Simone Jacobs

Originally from South Africa, Simone is having fun navigating the Dutch language, steep stairs, and bicycles (which she still manages to fall off of with her short, non-Dutch legs). An animal lover at heart, Simone can typically be found under her (growing?) mound of cats, where she uses the opportunity to read, write, and watch video compilations of creatures.

Here’s why you SHOULDN’T swim in Amsterdam’s canals over the next few days

With warmer temperatures returning this week, you may be ready to take a refreshing dip in the canal. Helaas, for health reasons your canal...

Love bikes? These Dutch cities are the most bike-friendly in the WORLD

Cycling in the Netherlands is great. How great, you ask? Well, we can now confirm that it's the greatest in the world in this...

Amersfoort’s “pissing polar bear” statue has to stop peeing at night due to noise complaints

People peeing in the canal when drunk is something you might have the unfortunate luck of seeing in the Netherlands, but hearing an art...

Dutch thrift store casually finds live PYTHON in its sorting centre

Imagine you're going about your business at work, then sssssurprise! You have a visitor... and it's a snake! The staff at the sorting centre of...

Powerful summer thunderstorms may batter these Dutch provinces

Tighten that raincoat (or huddle up inside!) as a lot of Dutch wind and rain are about to make you forget that it’s currently summer....

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