’re shopping in HEMA, you don't need to go to the cash...

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