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Here are four ways in which the Netherlands is quietly shaping the world of tomorrow

While Silicon Valley shouts about disruption and innovation, the Netherlands just gets on with it — building...

The Kapsalon – A simple dish with a multicultural twist

On one of my first days in the Netherlands as a newly arrived international student, an Australian...

Thousands of stones glow blue in monument for Dutch Holocaust victims

Back in January, a new monument, designed by Daan Roosegaarde, was unveiled in Rotterdam. It comprises 104,000...

4 ways the Dutch prove they know no limits

On the surface, the Netherlands might seem like nothing more than a neat country with some pretty...

“End of an era”: Sesame Street’s Aart Staartjes dies at 81

Aart Staartjes, the moody and loveable Meneer Aart from Sesame Street died from injuries from a traffic...

How the Netherlands became home to the international city of peace and justice

Did you know where The Hague's peace and justice vocation comes from? Let's take a look at...

6 things we’re looking forward to in 2020 in the Netherlands

2020 is an exciting year for all sorts of reasons. It's the first year of a new...

Here’s what NS thought 2020 would look like fourteen years ago

Superbuses, barrier-free highway exits to jump on a train, and hanging out in stations for the heck...