History

Not always the best: here’s 7 times the Dutch suffered a huge fail

Dutch fails — huh? It sometimes seems like the Dutch are good at everything they do. But,...

Oliebollen: the traditional (and delicious) Dutch New Year’s snack

As this year draws to a close, millions of oliebollen will be baked and eaten in the...

What was the VOC? The Dutch East India Company explained

A lot of the time, it's not entirely clear what the Vereenigde Oostindische Compagnie (VOC) was, what it...

A Sexscraper? Here are Amsterdam’s plans for a new Red Light District

Amsterdam's iconic Red Light District is notorious for attracting millions of tourists to the capital's streets —...

What were Elfstedentochten really like? Vintage 50s video in full colour inside!

There are some things we wish would make a comeback: flip phones, playing in the street, and...

This Dutch city has been sinking for hundreds of years

The Netherlands is known as the country of cheese and bicycles, and for being the flat European...

The Dutch built cities on sinking land: how will this fare with climate change?

The Netherlands literally means "low country" and for good reason too: only about 50% of the country...

The secret Dutch side of Santa Claus

Sinterklaas has left the Netherlands on his steamboat and is probably recuperating by his pool in Spain....